Formaldehyde is used as bactericidal agent. Formaldehyde is used as an embalming agent due to its ability to crosslink primary amino groups in proteins through a methylene linkage; however, due to its extremely toxic nature it tends to be avoided. Formaldehyde is also used in numerous industrial…

HCHO CAS#: 50-00-0 F.W.: 30.03 NFPA#: 3-2-2 Descriptions: Contains 10-15% methanol as preservative.