Aluminium formate

Aluminium formate
Names
IUPAC name
Aluminium triformate
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 7360-53-4 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
  • 56385
ECHA InfoCard 100.028.089 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
  • 62632
UNII
  • 0D34IG724V checkY
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID1044724 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: MJWPFSQVORELDX-UHFFFAOYSA-K
  • InChI=1/3CH2O2.Al/c3*2-1-3;/h3*1H,(H,2,3);/q;;;+3/p-3
    Key: MJWPFSQVORELDX-DFZHHIFOAF
  • [Al+3].[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O.[O-]C=O
Properties
Chemical formula
 C3H3AlO6
Molar mass 162.033 g·mol−1
Appearance White powder
Solubility in water
 Insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
Chemical compound

Aluminium formate is the aluminium salt of formic acid, with the chemical formula Al(HCOO)3. It can be produced via the reaction of aluminium soaps and formic acid.[1] Reaction between formic acid and aluminium hydroxide yields Al(HCOO)3(CO2)0.75(H2O)0.25(HCOOH)0.25. Upon activation at 180 °C, guest molecules are removed to obtain Al(HCOO)3.[2]

References

  1. ^ Oskar, Jochem. "ALUMINIUM FORMATE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME". United States Patent Office. Retrieved 2012-06-29.[dead link]
  2. ^ Evans H A, Mullangi D, Deng Z, et al. Aluminium formate, Al(HCOO)3: An earth-abundant, scalable, and highly selective material for CO2 capture. Science Advances, 2022, 8(44): eade1473. doi:10.1126/sciadv.ade1473

Further reading

  • Hannelore, Rauh; Wilhelm Knoche (2010-06-10). "A kinetic study of the formation of aluminium formate in aqueous solution". Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 83 (5): 518–521. doi:10.1002/bbpc.19790830513.
  • Xue, Moxi; Gao, Baoyu; Li, Ruihua; Sun, Jianzhang (2018). "Aluminium formate (AF): Synthesis, characterization and application in dye wastewater treatment". Journal of Environmental Sciences. 74: 95–106. doi:10.1016/j.jes.2018.02.013. PMID 30340679. S2CID 53010618.


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