Sodium formate, HCOONa, is the sodium salt of formic acid, HCOOH. It usually appears as a white deliquescent powder.
S 1937 (OTTO) Sodium formate, GR 99%+ Cas 141-53-7 - used in analytical chemistry to precipitate noble metals. S 1937 (OTTO) Sodium formate, GR 99%+ Cas 141-53-7- used for tanning leather, for dyeing and printing fabrics. It acts as an electroplating agent, an acidulant in the textile industry, a reducing agent, a mordant, a complexing agent.