The scientific name of oxalic acid is oxalic acid, and the chemical formula is HOOC-COOH. Oxalic acid is a component that plants, especially herbs, often have, and oxalic acid is widely used.
The role and efficacy of oxalic acid 1. Mainly used in the production of antibiotics 2. Solvents, dye reducing agents, tanning agents, etc. for the extraction of rare metals. 3. For the cleaning of metal and marble, and the bleaching of textiles.
The uses of oxalic acid are: 1. As a bleaching agent: Oxalic acid is mainly used as a reducing agent and a bleaching agent, used in the production of drugs such as cyanide, as a solvent for the extraction of rare metals, a dye reducing agent, and a tanning agent. Oxalic acid can also be used in the production of cobalt-molybdenum-aluminum catalysts, the cleaning of metals and marble, and the bleaching of textiles. Used for metal surface cleaning and treatment, rare earth element extraction, textile printing and dyeing, leather processing, catalyst preparation, etc. 2. As a reducing agent: In the organic synthesis industry, cobalt oxalate, nickel oxalate, gallic acid and other chemical products. The plastics industry is used to produce polyvinyl chloride, aminoplastics, urea-formaldehyde plastics, lacquer sheets, etc. The dye industry is used in the manufacture of salt-based green and so on. In the printing and dyeing industry, acetic acid can be used as a color developing aid and bleaching agent for pigment dyes. In addition, oxalic acid can also be used to synthesize various products such as oxalate, oxalate and oxalamide, sodium oxalate, calcium oxalate, etc. 3. As a mordant: Antimony oxalate can be used as a mordant, and ferric ammonium oxalate is a medicament for printing blueprints. 4. Rust removal function: Oxalic acid can be used to remove rust. However, be careful when using it, oxalic acid is highly corrosive to stainless steel. High concentrations of oxalic acid are also easy to corrode hands. And the generated acid oxalate is very soluble, but highly toxic. When in use, do not eat or drink. After skin contact with oxalic acid, it should be washed with water in time.