Abstract:
Formaldehyde is the unique first member of a
series of aliphatic aldehydes. And formaldehyde
became an outstanding industrial product because of
its high reactivity, colorlessness, stability, purity in
commercial forms and low cost.
A practical method of manufacturing formaldehyde
was developed by Loew in 1886 and thereafter, a
number of production were initiated in many countries
but this production was on a limited scale before the
commercial production of phenolic resin in 1910.