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Name
JM Formox
Owner
/ Johnson Matthey Plc
Brand
Formox™
Link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formox_process
Process
Oxidation
Type
Methanol Oxidation to Formaldehyde
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The Formox process produces Formaldehyde. Formox is a Registered Trademark owned by Johnson Matthey. The process was originally invented jointly by Swedish chemical company Perstorp and Reichhold Chemicals. In the Formox process using Iron Oxide and Molybdenum and/or Vanadium, Methanol and Oxygen react at 300-400°C to produce Formaldehyde according to the chemical equation: CH3OH + ½ O2 → H2CO + H2O
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