This is the little ten cents I do have for now. Formalin in most case people refer to it as formaldehyde and is not True ,Formalin is a preparation of formaldehyde in saline. Formaldehyde is gas produced by Oxidation of methyl Alcohol and soluble in water to 40% by Weight. Paraformaldehyde is White deposit formed after the prolonged storage of formaldehyde. Therefore I guess paraformaldehyde is formed when formaldehyde as a solution is stored for longer duration. OSCAR K. KAI KEMRI(CGMRC)/WTRL IMMUNOLOGY DEPT P.O BOX 230 KILIFI KENYA Tel. 254 0125 22063 or 22535 or 25043 Fax. 254 0125 22390 email:Okai@kilifi.mimcom.net >>> athanasios p kakoulidis <kakoulidis@louisville.edu> 08/08/00 12:48am >>> Dear Flowers, does anybody know the difference between formalin and paraformaldehyde? thanks, Thanos P Kakoulidis, MD Research Fellow ICT, Ste 404 570 S Preston St Louisville, KY 40202 office tel: (502) 852 2065 office fax: (502) 852 2085 email: kakoulidis@louisville.edu
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