Many industrial activities utilize formaldehyde as a key chemical in organic synthesis, which can lead to effluents arising from these applications containing significant amounts of formaldehyde. This paper looks at a method using sodium sulphite to convert formaldehyde to an easily biodegradable substance.
Additional information
| developer | Water Research |
|---|---|
| scope | Manufacturing |
| resource-types | Good Practices & Technologies |
| topics-sdgs | Water Quality (SDG 6.3) |
| wwf-mitigation | Improve indirect (supplier) water use, Improve site water quality, Operations, Performance Measurement, and Management |
| portal | Cradle 2 Cradle Best Practices |
