[buttersm]

hello, not quite sure how to ask what I need to know but basically all I know of paraformaldehyde is that it's a formalehyde precipitate.

What I would like to know is how it actually interacts with oxygen molecules, when paraform. is exposed to an area. I have heard claims that it removes oxygen from the air, but I don't know enough about its chemical composition and what reaction would cause this.

I would appreciate any info on this.

[Matias Ekstrand]

Paraformaldehyde slowly decomposes into formaldehyde. This in turn seems to be able to react with oxygen.

Perhaps this link will help you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formaldehyde#Organic_chemistry

[buttersm]

thanx for the reply and the link.