Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books
A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

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sodium formate

A white. crystalline salt (HCO 2 Na), prepared by passing carbon monoxide through heated sodium hydroxide. It is soluble in water and forms complex compounds with chromic salts. It is used in chrome tannages to bring about greater tan fixation. (363 )




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