Properties: It
is an organic acid which gives vinegar, its sour taste and pungent
smell; Pure, water-free acetic acd is a colourless liquid that
absorbs water from the environment, and freezes at
*6.7℃(*2F) to a colourless
crystalline solid.
Applications: 1.Used in soft drink
bottles in the production of polyethylene terephthalate; 2.Cellulose acetate ,
mainly for photographic film; 3.Polyvinyl acetate for
wood glue, as well as synthetic fibres and fabrics; 4.In households, diluted
acetic acid is often used in descaling agents5.In the food industry,
acetic acid is used under the food additive code E**0 as an acidity
regulator
