What is acetate?

Acetate is a chemical compound derived from acetic acid or ordinary domestic vinegar, a fermentation product of wine. The chemical structure of acid consists of a methyl group (ch 3 ) associated with a group of carboxylic acid (COOH). When hydrogen acid acid hydrogen is insulated, the rest, ch 3 , are called "acetate" (abbreviation, -AC). There are organic and inorganic forms of acetate. An example of the former is the ethylester or remover of Polish Oleva, while sodium is inorganic acetate. One of the most famous and commercially most important polymers is plastic polyvinylace (PVA).

These acetic acid derivatives are very diversified applications. Along with its most important use as a leveling agent, sodium acetate can be found in a hospital environment where it is used in intravenous treatment of a low sodium metabolic condition. In foods it is widely used as an aroming agent, including the convenience of topping like potato potatoSalt and vinegar chips. Interestingly, the same compound can be used to create an unusual mold of a warmer hand or heating pad. When handling waste, sodium acetate is used to neutralize acidic acid sulfuric acid contaminated with water by means of an interchangeable reaction: NAAC + H 2 SO 4 → SO 4 + HAC, or sodium acetate plus sulfuric acid.

class of very important chemical reactions in nature is acetate biosynthesis. In this process, the chemical complexity of the molecule increases the enzymatic addition of acetic acid, generally mediated by bacteria. This process is induced to replace some more expensive synthetic reactions, especially in the taste industry. One example is the production of banana oil, which can be produced using utility bacteria, Esicisherichia coli . The mere understanding of the process also proves to be valuable and allowedIt is a successful ongoing research on the preservation of fine strawberries using a controlled atmosphere (CA).

Cellulose nitrate was once a standard variety of film used by the film industry - up to the age of 20. This substance is unstable and highly flammable; Cellulose nitrate fires are difficult to extinguish and produce dangerous gases, including nitrogen and carbon monoxide oxides. Many important films produced on nitrate cellulose have been lost forever due to degradation oxidation. Newer film shares are used by acetate cellulose, the so -called “security film”. Unfortunately, even this improved film is subject to degradation, although it can be preserved for more than a century if stored under cold, dry conditions.

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