sodium acetate CAS NO.:127-09-3

Sodium acetate is an important chemical substance with a wide range of
applications. The following are the main uses of sodium acetate:
1. Food industry: Sodium acetate is used as a preservative and acidifier to
help maintain a specific pH level in food processing, thus preventing the
growth of harmful bacteria and improving the taste of food. It can also be
used to regulate the pH of foods to provide specific flavors
2. Chemical manufacturing: Sodium acetate can be used in the manufacture of
various chemical products such as furanacrylic acid, acetate and chloroacetic
acid. It plays an important role in chemical production
3. Sewage treatment: Sodium acetate is widely used in sewage treatment, as a
new material, it can be used as a treatment agent for sewage, effectively
removing impurities in sewage, improving water quality, and reducing
pollution of the water environment
4. Printing and dyeing industry: In the process of printing and dyeing,
sodium acetate is used as a neutralizing agent to adjust the pH value, as
well as to neutralize the acidity in dyeing, in order to ensure the uniform
distribution of dyestuffs and the stability of color.
5. Organic synthesis: Sodium acetate is used as acetylation subsidizer in
organic synthesis for synthesizing cinnamic acid, benzyl acetate and other
compounds.
6. Detergents and cleaners: Sodium acetate can neutralize the large amount of
acid discharged from factories, maintain the luster of metal surfaces, while
removing rust and stains
7. Pharmaceutical and dyeing mordants: In the pharmaceutical and dyeing
industries, sodium acetate is used as a mordant to help fix dyes on fabrics
and in the preparation of buffers.
8. Environmental science: Sodium acetate is also used in the field of
environmental science, such as the extraction of nucleic acids, by adding
sodium acetate buffer to adjust the salt ion concentration, neutralize the
negative charge of the nucleic acid molecules, to facilitate the subsequent
separation and purification operations.

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