Description
Glacial acetic acid
is a name for water-free ( anhydrous) acetic acid. Similar to the German name Eisessig ( ice vinegar ), the name comes from the ice-like crystals that form slightly below room temperature at 16.6 °C (61.9 °F) (the presence of 0.1% water lowers its melting point by 0.2 °C). 3COO− ), is thus represented as AcO−
Glacial Acetic acid Pure and it’s a colorless liquid that absorbs water from the environment, and freezes at 16.7 °C to a colorless crystalline solid. It is a weak acid, and is known as Glacial because on freezing it forms needle shape crystals. It is a clear, colorless liquid with a pungent odor. It is the obtained by the destructive distillation of wood, by the oxidation of acetylene and water by air, and by the oxidation of ethyl alcohol by aerobic bacteria, as in the production of vinegar. Glacial acetic acid is strongly corrosive and potentially flammable, having a low flash point. Home vinegar is five percent by mass acetic. Dilute acid acetic in the form of vinegar has many home and culinary purposes.


Application
Acetic Acid are primarily used in Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals, Textiles, Drugs and Dyes Industries.
• Dilute Acetic Acid is used as a preservative in the preparation of pickles
• Acetic Acids are used for making cellulose acetate which is an important artificial fibre
• Glacial Acetic Acid is used in the manufacture of acetone and esters used in perfumes
• Acetic Acid glacial is used in the preparation of dyes
Acetic Acid Specifications
Acetic Acid Specifications
| Acetic Acid Glacial | 99.85 per cent min. by wt |
| Water | 00.15% maximum |
| Colour | 10 APHA maximum |
| Formic Acid or Methanoic | 0.05 % maximum by wt |
| Acetaldehyde | 0.05 per cent maximum by wt |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | Less than 2 ppm. |
| Iodides | 40 ppb maximum. |
| Permanganate | 2.00 hrs. minimum. |
| Freezing Point | 16.4° C. |
| Specific Gravity | 1.049 at 25° C |
| CAS No | 64-19-7. |
| A No | 2789. |
Acetic Acid Uses
| Acetic Anhydride | Monochloro Acetic Acid |
| Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) | Acetates |
| Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) | Diketenes Derivatives |
Dyes and Dye Intermediates
• Acetic Acid is utilized in textile industries for textile processing and also printing.
• Acetic Acid Glacial is broadly used as a preservative in food industry.
Packaging and Supply
In 30 kgs (Net). HDPE Carboys










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