- Acetic acid, also known
as ethanoic acid, is an organic chemical compound best recognized for
giving vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell.
- Eventual applications for
acetic acid derivatives include latex emulsion resins for paints,
adhesives, paper coatings, textile finishing agents, cellulose acetate
fibers, cigarette filter tow, and cellulosic plastics. It is also found
in ocean water, oilfield brines, rain, and at trace concentrations in
many plant and animal liquids.
- Acetic acid is produced
both synthetically and by bacterial fermentation. Today, the biological
route accounts for only about 10% of world production, but it remains
important for vinegar production, as many of the world food purity laws
stipulate that vinegar used in foods must be of biological
origin.
- The major use of acetic
acid is for the production of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM). This
application consumes approximately 40% to 45% of the world's production
of acetic acid.
- Acetic acid is used as a
solvent in the oxidation of p-xylene to terephthalic acid. Although only
a small segment presently, it is growing at 4.5 percent per year because
of demand for terephthalic acid in polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
resins. The driver here is PET bottles for the carbonated drinks market.
Vinyl acetate, the largest market for acetic acid is growing at roughly
3 percent per year.
- Acetic acid is corrosive,
and its vapour causes an irritation to the eyes, dry and burning nose,
sore throat and congestion to the lungs, although it is a weak acid
based on its ability to dissociate in aqueous solutions.
- The BIS standards for
acetic acid are IS 695 and IS 5208. There are various ISO standards
pertaining to acetic acid. With the increased price benefit on account
of its export potential, special emphasis is laid on the packaging,
transportation
and quality of acetic acid.
- VAM and TPA have played
an important role in global acetic acid demand growth. VAM has benefited
from strong consumer demand globally, and TPA demand has been
accelerating because of the growth of polyester demand, mostly for the
production of plastic bottles, but also in fiber applications. The other
major consumers of acetic acid show positive, although slower,
growth.
- The global demand of
acetic acid is around 6.5 million tonnes per year (Mt/a), of which
approximately 1.5 Mt/a is met by recycling; the remainder is
manufactured from petrochemical feedstocks or from biological
sources.
- Total worldwide
production of virgin acetic acid is estimated at 5 Mt/a (million tonnes
per year), approximately half of which is produced in the United States.
European production stands at approximately 1 Mt/a and is declining, and
0.7 Mt/a is produced in Japan. Another 1.5 Mt are recycled each year,
bringing the total world market to 6.5 Mt/a.
- The present installed
capacity in the world for acetic acid is estimated at over 5 million
TPA. The major manufacturers worldwide include Hoechst, Walker Chemie,
BASF, Huls in Germany; BP Chemicals in UK; Montedison in Italy;Daicel,
Nippon Gosei Kagaku and Showa Acetly Chemical in Japan; Celanese and
Union Carbide Corpn. in USA.
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General
- Acetic acid
- Acetic Acid
Introduction
- History of Acetic
Acid
- Chemical Reactions of
Acetic Acid
- Properties of Acetic
Acid
- Glacial, Acetic
Acid
- Acetic Acid: Frequently
Asked Questions
Production and
Processing
- Acetic acid Production
Process
- Utilization of Ethanol by
Acetic Acid
- Liquid-liquid
extraction
- Extractive
Distillation
- Azetropic
distillation
- Batch Drying
- Acetic acid dehydration system
- Acetic Acid Production
by
Clostridium thermoaceticum
- Acetic Acid Production by
Yeast
- Acetic Acid Recovery
Process in PTA Production
- Production of Acetic Acid Using Biotechnological Process
- Recovery of Acetic Acid
Using Liquid-Liquid Extraction
Production Of Acetic
Acid by Fermentation Method
- Production of Acetic Acid
by Fermentation with Propionibaeteria
- Fermentation method to obtain higher acid production of
acetic acid bacteria
- Bacterial Fermentations of Acetic
Acid
- Production of Acetic Acid
by Feermentation using CMA
Company
Profiles
- Celanese
- Laxmi Organic Industries
Ltd
- IOL Chemicals And
Pharmaceuticals
- Karnavathi
Chemicals
- Pearl Chemicals
Consultants
- The Innovation
Group
- Conser
- Roddy Engineering
Services
- Intota
- Green Fret
Consulting
- Tecnon Orbichem's
Experts
- Quest Consultants
Inc
Patent and
Technology
- Acetic acid production
methods
- Control system for
acetic acid manufacturing process
- Purification of Acetic
Acid
- Method For Recovering
Acetic Acid From Aqueous Streams
- Acetic Acid Reactive
Distillation Process
- Methanol Plant Retrofit
For Acetic Acid Manufacture
- Microbial Anaerobic
Production of Acetic Acid
- US Patent For
Production of Acetic Acid
- Meta Leaching
Technology
Plant
- DOE Bioethanol Pilot
Plant
- IBN Rushd Acetic Acid
Plant
- Acetic Acid
Plant
- BPPA Plant
- Catalytic Oxidation of
Acetic Acid Plant
- Celanese Acetic Acid
Plant
- Acetic Acid Plant
Expansion Work ordered from GNF
Market and
Report
- Acetic Acid Market
Information
- Market Demand of Acetic
Acid
- Global Insight Asian
Perspective
- Celanese
Market
- Acetic Acid Economic
Report
- ICIS Pricing
Report
- Saudi Arabia Country
report
- Indole-3-acetic acid
metabolism in normal and dwarf micro propagated
banana
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Projects
- Production And Separation
of Acetic Acid
- Acetic Acid Production by
Methanol Oxo Process
- Acetic Acid Project of Jining
Mining Group
- Efficacy of Vinegar As An
Organic Herbicide
- Acetic Acid and Vinyl Acetate Monomer
- Project Profile Of Acetic
Acid Production
- Projects for Cleaner
Production in the Chemical Industry
Applications
- Gherkins Preservation
Using Acetic Acid
- MicroFermentation
Cassette Application
- Uses and
Applications
- Acetic Acid
Uses
- Rapid Screening of
Pharmaceuticals
by Thin-Layer Chromatography
- Acetic Acid Used As a
Broad-Spectrum Herbicide
Equipments
Suppliers
- Beesy Evaporator
Suppliers
- Separation
technology
- Plants from
Switzerland
- Italian Equipment
- DDPS Equipment
Suppliers
- Chainless Merceriser
Machine Suppliers
- Heat Exchanger Suppliers
- Processing Equipment
Suppliers
- Nantong Acetic Acid
Chemicals Co.
Manufacturers And
Suppliers
- Acetic Acid Manufacturers
& Suppliers
- Acetic Acid
Providers
- Acetic Acid China
Suppliers
- Acetic Acid
Exporters
- Indian Suppliers of
Acetic Acid
- Acetic Acid
Manufacturers
- Acetic Acid Selling
Leads
- South korean Suppliers of
Acetic Acid
- Suppliers of Acetic
Acid
- Industrial Acetic Acid
Suppliers
Buyers
- Acetic Acid
Buyers
- Glacial Acetic Acid
Buyers
- Acetic Acid
Importers
- Indian Buyers of Acetic
Acid
- Acetic Acid Trade
Leads
Safety And
Guidelines
- Acetic Acid Fact
Sheet
- Mallinckrodt Baker Data
Sheet
- Safety Data For Acetic
Acid
- Pocket Guide to Chemical
Hazard
- Visual Inspection With
Acetic Acid
- Aqueous Aluminum Acetate
Otic Solution
- Safety and Health
Information on Acetic Acid
- Pesticides
Database
- Glacial Acetic Acid
Safety Measures
- Chemical Safety Data For
Ethanoic Acid
- Safety Data
Cleaning Agent
Ordering
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