Ethyl acetate is used primarily as a solvent and diluent, being favored because of its low cost, low toxicity, and agreeable odor. Ethyl acetate is the ester of ethanol and acetic acid; it is manufactured on a large scale for use as a solvent.
Applications
The main uses of Ethyl acetate are in the manufacture of nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate lacquers and as a solvent component in adhesives and in spread-coating compounds for artificial leather. It may be used in organic syntheses (esters, drugs) and as an extractant (extraction of water from foods in a vacuum) and cleaner (paint solvent). Ethyl acetate may also be used as a gelling agent in the manufacture of powder, as an essence and perfume, as a denaturant, as an auxiliary in the manufacture of glazed and transparent paper and as an additive to polishes.
Grades:
94%and 99.5%
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