FOR ACETIC ACID producers, China has become the main operating theater. Multiple acetic acid plants have just started production there or are about to. Demand for the ubiquitous chemical has been ...

Highly diluted acetic acid, an active ingredient of household vinegar, has been shown to be an effective alternative agent to prevent infection and kill bacteria found in burn wounds. Highly diluted ...

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Esters are usually synthesized from an alcohol and an acid, most frequently, a carboxylic acid. In some cases, an epoxide is used instead of the alcohol; or an acid halide or anhydride replaces the ...