CAS Number: 127-09-3
Linear Formula: CH3COONa
Molecular Weight: 82.03
IUPAC Name: Sodium ethanoate
Other Names: Acetic acid sodium salt, Sodium acetate
Sodium acetate is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams, and as a photoresist while using aniline dyes. It is also a pickling agent in chrome tanning, and it helps to retard vulcanization of chloroprene in synthetic rubber production. In processing cotton for disposable cotton pads, sodium acetate is used to eliminate the buildup of static electricity.
