Sodium acetate trihydrate is used in various applications. It is used as a buffer of pH range in between to 4.0 to 6.0. It is also used in the purification and precipitation of nucleic acids and in protein crystallization. It is used as mordant dyeing, as a pickling agent in chrome tanning, as a neutralizer in waste streams containing sulfuric acid in textile industry and as a photoresist while using aniline dyes. It plays an important role to retard vulcanization of chloroprene in synthetic rubber production. It is a precursor to prepare ester from alkyl halide.
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Applications
Sodium acetate trihydrate is used in various applications. It is used as a buffer of pH range in between to 4.0 to 6.0. It is also used in the purification and precipitation of nucleic acids and in protein crystallization. It is used as mordant dyeing, as a pickling agent in chrome tanning, as a neutralizer in waste streams containing sulfuric acid in textile industry and as a photoresist while using aniline dyes. It plays an important role to retard vulcanization of chloroprene in synthetic rubber production. It is a precursor to prepare ester from alkyl halide.
Solubility
Soluble in water and alcohol.
Notes
-3H{2}O @ 120°. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and halogens.
RUO – Research Use Only
Ouchi, Y.; Someya, S.; Munakata, T.; Ito, H. Visualization of the phase change behavior of sodium acetate trihydrate for latent heat storage. Appl. Therm. Eng. 2015, 91, 547-555.
Zhang, X.; Li, K.; Li, H.; Lu, J.; Fu, Q.; Chu, Y. Graphene nanosheets synthesis via chemical reduction of graphene oxide using sodium acetate trihydrate solution. Synth. Met. 2014, 193, 132-138.