SODIUM ACETATE (ACETIC ACID, SODIUM SALT)

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also useful for increasing yields of DNA isolation by ethanol precipitation.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), also known as acetic acid, sodium salt, is the sodium salt of acetic acid (CH3COOH). 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a compound with the chemical formula CH3COONa. 

CAS Number: 127-09-3
Molecular Formula: C2H3NaO2
Molecular Weight: 82.03379
EINECS Number: 204-823-8

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Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) exists in the form of white, odorless crystals or a crystalline powder. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is often used in various industrial and laboratory applications.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as the carbon source for culturing bacteria. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), CH3COONa, also abbreviated NaOAc, is the sodium salt of acetic acid. This colorless deliquescent salt has a wide range of uses.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a sodium salt of the common organic acid, acetic acid. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a colourless and odourless solid with high solubility in water. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is deliquescent in nature, with its trihydrate form being the most common. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a widely used sodium salt mainly acting as a carbon source in organic reactions.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be added to food as a seasoning, sometimes in the form of sodium diacetate, a one-to-one complex of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and acetic acid, given the E-number E262. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is often used to give potato chips a salt and vinegar flavour, and may be used as a substitute for vinegar itself on potato chips as it does not add moisture to the final product.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (anhydrous) is widely used as a shelf-life extending agent and pH control agent.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is safe to eat at low concentration.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (CH3COONa) is the sodium salt of acetic acid. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) appears as a colorless deliquescent salt with a wide range of applications. 
In industry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used in textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams and as a photoresist upon using aniline dyes. 

In concrete industry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used as a concrete sealant to mitigate the water damage. 
In food, it can be used as a seasoning. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can also be used as a buffer solution in lab. 

In addition, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in heating pads, hand warmers and hot ice. 
For laboratory use, it can be produced by the reaction between acetate with the sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate and sodium hydroxide. 
In industry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is prepared from the glacial acetic acid and sodium hydroxide.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a chemical compound, comprising one Sodium (Na) atom, two oxygen (O) atoms, two carbon (C) atoms, and three hydrogens (H) atoms. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a sodium salt of acetic acid anhydrous (i.e., lacking water of hydration) or Sodium Ethanoate. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is easily soluble in water and alcohol and is hygroscopic in nature. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is usually odourless but when heated till decomposition it smells like vinegar or acetic acid.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), CH3COONa, also abbreviated NaOAc , also sodium ethanoate, is the sodium salt of acetic acid, was made by the reaction of acetic acid with sodium carbonate. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is soluble in water but less so in alcohol. 

This colourless salt has a wide range of uses. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) was used as a pH modifier for toning baths.
The crystal structure of anhydrous Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has been described as alternating sodium-carboxylate and methyl group layers.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate's structure consists of distorted octahedral coordination at sodium. 
Adjacent octahedra share edges to form one-dimensional chains. 
Hydrogen bonding in two dimensions between acetate ions and water of hydration links the chains into a three-dimensional network.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), labeled at the 1 position with 14C acetic acid is incorporated into cellular lipids and is commonly used to measure fatty acid biosynthesis in cells.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has the chemical formula of C2H3NaO2.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is anhydrous form has a molecular mass of 82.03 g/mol. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a white deliquescent powder with no characteristic odour at room temperature and normal pressure. 
However, when heated till decomposition, it gives of vinegar-like odour due to the presence of acetate ions. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) dissolves readily in water, giving a mildly basic solution due to the formation of NaOH, a strong base, along with acetic acid (CH3COOH), a weak acid.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a sodium salt of acetic acid. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) along with an alkyl halide like bromoethane can be used to form an ester.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is either in its white granular powder form or appears as monoclinic crystals. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is hygroscopic in nature and easily soluble in water. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is usually odourless but when heated to decomposition, it smells like vinegar or acetic acid. Medically Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is given intravenously as an electrolyte replenishement. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) corrects the sodium levels in hyponatremic patients.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) Trihydrate is a moderately water soluble crystalline Sodium source that decomposes to Sodium oxide on heating. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is generally immediately available in most volumes. 
All metallic acetates are inorganic salts containing a metal cation and the acetate anion, a univalent (-1 charge) polyatomic ion composed of two carbon atoms ionically bound to three hydrogen and two oxygen atoms (Symbol: CH3COO) for a total formula weight of 59.05. 

Acetates are excellent precursors for production of ultra high purity compounds, catalysts, and nanoscale materials. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a white or non-color crystal. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is density is 1.45, melting point is 58°C. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is deliquescent in wet air, and efflorescent into white powder in dry air. 
When heated to 123°C,it will lose the crystal water and become Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) without water. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) solutes well in water and little in alcohol.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), is a sodium salt derived from acetic acid. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a substance easily made from vinegar and baking soda. When the mixture cools below the melting point, it crystallizes. 
Crystallization is an exothermic process, so these crystals actually generate heat, which is why the substance is often called hot ice.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is white crystalline powder or block, odorless, slight bitter.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has strong moisture absorption and highly dissolves in water.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is the anhydrous, sodium salt form of acetic acid.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) disassociates in water to form sodium ions (Na+) and acetate ions.
Sodium is the principal cation of the extracellular fluid and plays a large part in fluid and electrolyte replacement therapies.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as an electrolyte replenisher in isosmotic solution for parenteral replacement of acute losses of extracellular fluid without disturbing normal electrolyte balance

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is chemically designated CH3COONa, a hygroscopic powder very soluble in water.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in buffer solutions.
Medically, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is important component as an electrolyte replenisher when given intravenously.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is mainly indicated to correct sodium levels in hyponatremic patients
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in heating pads, hand warmers, and hot ice.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate crystals melt at 136.4 °F/58 °C (to 137.12 °F/58.4 °C), dissolving in their water of crystallization.

When they are heated past the melting point and subsequently allowed to cool, the aqueous solution becomes supersaturated.
This solution is capable of cooling to room temperature without forming crystals.
By pressing on a metal disc within the heating pad, a nucleation center is formed, causing the solution to crystallize back into solid Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a buffer in the buffering range of pH 3.6-5.6.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in the purification and precipitation of nucleic acids, protein crystallization, Staining of gels in protein gel electrophoresis, HPLC, mordant dyeing, DNA microarray studies of E. coli response, investigation of protein unfolding during reverse
phase chromatography.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in conjunction with sodium carbonate to enhance the activation of freeze-dried subtilisin Carlsberg in organic solvents.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used as substrate for acetokinase.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is available as an agglomerate and a powder (anhydrous) as well as a crystal (trihydrate). 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate is very soluble in water. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) anhydrous agglomerate offers the properties of non-dustiness, improved wettability, higher reactivity, higher bulk density, and improved free-flow ability.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is available in pharmaceutical and technical grades.
Physical stability and appearance may change before the end of shelf-life if not stored single-stacked in its well-closed original packaging, dry and at room temperature.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is usually used as buffering agent with acetic acid.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in many areas like cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, bronzing and textile industry.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is employed in production of dye materials, as a polymerization catalyst, as a polymer stabilizer, preparation of gel stains, preservative in food production and flavor enhancer in the nutrient industry.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) used in the study of lithography, photography and it is also a plating agent.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), also known as natriumazetat, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acetate salts.
These are organic compounds containing acetic acid as its acid component.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa).
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is an odorless tasting compound.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic, concentrated solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) in Water for Injection.

The solution is administered after dilution by intravenous route as an electrolyte replenisher.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) must not be administered undiluted.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (CH3COONa) is a solid-state salt that can not be used in anhydrous or liquid form as an acid or base.

Now, with NaOH being a strong base and CH3COOH being a weak acid, the resulting solution is fundamental in nature.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is therefore essential in an aqueous medium.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) buffer solution in which an acetic acid maintains the pH — Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) balance.

Once heated above 58oC, solid Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate loses its hydration capacity and starts to dissolve in that steam.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate solution heat is 19.7 kJ / mole (an endothermal process).
Exothermic is the crystallization.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is acetic acid’s sodium salt.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has the C2H3O2Na chemical formula and is also known as ethanoate sodium.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is sodium salt of acetic acid and it is also known as sodium ethonoate.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) usually looks like it is melting as it is extremely hygroscopic.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) does not pose a great threat in terms of health and it has a wide range of uses.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is industrially produced via reaction of trihydrate, acetic acid and sodium hydroxide.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is then disintigrated by water.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a frequently used salt.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a safe carbon source for bacteria cultures in biotechnology and it is used to increase efficiency in DNA isolation.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in dyes, chrome coatings and rubber production.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as plum paste to reduce the damage water does to concrete.
This process is both cheaper and environment-friendly.

In food production, it is used as food additive, spice.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) gives vinegar and salt aromas and stabilizes pH.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is not hazardous to living beings in low concentrations.

Extremely saturated Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in heating pads that are used for climbing.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) radiates warmth by crystallisig as exothermic.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has a melting temperature of 51 C and below this temperature it prefers to be a solid.

However, when Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is hydrated and melted it forms a supersaturated solution that will happily exist as a liquid below its melting point.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is chemically designated CH3COONa, a hygroscopic powder very soluble in water. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) could be used as additives in food, industry, concrete manufacture, heating pads and in buffer solutions. 

Medically, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is important component as an electrolyte replenisher when given intravenously. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is mainly indicated to correct sodium levels in hyponatremic patients. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used also in metabolic acidosis and for urine alkalinization.

One interesting property of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is its ability to undergo crystallization with the release of heat. 
This process is exothermic and is exploited in reusable heat packs or warmers. 
A supersaturated solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be created, and when triggered (usually by clicking a metal disc in the pack), it rapidly crystallizes, producing heat.

Melting point: >300 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Density: 1.01 g/mL at 20 °C
FEMA: 3024 | Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt)
refractive index: 1.4640
Flash point: >250 °C
storage temp.: Store at +5°C to +30°C.
solubility: H2O: 3 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
pka: 4.756[at 20 ℃]
form: powder
color: white
Specific Gravity: 1.45
Odor: Slight acetic acid
PH Range: 8.5 - 9.9 at 246 g/l at 25 °C
PH: 7.87(1 mM solution);8.33(10 mM solution);8.75(100 mM solution);9.04(1000 mM solution)
Odor Type: odorless
Water Solubility: 500 g/L (20 ºC)
Sensitive: Hygroscopic
Hydrolytic Sensitivity    0: forms stable aqueous solutions
λmax: λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.03
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.02
Merck: 14,8571
BRN: 3595639
Boiling point: >400°C(decomposition)
Stability: Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, halogens. Moisture sensitive.
InChIKey: VMHLLURERBWHNL-UHFFFAOYSA-M
LogP: -3.72

When Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) reacts with strong acids, irritating, noxious vapors of acetic acid are usually produced. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is sufficiently basic to catalyze the violent polymerization of diketene, perhaps as well as other reactive dimers that are susceptible to polymerization in the presence of a mild base.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is added to food to help prevent bacterial growth.

As an acid, it acts as a neutralizing agent for basic or alkaline foods and can also act as a buffer to help maintain a specific pH.
The sodium can also be used to enhance flavors.
Unlike many food additives, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has no known adverse effects.

In heat packs to relieve stiffness and pain, to keep hands and feet warm, and to warm baby bottles.
In the production of soaps, where it reacts with strong bases to reduce the harshness of the final product.
In dialysis machines, used for people whose kidneys are not working properly, to provide the sodium ions (Na+) to maintain proper electrolyte balance in the body.

As a diuretic, a drug used to promote urination.
As an expectorant in drugs used to promote coughing to help bring up mucous.
As a veterinary treatment for bovine ketosis, a condition caused by low blood sugar in cows that results in a wasting or weakening of the animal.

As a buffer in the developing of photographs.
In the tanning of hides to obtain a more even and more rapid absorption of the tanning material; and In the purification of glucose.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a very common reagent used in molecular biology and biochemistry labs, among others.

Colorado State University notes that researchers use it to extra DNA from cells.
The positive sodium cations bind to the negative phosphate charges on the DNA, helping the DNA to condense.
In the presence of ethanol, or similar alcohol, DNA forms a precipitate that can then be separated from the aqueous layer.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in heating pads, hand warmers, and hot ice.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate crystals melt at 136.4 °F/58 °C (to 137.12 °F/58.4 °C), dissolving in their water of crystallization.
When they are heated past the melting point and subsequently allowed to cool, the aqueous solution becomes supersaturated.

This solution is capable of cooling to room temperature without forming crystals.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a mild irritant to the skin, eyes, and respiratory system.
If inhaled, it may cause inflammation of the throat and lungs.

At the level it appears in most household products, it presents a very low hazard to the average person.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is the sodium salt of acetic acid, with the chemical formula CH3COONa.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) forms a white or translucent powder or crystals that have a variety of uses in the home lab.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is most commonly seen as a buffering agent for acetic acid solutions.
Pure, anhydrous Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and other acetates may be dry-distilled to yield acetone, though this may not be economical.
Though calcium acetate is more often considered, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may potentially be combined with concentrated sulfuric acid and then distilled to yield nearly glacial acetic acid, a highly sought-after chemical.

Finally, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be reacted with primary haloalkanes, such as chloromethane, to yield an alkyl acetate ester and a sodium salt containing the respective halogen.
That esterification is catalyzed by caesium salts.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) typically exists as an anhydrous white crystalline powder or as thin, transparent crystals of the trihydrate.

When produced using household vinegar, solutions and crystals of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may appear golden or amber in color.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has an odor resembling that of vinegar, though slightly more fruity and pleasant.
The taste and low toxicity of this compound allow it to be used as a salt-and-vinegar-type flavoring agent in some foods.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be crystallized from a solution in which sodium bicarbonate, carbonate, or hydroxide was combined with an equal or excess of acetic acid (distilled white vinegar will work if high purity is not vital).
This is the very same reaction behind the common "baking soda volcano" science experiments that produce a voluminous foam of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and carbon dioxide.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) dissociates in water to produce sodium ions (Na⁺) and acetate ions (CH₃COO⁻). The acetate ion is the conjugate base of acetic acid.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) solutions have a buffering capacity, meaning they can resist changes in pH. 
This property makes them useful in various applications where a stable pH environment is required.
In chemical reactions, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can participate as a reactant or a product. 

For example, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can react with strong acids to form acetic acid and a sodium salt. Its involvement in reactions depends on the specific experimental conditions.
In analytical chemistry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is sometimes used in various methods, including chromatography and spectrophotometry.
Apart from its uses in heating pads and the food industry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) finds applications in other industrial processes. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be involved in the production of certain chemicals or used as an intermediate in manufacturing.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is generally stable, but it should be stored in a cool, dry place. Like any chemical, proper safety precautions should be followed during handling, including the use of appropriate personal protective equipment.
A solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (a basic salt of acetic acid) and acetic acid can act as a buffer to keep a relatively constant pH level. 

This is useful especially in biochemical applications where reactions are pH-dependent in a mildly acidic range (pH 4–6).
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in heating pads, hand warmers, and hot ice. 
A supersaturated solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) in water is supplied with a device to initiate crystallization, a process that releases substantial heat.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate crystals melt at 58–58.4 °C (136.4–137.1 °F), dissolving in their water of crystallization. 
When they are heated past the melting point and subsequently allowed to cool, the aqueous solution becomes supersaturated. 
This solution is capable of cooling to room temperature without forming crystals. 

By pressing on a metal disc within the heating pad, a nucleation center is formed, causing the solution to crystallize back into solid Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate. 
Unlike some types of heat packs, such as those dependent upon irreversible chemical reactions, a Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) heat pack can be easily reused by immersing the pack in boiling water for a few minutes, until the crystals are completely dissolved, and allowing the pack to slowly cool to room temperature.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also a pickling agent in chrome tanning and helps to impede vulcanization of chloroprene in synthetic rubber production.

In processing cotton for disposable cotton pads, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to eliminate the buildup of static electricity.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to mitigate water damage to concrete by acting as a concrete sealant, while also being environmentally benign and cheaper than the commonly used epoxy alternative for sealing concrete against water permeation.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be added to food as a seasoning, sometimes in the form of sodium diacetate, a one-to-one complex of sodium acetate and acetic acid, given the E-number E262.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is often used to give potato chips a salt and vinegar flavor.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (anhydrous) is widely used as a shelf-life extending agent, pH control agent
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is safe to eat at low concentration.

A solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (a basic salt of acetic acid) and acetic acid can act as a buffer to keep a relatively constant pH level.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a sodium salt of acetic acid.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also called Acetic acid, sodium salt.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) along with an alkyl halide like bromoethane can be used to form an ester.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is either in its white granular powder form appears as monoclinic crystals.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is hygroscopic in nature and easily soluble in water.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is usually odourless but when heated to decomposition its smells like vinegar or acetic acid.
Medically Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is given intravenously as an electrolyte replenisher.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) corrects the sodium levels in hyponatremic patients.

For laboratory use, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is inexpensive and usually purchased instead of being synthesized. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is sometimes produced in a laboratory experiment by the reaction of acetic acid, commonly in the 5–8% solution known as vinegar, with sodium carbonate ("washing soda"), sodium bicarbonate ("baking soda"), or sodium hydroxide ("lye", or "caustic soda"). 
Any of these reactions produce Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and water. 

When a sodium and carbonate ion-containing compound is used as the reactant, the carbonate anion from sodium bicarbonate or carbonate, reacts with the hydrogen from the carboxyl group (-COOH) in acetic acid, forming carbonic acid. 
Carbonic acid readily decomposes under normal conditions into gaseous carbon dioxide and water. 
This is the reaction taking place in the well-known "volcano" that occurs when the household products, baking soda and vinegar, are combined.

CH3COOH + NaHCO3 → CH3COONa + H2CO3H2CO3 → CO2 + H2O
Industrially, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate is prepared by reacting acetic acid with sodium hydroxide using water as the solvent.
CH3COOH + NaOH → CH3COONa + H2O.

To manufacture anhydrous Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) industrially, the Niacet Process is used. Sodium metal ingots are extruded through a die to form a ribbon of sodium metal, usually under an inert gas atmosphere such as N2 then immersed in anhydrous acetic acid.
2 CH3COOH + 2 Na →2 CH3COONa + H2.
The hydrogen gas is normally a valuable byproduct.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used to form an ester with an alkyl halide such as bromoethane:
CH3COONa + BrCH2CH3 → CH3COOCH2CH3 + NaBr
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) undergoes decarboxylation to form methane (CH4) under forcing conditions (pyrolysis in the presence of sodium hydroxide):

CH3COONa + NaOH → CH4 + Na2CO3
Calcium oxide is the typical catalyst used for this reaction. Cesium salts also catalyze this reaction.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate is a granulated, white powder with an acetic odder.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is generally a granular, or hygroscopic powder.
They are processed, by heating more than the point of melting and then left to settle, the solution becomes ultra-saturated.
This method is effective in cooling down to normal temperature without crystal formation.

A condensed nucleus is created by pulling on a metal disk within the heating pad, which allows the mixture to crystallize down to solid Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate.
The crystallization cycle that forms the bonds is exothermic.
The increased application in medical & pharmaceutical products is anticipated to witness the fastest-growing end-use industry due to increased Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate intake in electrolytes, heating pads and, as a depressant, thus driving the market.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as an expectorant, systemic alkalizer, and diuretic ingredient.
This is sometimes used as a dry mix for dialysis of the renals.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is often used to give potato chips a salt and vinegar flavour.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in heating pads, hand warmers, and "hot ice".
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (CH3COONa) also abbreviated NaOAc also known as sodium ethanoate, is the sodium salt of acetic acid.
This colourless deliquescent salt has a wide range of uses.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is the trihydrate sodium salt of acetic acid, which is used as a source of sodium ions in solutions for dialysis and as a systemic and urinary alkalizer, diuretic, and expectorant.
Sodium is the principal cation of extracellular fluid.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) comprises more than 90% of total cations at its normal plasma concentration of approximately 140 m/litre.

The sodium ion exerts a primary role in controlling total body water and its distribution.
Acetate ions act as hydrogen ion acceptor which is alternative to bicarbonate.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams and also as a photoresist while using aniline dyes.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also a pickling agent in chrome tanning and helps to impede vulcanization of chloroprene in synthetic rubber production.
In processing cotton for disposable cotton pads, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to eliminate the build-up of static electricity.
Sodium ethanoate or Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to mitigate water damage to concrete by acting as a concrete sealant, while also being environmentally benign and cheaper than the commonly used epoxy alternative for sealing concrete against water permeation.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be added to food as a seasoning, sometimes in the form of sodium diacetate, a one-to-one complex of sodium acetate and acetic acid, given the E-number E262.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is often used to give potato chips a salt and vinegar flavour.
As the conjugate base of acetic acid, a solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and acetic acid can act as a buffer to keep a relatively constant pH level.

This is useful especially in biochemical applications where reactions are pH-dependent in a mildly acidic range (pH 4-6)
We can supply and export any number of quantities of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) to any part of the world.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is the trihydrate sodium salt of acetic acid, which is used as a source of sodium ions in solutions for dialysis and as a systemic and urinary alkalizer, diuretic, and expectorant.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a colorless, odorless crystalline solid that often occurs as the trihydrate: NaC2H3O2·3H2O.
A hydrate is a chemical compound formed when one or more molecules of water are physically added to the molecule of some other substance.

Uses Of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt):
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams and also as a photoresist while using aniline dyes. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also a pickling agent in chrome tanning and helps to impede vulcanization of chloroprene in synthetic rubber production. 
In processing cotton for disposable cotton pads, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to eliminate the buildup of static electricity.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is a mordant in dyeing. Other applications are in photography, as an additive to food, in purification of glucose, in preservation of meat, in tanning, and as a dehydrating agent. In analytical chemistry it is used to prepare buffer solution.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used to preserve processed meats and it is often used in combination with other acid based preservatives like lactates and propionates. 
The typical inclusion level is 0.2 to 0.5%. Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in salad dressings and ready-to-eat meals.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to mitigate water damage to concrete by acting as a concrete sealant, while also being environmentally benign and cheaper than the commonly used epoxy alternative for sealing concrete against water permeation.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is commonly used as a buffer solution in various chemical and biological applications. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) helps maintain a stable pH.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a food additive, particularly in the preservation of pickles and as a flavoring agent.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be found in reusable heating pads or warmers. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to create a supersaturated solution that releases heat when crystallized.

In laboratories, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a reagent in certain chemical reactions.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry as a neutralizer in dyeing processes.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams, and as a photoresist while using aniline dyes. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) 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 (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to eliminate the buildup of static electricity.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to reduce the damage water can potentially do to concrete by acting as a concrete sealant, while also being environmentally benign and cheaper than the epoxy alternative that is usually employed for sealing concrete against water permeation.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also used in consumer heating pads or hand warmers and is also used in hot ice. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate crystals melt at 58.4°C , (to 58°C ) dissolving in their water of crystallization. 
When they are heated to around 100°C, and subsequently allowed to cool, the aqueous solution becomes supersaturated. 

This solution is capable of cooling to room temperature with out forming crystals.
For laboratory use, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is very inexpensive, and is usually purchased instead of being synthesized. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is sometimes produced in a laboratory experiment by the reaction of acetic acid (ethanoic acid) with sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, or sodium hydroxide. 

These reactions produce aqueous Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and water. 
Carbon dioxide is produced in the reaction with sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, and it leaves the reaction vessel as a gas (unless the reaction vessel is pressurized). 
This is the well-known "volcano" reaction between baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) and vinegar.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate is used as esterification agent in organic synthesis, photographic medicine, medicine, dyeing mordant, buffer, chemical reagent, meat preservative, pigment, tanning and many other aspects.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate can be used to produce various chemical products, such as  , acetate and chloroacetic acid. 
As the buffer of condiment, the product can alleviate the bad smell and prevent discoloration, and has certain anti mildew effect.
 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) trihydrate can also be used as sour agent for sauce, pickled cabbage, mayonnaise, fish cake, sausage, bread, sticky cake, etc. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is mixed with methyl cellulose and phosphate to improve the preservation of sausage, bread and sticky cake.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as the carbon source for culturing bacteria.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also useful for increasing yields of DNA isolation by ethanol precipitation.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams and also as a photoresist while using aniline dyes.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used for dialysis as a source of sodium ions in solutions.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry while using an aniline dye.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a pickling agent in the chrome tanning.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) acts as a concrete sealant.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used in food as a seasoning.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used as a buffer along with acetic acid to keep a relatively constant pH.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in heating pads, hot ice, and hand warmers.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to get rid of the build up of static electricity.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be produced from the reaction between acetic acid (usually used in the form of vinegar) and sodium carbonate (usually used in the form of washing soda).
Sodium bicarbonate (also known as baking soda) or sodium hydroxide (also known as caustic soda) can be used as an alternative to sodium carbonate in this reaction.

Industrially, this compound is prepared by reacting acetic acid with sodium hydroxide in the presence of water (which functions as a solvent).
In the textile industry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used to neutralize waste sources of sulphuric acid and also as a photoresist using aniline dyes.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is also a pickling agent for chromium tanning and helps in the manufacture of synthetic rubber to avoid chloroprene vulcanization.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is added to food as a seasoning, sometimes in the form of sodium diacetate, a one-to-one complex of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) and acetic acid, with the E-number E262. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is often used to give potato chips a salt and vinegar flavour. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a substitute for vinegar on potato chips as it doesn't add moisture to the final product. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) (anhydrous) is widely used to extend shelf-life and to control pH. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is safe to eat at low concentration.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is widely used as a buffer solution in chemical and biological laboratories. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) helps maintain a stable pH level, making it useful in various analytical and biochemical processes.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a food additive, acting as a preservative in pickles and providing a tangy flavor. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) when used in food applications.

One of the unique properties of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is its ability to undergo crystallization with the release of heat. 
This exothermic reaction is exploited in reusable heating pads or warmers. 
A supersaturated solution of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is created, and when triggered, it crystallizes, producing heat.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the textile industry as a neutralizer in dyeing processes. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) helps fix colors on fabrics during dyeing.
In laboratories, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) serves as a reagent in certain chemical reactions. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can participate in reactions involving acetic acid or acetate ions.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) finds applications in various analytical methods, including chromatography and spectrophotometry.
In some regions, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used as a deicing agent on roads and sidewalks. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can help melt ice by lowering the freezing point of water.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt), is used as a chelating agent in the treatment of Wilson's disease. 
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) helps remove excess copper from the body.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) has been used in certain photographic processes, although its use has diminished with the advent of digital photography.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be involved in various industrial processes, including the production of chemicals or as an intermediate in manufacturing.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used for pH adjustment in various industries. 

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is buffering capacity makes it valuable in maintaining desired pH levels in solutions and processes.
In the detergent industry, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be used as an ingredient in certain formulations.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is sometimes used in concrete sealants and crack fillers, contributing to the material's stability.

In electroplating processes, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be employed as a source of acetate ions, influencing the deposition of metal coatings.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be found in some cleaning agents where its properties may contribute to the effectiveness of the product.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in the leather industry in processes related to tanning and finishing.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may find application in certain processes within the oil and gas industry, serving various purposes depending on the specific context.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be used in wastewater treatment processes to adjust pH and assist in the removal of certain contaminants.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be included in the formulation of certain adhesives, contributing to the adhesive properties of the product.

In some metal industries, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) might be utilized for specific purposes, such as in metal cleaning or surface treatment.
Beyond its medical applications, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may have uses in pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) can be involved in some refrigeration systems, where it acts as a phase-change material to store and release thermal energy.

Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be included in cosmetic formulations for various purposes, such as pH adjustment or as a stabilizing agent.
Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in certain types of fire extinguishing systems as a component of fire suppressant solutions.
In biotechnology applications, Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may be used in the development of certain bioprocesses.

Safety Profile Of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt):
Concentrated solutions of Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may cause irritation to the skin and eyes. 
Direct contact should be avoided, and appropriate personal protective equipment, such as gloves and safety goggles, should be worn when handling the substance.
While Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) is used in food applications and is generally recognized as safe (GRAS), ingesting large quantities or concentrated solutions can lead to gastrointestinal discomfort. 

Ingestion of large amounts should be avoided.
Inhalation of dust or mist containing Sodium acetate (Acetic acid, sodium salt) may cause respiratory irritation. 
Adequate ventilation should be maintained, and respiratory protection may be necessary in situations where dust or mist is generated.