Adoption of Ethyl Acetate in Various Industries on the Rise Especially in Pharmaceutical and Cosmetic Industries
Ethyl acetate is the simpler of the two main esters in wine - it's the product of a fermentation process rather than being the result of simple distillation. It's the product of two distinct alcohols, namely, ethanol and acetic (or fruit-flavonoid) acid. Ethanol can be seen as the parent alcohol; the other is Acetone, which is derived from sugar cane. Ethyl acetate is produced on a large scale for industrial use as a solvent; ethyl is also used for treating leather and rubber. Ethyl acetate is a volatile organic compound and emissions to air can contribute to photochemical smog. In the U.S. the chemical is on the Hazardous Substance List because it is regulated by OSHA and cited by ACGIH, DOT, NIOSH, HHAG, NFPA, and EPA. Because it has two key ingredients, and because it's relatively simpler than many industrial solvents, ethyl acetate is used for a wide range of purposes, including that of a cleaning solvent for printers and photo printers, as a printing fuel (a s...