E262 Sodium Acetates

Sodium acetates (Sodium acetates, sodium acetate, sodium diacetate, E262) is the sodium salt of acetic acid.

The chemical formula is CH₃COONa.

Varieties:

• (i) Sodium acetate;
• (ii) Sodium diacetate.

In the food industry, it is used as a preservative.

Sodium acetate is used in the production of dyes, soaps, acetic anhydride, acetyl chloride, vinyl acetate, as a mordant for dyeing fabrics and tanning leather, a diuretic in medicine, a polycondensation catalyst, a component of acid fixers in photography, buffer solutions, electrolytes in electroplating.