What is peracetic acid? What is peracetic acid used for?

[alias] peracetic acid, peracetic acid, peracetic acid

[Molecular formula]C2H4O3

[Structural formula]CH3COOOH

[Properties]Colorless transparent liquid with strong pungent acetic acid smell. It is weakly acidic and volatile. For strong oxidizing agents. Relative density is 1.2665 (20°C), boiling point is 105°C, melting point is 0.1°C, refractive index is 1.3924 (20°C), flash point is 40.5°C (40% peracetic acid solution). Soluble in water, sulfuric acid, ethanol, ether and other solvents. Unstable in nature, at a slightly higher temperature, it will decompose to release oxygen and generate acetic acid. It explodes violently when heated to 110°C. Usually made of 30% aqueous solution for storage. Corrosive to skin. This product is a strong oxidizing agent, which can epoxidize olefins and aldehydes to carboxylic acids.

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［Application］ Used as a bleaching agent for paper, grease, starch, paraffin and textiles, as an oxidizing agent and epoxy oxidizing agent in organic synthesis , It can oxidize alkenes and caprolactam, etc. Its aqueous solution has bactericidal effect. Medically, it is used as a broad-spectrum, high-efficiency chemical sterilant, and is also used as an insecticide, drinking water and food disinfectant, etc.

[Brief recipe]

①It is produced by reacting hydrogen peroxide with acetic acid in the presence of sulfuric acid catalyst.

②It is produced by the reaction of acetaldehyde and oxygen in the presence of cobalt acetate.

[Safety and Protection] Peracetic acid is a secondary organic oxidant, flammable and explosive, hazard code number: 24001, made of plastic Packed in drums, each drum has a net weight of 5kg and 20kg. Avoid light, sealed storage. Avoid co-storage and transportation with organic matter.

Peracetic acid is highly toxic and highly irritating to the skin. When touching the skin, rinse it with plenty of water immediately.