Acetate

Acetate is any molecule derived from acetic acid. Acetates include the salts and esters of acetic acid and have a variety of applications with modifying other molecules.

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=OSE context= Acetate could be an important plasticizer and conmonomer for OSE bioplastics. It would be the most approachable comonomer for cellulose films.