Triacetin factory

Triacetin (glyceryl triacetate), Food Grade is used as an ingredient in many food and cosmetic products. Its high solvency power and low volatility make triacetin a good solvent and fixative for many flavors and fragrances. One of its main uses is as a plasticizer in chewing gum. The United States Food and Drug Administration affirmed triacetin as generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in human food. It is also generally recognized as safe in animal feeds, as a pesticide adjuvant, and in food packaging. Eastman? Triacetin, Food Grade, meets all Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) specifications and is manufactured under good manufacturing practices (GMP).

Triacetin is a triester of glycerin and acetic acid. It has been used for over 75 years for a wide range of uses, including cosmetic biocide (most often as a fungicide), plasticizer, solvent in cosmetic formulas, food additive (as a flavoring agent and adjuvant), and as a binder for combustible material in solid-rocket propellants. It is also known as glyceryl triacetate, glycerol triacetate, glycerin triacetate, glycerine triacetate, triacetyl glycerine, acetin-tri, 1,2,3-triacetoxypropane, 1,2,3-propanetriol triacetate, 1,2,3-propanetriyl triacetate, and acetic-1,2,3-prepanetriyl ester. Common trade names include Enzactin, Fungacetin, Glyped, Kesscoflex TRA, and Vanay. It is a colorless, oily liquid that, although is most often synthesized, can be found naturally in cod-liver oil, butter, and other fats. Reflecting its chemical nature and its widespread use as a Food and Drug Administration generally recognized as safe (FDA, GRAS) food additive, there is no U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (U.S. EPA, IRIS) record on triacetin, and no threshold limit values have been established to protect occupationally exposed workers to the compound. The only limitation on triacetin is Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) requirements set by the FDA

Triacetin, also known as enzactin or e 1518, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as triacylglycerols. These are glycerides consisting of three fatty acid chains covalently bonded to a glycerol molecule through ester linkages. Thus, triacetin is considered to be a triradylglycerol lipid molecule. Triacetin is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral.

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