Ethyl acetate

1. As an industrial solvent, used in products such as coatings, adhesives, ethyl cellulose, artificial leather, linoleum colorants, and synthetic fibers.

2. As an adhesive, used in the production of printing inks and artificial pearls.

3. As an extraction agent, used in the production of pharmaceuticals, organic acids, and other products.

4. As a raw material for fragrances, used as the main ingredient in fruit flavors such as pineapple, banana, and strawberry, as well as in flavors like whiskey and cream. It is used in fragrance manufacturing, as a blending agent for liquor flavors, and in artificial flavorings.

5. As an extraction agent, used to extract various compounds (phosphorus, tungsten, arsenic, cobalt) from aqueous solutions.

6. As an organic solvent, used as a standard substance for calibrating thermometers during sugar separation.

7. Used for the detection of bismuth, gold, iron, mercury, oxidizing agents, and platinum.

8. Used for the determination of bismuth, boron, gold, iron, molybdenum, platinum, potassium, and thallium.

9. Used in biochemical research and protein sequence analysis.

10. Used in environmental protection and pesticide residue analysis.

11. Used in organic synthesis.

12. Acts as a fast-drying solvent for nitrocellulose, ethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate, and neoprene, and is also a low-toxicity solvent used in industry.

13. Also used as a cleaning agent in the textile industry and as an extraction agent for natural fragrances. It is an important raw material in the pharmaceutical industry and organic synthesis.

14. Designated as a permitted food flavoring by GB 2760—96. Mainly used for flavoring, persimmon astringency removal, producing granules or tablets of spices, and as an ingredient in vinegar brewing. Widely used in formulating fruit flavors such as cherry, peach, and apricot, as well as wine flavors like brandy.