How is sodium acetate made and why is it?

Answer 1

You add either sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate or sodium bicarbonate to acetic acid, and receive a solution of sodium acetate in water. Driving off the water will give you sodium acetate crystals. Hundreds of tons a year are made of this because it has hundreds of uses, so most people who need some just buy it. In a school science lab the safe way to make it is to mix baking soda with vinegar then boil off the water with a hot plate. If you have a factory you make this out of sodium hydroxide and glacial acetic acid, then pour the sodium acetate solution into a pond to evaporate, like they do to get the salt out of seawater.

Answer 2

Sodium acetate is typically made by reacting acetic acid with sodium hydroxide. It is commonly used in various industries such as food, pharmaceuticals, and chemical research due to its properties as a buffering agent, food preservative, and crystallization aid.