The so-called "cyborg" bugs produce acetic acid, a chemical that can then be turned into fuel and plastic. In lab experiments, the bacteria proved much more efficient at harvesting sunlight than ...

The active ingredient in vinegar is acetic acid, a natural chemical and therefore a potential organic alternative to synthetic herbicides. Household vinegar usually contains about 5% acetic acid, but ...

Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst ... In the past 20 years, BP Chemicals, Celanese, Praxair, and Eastman Chemical have tuned this ...