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 ...

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 ...

Almost all vinyl acetate now is produced via the vapor-phase reaction of ethylene and acetic acid over a noble-metal catalyst, usually palladium. The reaction is typically carried out at 175–200 ºC ...