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Glycerine acetate
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Glycerine acetate is a mixture of esters produced from the esterification of glycerol (1) with acetic acid. This reaction produces five congeners:
- the two monoacetylglycerols / MAG / monoacetin (2 and 3)
- the two diacetylglycerols / DAG / diacetin / glyceryl diacetate (4 and 5)
- the one triacetalglycerol / TAG / triacetin (6)
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glycerol acetate glyceryl acetate 1,2,3-propanetriol acetate | |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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DAG and TAG can be used as fuel additives for improving the cold and viscosity properties of biodiesel or the antiknocking properties of gasoline.[1]