Axit axetic (CH3COOH) l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t h\u1ee3p ch\u1ea5t h\u1eefu c\u01a1 thu\u1ed9c nh\u00f3m axit cacboxylic, c\u00f3 m\u00f9i h\u0103ng v\u00e0 v\u1ecb chua \u0111\u1eb7c tr\u01b0ng. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 th\u00e0nh ph\u1ea7n ch\u00ednh c\u1ee7a gi\u1ea5m \u0103n, trong \u0111\u00f3 chi\u1ebfm kho\u1ea3ng 8% th\u1ec3 t\u00edch. M\u1eb7c d\u00f9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c coi l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t axit y\u1ebfu, nh\u01b0ng khi \u1edf d\u1ea1ng \u0111\u1eadm \u0111\u1eb7c, CH3COOH c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 g\u00e2y \u0103n m\u00f2n m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 g\u00e2y k\u00edch \u1ee9ng da, m\u1eaft ho\u1eb7c h\u1ec7 h\u00f4 h\u1ea5p n\u1ebfu ti\u1ebfp x\u00fac tr\u1ef1c ti\u1ebfp. <\/p>
\u0110\u00e2y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng h\u00f3a ch\u1ea5t quan tr\u1ecdng trong c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 \u0111\u1eddi s\u1ed1ng h\u00e0ng ng\u00e0y. Axit axetic c\u00f3 \u1ee9ng d\u1ee5ng r\u1ed9ng r\u00e3i trong nhi\u1ec1u l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p nh\u01b0 h\u00f3a ch\u1ea5t, th\u1ef1c ph\u1ea9m, d\u01b0\u1ee3c ph\u1ea9m, d\u1ec7t nhu\u1ed9m, x\u1eed l\u00fd n\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t nh\u1ef1a. T\u00f9y theo m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng, CH3COOH \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ebf \u1edf nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ed3ng \u0111\u1ed9 kh\u00e1c nhau, trong \u0111\u00f3 lo\u1ea1i 99% tinh khi\u1ebft \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u1eed d\u1ee5ng ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn nh\u1ea5t trong s\u1ea3n xu\u1ea5t c\u00f4ng nghi\u1ec7p.<\/p>