grade standard reagent grade, technical grade packaging size 25 /50 physical state powder usage industrial sodium acetate, ch₃coona, also abbreviated naoac, also known as sodium ethanoate, is the sodium salt of acetic acid. This colorless deliquescent salt has a wide range of uses.sodium acetate is used in the textile industry to neutralize sulfuric acid waste streams and also as a photoresist while using aniline dyes.