Triacetin Liquid, Packaging Size : 240 Kgs For Industrial

It is an artificial chemical compound,^[7] commonly used as a food additive, for instance as a solvent in flavourings, and for its humectant function, with E number E1518 and Australian approval code A1518. It is used as an excipient in pharmaceutical products, where it is used as a humectant, a plasticizer, and as a solvent.^[8]

Triacetin can also be used as a fuel additive as an antiknock agent which can reduce engine knocking in gasoline, and to improve cold and viscosity properties of biodiesel.^[9]

In a 1994 report released by five top companies, triacetin was listed as one of the 599 additives. The triacetin is applied to the filter as a plasticizer.^[10]

It has been considered as a possible source of food energy in artificial food regeneration systems on long space missions. It is believed to be safe to get over half of one''s dietary energy from triacetin.