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Glacial Acetic acid tech grade


Acetic acid that contains a very low amount of water (less than 1%) is called anhydrous (water-free) acetic acid 

or glacial acetic acid. The reason it's called glacial is because it solidifies into solid acetic acid crystals just cooler

than room temperature at 16.7 °C. Removing the water from acetic acid lowers its melting point by 0.2 °C.


Glacial acetic acid may be prepared by dripping acetic acid solution over a "stalactite" of solid acetic acid 

(which could be considered to be frozen). Like a water glacier contains purified water, even if it's floating 

in the salty sea, pure acetic acid sticks to the glacial acetic acid, while impurities run off with the liquid.


Caution: Although acetic acid is considered a weak acid, safe enough to drink in vinegar, glacial acetic acid 

is corrosive and can injure skin on contact.