Ethyl lactate is a green solvent derived from processing corn. Ethyl lactate is the ester of lactic acid. Lactate esters solvents are commonly used solvents in the paints and coatings industry and have numerous attractive advantages including being 100% biodegradable, easy to recycle, noncorrosive, noncarcinogenic, and nonozone depleting.
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Ethyl lactate is the food spices allowed in our country, commonly used in modulation of fruit flavor, lactic acid-type food and wine flavor. The dosage is 1000mg/kg in alcoholic beverage, 580-3100mg/kg in chewing gum, 71mg/kg in baked food, 28mg/kg in candy and 17mg/kg in cold drink according to normal production requirement.
GB 2760-96 provides it as allowable food flavors, being the carrier solvent. As a spice, it is mainly used for preparation of rum, milk, butter, grapes, fruit wine, coconut and other type of flavor.
It is used as the solvent for nitrocellulose and cellulose acetate, also used in perfumery industry
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