Bioactivity | Triethyl citrate is an ester of citric acid. Triethyl citrate can be used as a plasticizer for cellulosic plastic-based nanocomposites[1]. | ||||||||||||
Name | Triethyl citrate | ||||||||||||
CAS | 77-93-0 | ||||||||||||
Formula | C12H20O7 | ||||||||||||
Molar Mass | 276.29 | ||||||||||||
Appearance | Liquid | ||||||||||||
Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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Reference | [1]. Hwan-Man Park; Manjusri Misra; Lawrence T. Drzal & Amar K. Mohanty (2004). ""Green" Nanocomposites from Cellulose Acetate Bioplastic and Clay: Effect of Eco-Friendly Triethyl Citrate Plasticizer". Biomacromolecules. 5 (6): 2281–2288. |