The process of catalysis—in which a material speeds up a chemical reaction—is crucial to the production of many of the ...

In a 1958 patent to Celanese (New York City), inventor Arthur W. Schnizer reported the reaction of acetaldehyde and acetic anhydride with a benzenesulfonic acid catalyst to produce vinyl acetate with ...

Expanding Pharmaceutical Industry – Acetyls are widely used in drug manufacturing, particularly in the production of aspirin, ...