Sodium acetate, also known as ethanoic acid sodium saltColorless transparent or white granular crystals, weatherable in the air, flammable. Loses crystalline water at 123°C. However, wet-process samples usually have a vinegar-like odor. Hydrolysis occurs in water. Sodium acetate is mainly used in the dyeing industry, photography, electroplating, chemical reagents, and organic synthesis.Dye industry: Used for direct blue reactive dyes, acid lake pigments, indanthrene blue production, etc. Other materials such as tanning agents, photographic X-ray film fixatives, and electroplating raw materials.