Triacetin (C9H14O6), also known as glyceryl triacetate, has been used as a solvents of celluloid and preservatives, perfume fixatives and cigarette filter plasticizer.
It is a colorless, viscose and odorless liquid, and has been approved as a food additive.
Triacetin is a water-soluble short-chain triglyceride that may also have a role as a parenteral nutrient according to animal studies. It is widely used in the industries of cigarette filter, perfume & cosmetic, animal feed additives, pesticide excipient etc.