Peracetic Acid serves as a colourless liquid with a strong, pungent acrid odour. It is having a low pH value of 2.8. It (C 2 H 4 O 3 ) is a mixture of acetic acid (CH 3 COOH) and hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) in a watery solution. It can also be manufactured by oxidation of acetaldehyde. Peracetic acid is usually developed in concentrations of 5-15%. When peracetic acid dissolves in water, it breaks down to hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid, which in turn disintegrates into water, carbon dioxide and oxygen . The degradation products of Peracetic Acid are non-toxic and get easily dissolved in water. It manifests as a very powerful oxidant; the oxidation potential surpasses that of chlorine and chlorine dioxide. Peracetic acid is employed mainly in the food industry, where it is enforced as a disinfectant and as a cleanser . It was also involved in the disinfection of recycled rinsing water for foodstuffs. It finds use in many applications such as a bacteri
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