succinic acid
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Succinic acid (including its salts) can produce an acidic taste and flavor, and can be used in bean paste, soy sauce, Japanese sake, seasonings, etc. Sodium succinate has white crystalline powder with a special flavor of shellfish, and is used in the food industry as a flavoring agent, acidulant, buffer, etc., for ham, sausage, aquatic products, flavoring solutions, etc. Succinic acid can be used as a preservative, pH regulator, and a solubilizer; it can also be used to synthesize antidotes, diuretics, sedatives, hemostatic drugs, synthetic antibiotics, vitamins A and B, etc. As an ionic chelating agent, succinic acid is used in the electroplating industry to prevent metal corrosion and pitting; adipic acid is a good surfactant and is a component of detergents, soaps, and demulsifiers; adipic acid can be used to produce depilatory agents, toothpaste, cleaning agents, and highly effective anti-wrinkle beauty esters. Adipic acid is also used in lubricants, additives, elastomers, etc. In textile processing, it can be used for sizing to prevent shrinkage and improve dyeability. It can also improve the viscosity and fire resistance of caprolactam.
