ʻO ka anhydrous acetic acid he mea hiki ke puhi ʻia, ke kaena ʻana i ka wela hoʻopau ʻoi aku ka nui ma mua o ka methanol pūhui puhi.
ʻO kona kiʻekiʻe o ka paila a me ka ʻāʻī ʻana, ʻo ia hoʻi, ʻo ka wela i hana ʻia mai ka hopena me ka oxygen e komo pinepine ʻia e nā kinoea ea., keakea ana i ka hoomau ana o ka pane. No laila, ʻO ka hoʻopau maikaʻi ʻana o ka ʻakika acetic e pono ai i kahi kaiaola oxygen waiwai nui, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka oxygen maʻemaʻe.