what is made of acetate
Cellulose acetate is the acetate ester of cellulose. It was first prepared in 1865. Cellulose acetate is used as a film base in photography, as a component in some coatings, and as a frame material for eyeglasses; it is also used as a synthetic fiber in the manufacture of cigarette filters and playing cards.aul Schuetzenberger schÃ¼tzenberger discovered that cellulose could react with acetic anhydride to form cellulose acetate in. 1865 The german Chemists Arthur eichengruen EichengrÃ¼n And theodore becker invented the first soluble forms of cellulose acetate. in 1903