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Acetic acid can be dehydrated (cracked) to ketene and water.

Triethyl phosphate is used to trap the water produced by producing phosphoric acid (which is neutralised with ammonia or pyridine).

Alan Heaton (Ed.) An Introduction to Industrial Chemistry, Blackie (1996)
CH3COOH
  +  
(CH3CH2O)3P=O
         
H2C=C=O
  +  
H2O
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Acetic acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Triethylphosphate Water removing agent    Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Ketene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Decomposition by Heat (Pyrolysis)
Dehydration
Industrial Process: Organic

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