I-acetonelulwelo olungenambala nolubonakalayo, olunophawu olunamandla oluguquguqukayo kunye nencasa ekhethekileyo yokunyibilikisa. Isetyenziswa kakhulu kwishishini, kwisayensi nakwitekhnoloji, nakubomi bemihla ngemihla. Kwintsimi yokushicilela, i-acetone idla ngokusetyenziswa njenge-solvent ukususa iglue kumatshini wokushicilela, ukwenzela ukuba iimveliso eziprintiweyo zihlulwe. Kwintsimi yebhayoloji kunye neyeza, i-acetone iyinto ebalulekileyo ekrwada yokwenziwa kweekhompawundi ezininzi, ezinje ngeehomoni ze-steroid kunye ne-alkaloids. Ukongeza, i-acetone iyindawo ebalaseleyo yokucoca kunye ne-solvent. Inokunyibilikisa iikhompawundi ezininzi zezinto eziphilayo kwaye isuse umhlwa, igrisi kunye nobunye ukungcola kumphezulu wamalungu esinyithi. Ke ngoko, i-acetone isetyenziswa ngokubanzi ekugcinweni nasekucoceni oomatshini kunye nezixhobo.

Ifomula ye-acetone ye-acetone yi-CH3COCH3, eyohlobo lwe-ketone compounds. Ukongeza kwi-acetone, kukho nezinye izinto ezininzi ze-ketone kubomi bemihla ngemihla, njenge-butanone (CH3COCH2CH3), i-propanone (CH3COCH3) kunye nokunye. Ezi zixhobo ze-ketone zineempawu ezahlukeneyo zomzimba kunye neekhemikhali, kodwa zonke zinevumba elikhethekileyo kunye nencasa ye-solvent.

Ukuveliswa kwe-acetone ikakhulu ngokubola kwe-acetic acid phambi kwee-catalysts. I-reaction equation ingabonakaliswa ngolu hlobo: CH3COOH → CH3COCH3 + H2O. Ukongezelela, kukho nezinye iindlela zokuvelisa i-acetone, njengokubola kwe-ethylene glycol phambi kwe-catalysts, i-hydrogenation ye-acetylene, njl. Isetyenziswa kakhulu kwiinkalo zonyango, ibhayoloji, ushicilelo, i-textile, njl. Ukongeza ekusebenziseni njenge-solvent, ikwayinto ebalulekileyo ekrwada yokwenziwa kweekhompawundi ezininzi kwiinkalo zonyango, i-biology kunye nezinye iinkalo.

Ngokubanzi, i-acetone yimathiriyeli ekrwada yekhemikhali eluncedo kakhulu enethemba lokusetyenziswa okubanzi. Nangona kunjalo, ngenxa yokuguquguquka okuphezulu kunye neempawu ezivuthayo, kufuneka ziphathwe ngokucophelela kwimveliso kunye nokusetyenziswa ukuphepha iingozi.