Triethyl citrate is an ester of citric acid. Triethyl citrate can be used as a plasticizer for cellulosic plastic-based nanocomposites[1].
[1]. Hwan-Man Park; Manjusri Misra; Lawrence T. Drzal & Amar K. Mohanty (2004). ""Green" Nanocomposites from Cellulose Acetate Bioplastic and Clay: Effect of Eco-Friendly Triethyl Citrate Plasticizer". Biomacromolecules. 5 (6): 2281-2288.
















