Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- INCI Name
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- Base Chemicals Functions
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Industrial Additives Functions
- Technologies
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Features & Benefits
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- Industrial Additives Features
- Product Highlights
Detergents
- MEAimparts a reserve alkalinity to the laundry bath, which is essential to efficient cleaning.
- MEAis an effective oil and anti-redeposition agent.
Personal Care
- Fatty acids neutralized with MEA are used as emulsifiers for oil-in water emulsions such as gel-type industrial hand cleaners, aerosol shave creams, and hand and body lotions.
Textile Finishing
- MEAis usedas reaction intermediates for the preparation of durable press fabric finishes and softeners.
- Whenreacted to form amine soaps, useful as scouring agents for wool and silk because of its low alkalinity.
- Because it is hygroscopic, MEAis used in the preparation of vat printing pastes.
WoodTreating
- MEAis used in both alkaline copper quatemary (ACQ) and copper azole formulations for treating wood to improve its resistance to pests and decay. Both are arsenic-free alternatives to the phased-outCCA formulations.
Applications & Uses
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Properties
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- Soluble in
- Water (at 20°C), Methanol (at 25°C), Acetone (at 25°C)
- Physical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Molecular Weight 61.08 - - Specific Gravity (at 25/4°C) 1.0113 - - Specific Gravity (at 80°C) 0.0008 - - Boiling Point (at 760 mmHg) 171 °C - Boiling Point (at 59 mmHg, at 25 °C) 101 °C - Boiling Point (at 10 mmHg) 71 °C - Vapor Pressure (at 20°C) max. 1 mmHg - Freezing Point 10 °C - Absolute Viscosity (at 20°C) 24.1 cP - Absolute Viscosity (at 30°C) 16.2 cP - Solubility in Organic Liquids Benzene (at 25°C) 0.6 wt % - Solubility in Organic Liquids CarbonTetrachloride (at 25°C) 0.1 wt % - Solubility in Organic Liquids Ethyl Ether (at 25°C) 0.7 wt % - Solubility in Organic Liquids Heptane (at 25°C) 0.1 wt % - Surface Tension (at 25 °C) 48.3 dynes/cm - Refractive Index (nD20) 1.4539 - - Refractive Index (at 40°C) 0.00034 - - Flash Point 96 °C Pensky-Martens Closed Cup ASTMD 93 - Specifications
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Monoethanolamine min. 99.5 wt % DOWM 102350 Diethanolamine Content max. 0.2 wt % DOWM 102350 Water Content max. 0.3 wt % ASTM E203 Color max. 15 Pt-Co ASTM D5386
Regulatory & Compliance
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