Appearance: Colorless viscous liquid with an ammonia - like odor at room temperature.
Solubility: Soluble in water, the solution is strongly alkaline. It can be miscible with water, ethanol, and acetone, and is slightly soluble in ether and carbon tetrachloride.
Performance and Application
It is used to remove acidic gases from natural gas and petroleum gas, and to manufacture non - ionic detergents, emulsifiers, etc. It can also be used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical, printing and dyeing, textile, rubber, and ink industries.
Packaging and Storage
It should be sealed and stored in a cool, ventilated, and dry warehouse, protected from fire and moisture. It can be stored in glass, stainless - steel, or aluminum containers filled with nitrogen. Since monoethanolamine has a corrosive effect on copper and copper alloys, they are not suitable as containers.
It is packaged in plastic drums or new iron drums, with each drum being (200 ± 0.5) kg or (180 ± 0.5) kg respectively. The average net weight of each drum in each batch of products should reach 200 kg or 180 kg. Industrial monoethanolamine should be stored in a clean, cool, dry, and ventilated warehouse, and should be protected from leakage, fire, and moisture during transportation.