Methyldiethanolamine
Methyldiethanolamine is clear yellow liquid, colorless or pale with ammonia odor. It is soluble with water, alcohol and benzene. Methyl diethanolamine is also known as N-methyl diethanolamine and more commonly as MDEA. It has the formula CH3N (C2H4OH) 2. MDEA is a tertiary amine and is widely used as a sweetener in chemicals, oil refineries, syngas production and natural gas.
Compounds similar to monoethanolamine (MEA), primary amine, and diethanolamine (DEA), secondary amines, both of which are also used for treating amine gas. Defining the characteristics of MDEA when compared with these other amines is its ability to preferably remove H2S (and slipping CO2) from the acid gas stream.
The popularity of MDEA as a solvent for treating gases comes from several advantages it has when compared to other alkanolamines. One of these advantages is the low vapor pressure, which allows for high amine composition without sufficient loss through the absorber and regenerator. MDEA is also resistant to thermal and chemical degradation and is mostly mixed with hydrocarbons. Finally, MDEA has relatively low heat from reaction with hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, which allows for lower reboiler tasks, resulting in lower operating costs.
In addition to Methyldiethanolamine, we also provide various other industrial chemicals.