Monoethanolamine is a colorless or slightly yellow transparent liquid with a unique aroma resembling ammonia. It’s none soluble in water, dissolves in many organic solvents well. Monoethanolamine or ethanol Amin is the first production with antihistamines property. Ethanolamine is a member of the class of ethanolamine that ethane with an amino constituent at case one and Hydro at case two. Making it both a primary amine and a primary alcohol. Monoethanolamine formula is (HOCH2CH2NH2). When we are looking at the molecular structure we clearly see the first type of alcohol and the first type of amine in this structure. So this compound is placed in the amino acid group.
One of the most applications is for the production of herbicides or pesticides to eliminate agricultural pests and crops. Another important application of this compound is in preserving various type of wood. That should be stored outdoor.
The other commonly uses of MEA is in cosmetics and personal care industry. This compound is used in the production of a wide variety of detergents and cleaners, liquid soups, shampoos and bath hygiene products. Another usage of MEA is in gas refining as it removes all off Sulphur contaminate and carbon dioxide.
There are several industrial applications that a liquid phase solvent is used to selectively absorb the pollutions from a gas passing through in absorbing column, the most usage is absorbing CO2 from fossil fuel in internal power plants. CO2 Is the most widely produced greenhouse gas in the process of fuel consumption.
