DOW Diethanolamine (DEA) offers a broad spectrum of application opportunities, primarily in detergents, personal care products and textile finishing. Other applications include use as intermediates in agricultural and photographic chemicals, and as catalysts that promote stability during the reaction process in the manufacture of flexible and rigid urethane foams. Because DEA combines the properties of amines and alcohols, DEA exhibits the unique capability of undergoing reactions common to both groups. As an amine, DEA is mildly alkaline and react with acids to form salts or soaps. As an alcohol, DEA is hygroscopic and can be esterfied.

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