Product Overview & Quality

Product Name: Ethanolamine or Monoethanolamine (MEA) or 2-Aminoethanol
Brand: Kemaus (Product Code: KA-026)
Grade: Laboratory Grade (Lab Grade) featuring a high purity of 98 percent or higher. Produced and verified under Kemaus standard laboratory quality control to ensure excellent physical uniformity and low trace water contaminants. Excellently suited for general organic reactions, chemical testing, alkaline conditioning, and industrial R&D product formulations.
Physical Properties: Clear, colorless, viscous liquid with a mild, characteristic ammonia-like odor. It acts as a strong corrosive alkaline material.
Solubility: Completely miscible in all proportions with water, alcohol, acetone, and glycerin.
Key Use: Widely utilized as a versatile organic reactant and structural precursor in laboratory organic synthesis frameworks. Commonly applied as a stable pH regulator to increase alkaline levels in chemical matrices. Heavily used in chemical engineering and environmental laboratories for modeling and studying gas scrubbing applications, notably carbon dioxide capture and acid gas removal processes. Also functions as a specialty emulsifier and surfactant builder in developing experimental detergent and cosmetic formulations.

Safety & Hazards (Critical & Corrosive)

Classification: Harmful if swallowed. Harmful in contact with skin. Harmful if inhaled. Causes severe skin burns and eye damage. May cause respiratory irritation.
Health Risks: Direct tissue or ocular exposure triggers immediate severe stinging irritation, deep chemical burns, and potential permanent corneal damage. Inhalation of volatile mists or concentrated vapors irritates the respiratory tract, inducing coughing or throat inflammation. Ingestion causes immediate corrosive destruction to gastrointestinal membranes.
First Aid Measures: In case of contact, immediately flush affected eyes or skin with a continuous stream of flowing water for at least 15 minutes while removing contaminated garments. Seek urgent medical emergency evaluation immediately.

Handling & Storage

Storage: Highly Hygroscopic and Air Sensitive (readily absorbs ambient moisture and atmospheric carbon dioxide). Must be stored in its original, tightly sealed Kemaus container. Keep in a cool, strictly dry, and well-ventilated dedicated chemical storage zone for corrosives at stable room temperature (below 30 degrees Celsius). Keep completely isolated from strong acids, strong oxidizing agents, copper, and active metals such as aluminum or zinc (to prevent corrosive degradation).
Precautions: Comprehensive specialized PPE is mandatory, including chemical-resistant laboratory gloves, splash-proof safety goggles, and an organic vapor respirator mask. Handle exclusively within a functioning laboratory fume hood to avoid vapor inhalation.