SABIC® Triethanolamine

Description

TEA 99 is a clear viscous hygroscopic liquid at room temperature with a mild ammonical odor.

Applications

Cement and Concrete

TEA 99 and its salts are added to cement clinkers to increase the efficiency of the grinding Mill by reducing the particle agglomerations. In concrete, SABIC TEA accelerates set time and increase early set strength.

Textile

TEA 99 is used in the manufacturing of environmental friendly textile fabric softener formulations.

Oil Filed

TEA 99 is used in enhanced oil recovery. Crude oil/ water emulsion are demulsified by TEA 99.

Metal Working

SABIC TEA derivatives obtained by the reaction of fatty acids are used as emulsifiable oils and, cutting fluids. SABIC TEA is an excellent chelating agent in basic solutions. This chelating ability makes SABIC TEA particularly useful in metal cleaning.