Chemical properties: Triethylenetetramine is a light yellow viscous liquid with strong alkalinity and medium viscosity. It has an ammonia smell and its volatility is lower than that of diethylenetriamine, but other properties are similar. It is soluble in water and ethanol, and slightly soluble in ether. The aqueous solution is strongly alkaline.
Uses:
1. In addition to being a solvent, it is also used to manufacture epoxy resin curing agents, rubber additives, emulsifiers, surfactants, lubricating oil additives, fuel oil cleaning dispersants, gas purifiers, cyanide-free electroplating diffusers, brighteners, detergents, softeners, metal chelating agents, and synthetic polyamide resins and ion exchange resins.
2. It is used as an epoxy resin curing agent in the synthetic resin industry and for the manufacture of polyamide resins and ion exchange resins. It is used in the rubber industry to manufacture rubber accelerators. It is used in the electroplating industry to manufacture cyanide-free electroplating diffusers and brighteners. It is used as an oil purification dispersant in the oil refining industry. It is used in the oil and fat industry to manufacture lubricating oil additives.