Monoethanolamine (MEA), diethanolamine (DEA) and triethanolamine (TEA) can be regarded as derivatives of ammonia in which one two or three hydrogen atoms have been replaced by –CH2-CH2-OH group. Ethanolamines were prepared in 1860 by Wurtz from ethylene chlorohydrin and aqueous ammonia. It was only toward the end of the 19th century that an ethanolamine mixture was sepa rated into its mono, di and triethanolamine components. It was achieved by fractional distillation.Ethanol amine were not available commercially before 1930’s; they assumed steadily growing commercial importance as intermediates only after 1945, because of the large scale production of ethylene oxide. Since the mid-1970’s production of very pure, colorless ethanolamine in industrial quantities has been possible. All the ethanol amine now be obtained economically in very pure form.

Introduction

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Methods of Production

Material Balance

Energy Balance

Design of Equipments

Pollution control&Safety

Cost Estimation&Economics

Plant Location&Layout

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