Uses
1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazolidinone is one of the component in the formula of the environment-friendly water-based primer with the function of purifying air;Also, it is used in the preparation of a diatomite-supported formaldehyde scavenging agent.
General Description
1-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-2-imidazolidinone has been identified as monoethanolamine (MEA) degradation product in IMC Chemicals Facility in Trona, CA plant performing CO
2 capture from flue gas. It was also identified from the MEA reclaimer from a CO
2 capture facility product. It was also identified as the most stable thermal degradation product of MEA.