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Uses & Applications Agricultural Chemicals Methylamines are used to make intermediates for a wide range of agricultural chemicals, including herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, biocides, and miticides. » More Animal Nutrients The largest use for trimethylamine (TMA) is in the production of choline chloride, a B vitamin supplement in animal feed for chickens, turkeys, and swine. » More Catalysts Methylamines are used directly as catalysts or as raw materials to produce other compounds with catalytic activity. » More Electronics Dimethylamine and benzyl chloride are used to make benzyldimethylamine, which can be used as an accelerator for epoxy resins in laminates for electrical equipment. » More Explosives Water gel explosives have been used in the mining industry due to their ease and safety in handling. » More Fuel Additives Fuel additives are used to improve engine performance in a variety of ways. » More Gas & Oil Treatment Alkylalkanolamines have a large use in the treatment of natural gas and oil. » More Paper Chemicals Trimethylamine is used to make paper chemicals such as its reaction with epichlorohydrin to make 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride and the epoxy product glyciditrimethylammonium chloride. » More Personal Care The personal care industry is an area with growing use for methylamines as raw materials. » More Pharmaceuticals The manufacture of intermediates to make pharmaceuticals is one of the most diverse uses of methylamines. » More Photographic Chemicals P-methylaminophenol sulfate, used as a photographic developer, is made by using monomethylamine to replace an hydroxyl group on hydroquinone. » More Resin Manufacturing Methylamines are used to make resins for water demineralization and deionization. » More Rocket Fuels 1,1-dimethylhydrazine is used as a propellant for booster rockets. » More Rubber Chemicals Dimethylamine is used in several applications in the rubber industry. » More Solvents Solvents are the biggest use for dimethylamine (DMA) and a growing use for monomethylamine (MMA). » More Surfactants Surfactants are used in the manufacture of soaps, shampoos, detergents, and other specialty wetting applications. » More Water Treatment Dimethylamine is used as a raw material to produce agents that remove suspended solids for water clarification in industrial and municipal raw, potable, and wastewater treatment plants. » More Other Uses Methylamines are used to make many other intermediates covering a myriad of applications. » More		Send us your questions or requests for technical and safety literature.
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