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Usage

Uses

Used in Water and Wastewater Treatment:
EDTA is used as a chelating agent in water and wastewater treatment processes to bind and remove metal ions, thereby improving water quality and preventing the precipitation of metal salts that could foul equipment and pipes.
Used in Cleaning and Personal Care Products:
In the formulation of cleaning and personal care products, EDTA serves as a chelating agent to bind metal ions, which helps prevent the formation of insoluble salts that can cause product degradation and reduce efficacy.
Used in the Food Industry:
EDTA is utilized as a preservative in the food industry, where it helps to maintain product quality and extend shelf life by sequestering metal ions that could otherwise catalyze spoilage reactions.
Used in the Medical Field:
In medical applications, EDTA is used as a chelating agent for the treatment of heavy metal poisoning, where it binds to and helps remove toxic metal ions from the body. Additionally, it is used as a calcium chelator to prevent blood clotting in certain medical procedures.
Used in Industrial Processes:
EDTA is employed in various industrial processes to control undesirable metal-catalyzed reactions, such as the oxidation of oils and the degradation of dyes, by sequestering the metal ions involved in these reactions.
Environmental Concerns:
Despite its widespread use, there is an ongoing concern about the environmental impact of EDTA, particularly its potential to contribute to water pollution and the need for sustainable alternatives. Efforts are being made to develop more eco-friendly chelating agents that can replace EDTA in various applications.

InChI:InChI=1/C14H24N2O8/c17-11(18)1-5-15(6-2-12(19)20)9-10-16(7-3-13(21)22)8-4-14(23)24/h1-10H2,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)

Upstream product

• 45243-86-5 N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-cyanoethyl)-1,2-ethylenediamine 
• 16987-03-4 sodium 3-chloroproanoate 
• 107-15-3 ethylenediamine 
• 79-10-7 acrylic acid 
• 107-94-8 chloropropionic acid 
• 292638-85-8 acrylic acid methyl ester 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Synthesis of non-cytotoxic poly(ester-amine) dendrimers as potential solubility enhancers for drugs: Methotrexate as a case study

This study describes the synthesis of two new families of dendrimers based on the esterification of N-alkylated 3-amine-1-propanol with two different cores, adipic acid (1st and 2nd generations) and ethylenediamine (generation 1.5), both with carboxylic acid end groups, offering a wide variety of further modifications at the periphery. According to the cytotoxic evaluation of the dendrimers and their possible degradation products within cell lines, these materials could be considered as innocuous. In preliminary studies, the synthesized dendrimers proved to be potential enhancers of solubility of highly hydrophobic drugs, like methotrexate, widely used in chemotherapy.

Supramolecular polymers based on high-density hydrogen bond interaction, and application thereof

The invention discloses compounds containing a tetracarboxyethyl diamine structure. The compounds have a structure represented by general formula shown in the specification, and in the general formulastructure, a bond like ~~ in the formula represents a molecular chain which has 8-12 main chain atoms and is formed by covalently connecting one or more of C, Si and O. The compound molecule forms asupramolecular polymer through a large number of hydrogen bonds, shows high mechanical strength at room temperature, has excellent environmental responsiveness, temperature sensitivity and self-repairability, and can be recycled and reprocessed for use.

A two-ethylene triamine derivatives, preparation method and application thereof

The invention discloses diethylenetriamine derivatives, and a preparation method and application thereof. The diethylenetriamine derivatives are acids or soluble salts disclosed as chemical formula (I), wherein n is 0, 1, 2 or 3. The preparation method is implemented by carrying out Michael addition reaction on framework molecule and methyl acrylate. The diethylenetriamine derivatives disclosed by the invention are used for preparing a forward osmosis drawing solution, have the advantages of high safety, no toxicity, high water flux and low salt flowage, and greatly lower the energy consumption cost.

Hydroformylation of olefins using azoxy-dentated ligands

At a temperature in the range 100° C to 225° C the destructive dissociation of cobalt carbonyl compounds to cobalt metal and residue is inhibited by the action of one or more azoxy-dentated chelation ligands.