- Functions:Catalyst, Co-Catalyst
- Chemical Family:Alkanolamines
- End Uses:Flexible Polyester Foams, Flexible Polyether Slabstock, Flexible Polyurethane Slabstock Foam, Rigid Foams, Rigid Polyurethane Foams, Semiflexible Foam
JEFFCAT® Dimethylethanolamine (JEFFCAT® DMEA) is an essentially colorless, mobile liquid with an ammoniacal odor. It is used as a co-catalyst in flexible polyurethane slabstock foam to promote the gas-blowing reaction and is also effective in rigid and semiflexible foams. Due to its reactive hydroxyl group, it becomes an integral part of the foam, contributing no amine odor. Additionally, JEFFCAT DMEA can serve as an acid scavenger in formulations involving polymeric isocyanates.