Tetraammonium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 22473-78-5
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$503M
Top SourceChina 25%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 292249 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 292249, which covers 42 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CN 25%ChinaIN 17%IndiaSG 13%SingaporeIT 9%ItalyCH 7%Switzerland
EPA-registered manufacturers (4)
Hydrite Chemical
Thatcher
The Andersons
The Dow Chemical

Why It Matters

Sectors
AgricultureEnergyMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 5 sectors as 5 functional roles.

  • Ion exchange agents in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Corrosion inhibitors and anti-scaling agents in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (50%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • Chelating agent in Mining (except Oil and Gas) and support activities (100%)Processing as a reactant
  • Cleaning agent in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • Anti-scaling agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—repackaging
  • Anti-scaling agent in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities

Chemical Identity

CAS22473-78-5
PubChem CID15250631
DTXSIDDTXSID8027820
FormulaC10H28N6O8
Mol. Weight360.37 g/mol
SMILESC(CN(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-])N(CC(=O)[O-])CC(=O)[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+]

Data Sources

DTXSID80278202026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

152506312026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/15250631/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/15250631.json

22473-78-52026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 22473-78-52026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv