When used in coatings applications the higher cost compared to other amines is justified by the enhanced UV stability and thus lower yellowing tendency.

In the production of advanced composite materials, its higher cost compared to other amines is less critical as performance is the key criteria.

In laboratory tests, Tokyo Metropolitan University found that IPDA was able to remove more than 99 percent of CO2 from air with a concentration of 400 parts per million (ppm) – about the level currently in the atmosphere.

This process also happened much faster than other carbon capture techniques, removing 201 millimoles of CO2 per hour, per mole of the compound.

That is at least twice as fast as other Direct Air Capture lab systems, and far faster than the leading artificial leaf device.