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You could go to www.ask.com and type in mtbe. Then try clicking on different links that appear. One should contain the information you need. I do know that MTBE does have a high content in gasoline. I do not know the exact number though. I cant believ that they did that-stupid clean air act! It is doing more harm than good!
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What is the molecular formula for MTBE?
Methyl tert-butyl ether, also known as methyl tertiary butyl ether and MTBE. In addition, MTBE is a volatile, flammable, and colorless liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.
What is tert-butyl alcohol used for?
Tert-butyl alcohol is an intermediate in the production of MTBE and ETBE; also is used as a solvent.
What is knocking and anti knocking agents?
The most common agent is Methyl tert-butyl ether, also known as methyl tertiary butyl ether and MTBE; a chemical compound with molecular formula C5H12O. MTBE is a volatile, flammable and colorless liquid that is immiscible with water. MTBE has a minty odour vaguely reminiscent of diethyl ether, leading to unpleasant taste and odour in water. MTBE is a gasoline additive, used as an oxygenate and to raise the octane number, although its use has declined in the United States in response to environmental and health concerns. In the US it has been used in gasoline at low levels since 1979 to replace tetra-ethyl lead to help prevent engine knocking. Oxygen helps gasoline burn more completely, reducing tailpipe emissions from pre-1984 motor vehicles.Other anti-knocking compounds are available as oxygenate additives for gasoline, for example ethanol and related ethers, e.g. tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME). Ethanol has been advertised as a safe alternative by the agricultural interest groups in the USA and Europe. Its lack of toxicity is not different from MTBE, but as a polar solvent, it drives off nonpolar hydrocarbons from the gasoline, a problem that MTBE does not cause.
What would have been the result if a large quantity of petroleum ether alone were used as the eluent in either of the experiments described in column chromatography?
petroleum ether is a lot less polar than solvents like MTBE and the hexanes. so if the stationary phase is a lot more polar than the solvent then the components of the mixture that were added to the column to be separated will get stuck in the stationary phase
What atoms is gasoline made out of?
Gasoline is not a simple chemical compound, it is a mixture of hundreds of different compounds. Most of the composition of gasoline consists of hydrocarbons, which are usually considered hazardous. Some of these hydrocarbons are: benzene, (up to 5% by volume), toluene (up to 35% by volume), naphthalene (up to 1% by volume), trimethylbenzene (up to 7% by volume), MTBE (up to 18% by volume), and about ten others.
Why was MTBE banned?
MTBE is an odorless gas that gets into the water supply. It water an odd taste and is flammable.
What is the molecular formula for MTBE?
Methyl tert-butyl ether, also known as methyl tertiary butyl ether and MTBE. In addition, MTBE is a volatile, flammable, and colorless liquid that is sparingly soluble in water.
What dissolves Buna-N Rubber?
MTBE
Where can you find non-ethanol gasoline in Massachusetts?
You can't. MTBE has been outlawed so all fuel in MA now contains up to 10% ethanol.
What are the release dates for 60 Minutes - 1968 MTBE Ben Zander 32-18?
60 Minutes - 1968 MTBE Ben Zander 32-18 was released on: USA: 16 January 2000
What kinds of health problems can be caused by drinking water contaminated with MTBE?
Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is fuel additive whose water pollution can result in sickness and poisoning. Health problems from MTBE contaminated water supplies are chiefly dependent on concentration and duration of exposure. MTBE exposure symptoms include but are not limited to irritation of the skin & eye, gastrointestinal tract problems, vomit, nauseousness and head pains. Loss of consciousness and death are also possible given sufficient dosage.
What is mixed to increase the octane number of gasoline?
The most common additive is MTBE.
Domed lids are placed over large tanks of MTBE because?
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How much butane is in Methyl tertiary butyl ether?
MTBE is composed of 75 percent butane.
What has the author P Gentile written?
P. Gentile has written: 'Economic design of a MTBE plant'
Why cant the people of Santa Monica drink their ground water?
because of contamination by the gasoline additive MTBE
What is the equation for the combustion of MTBE?
2 C5H120 + 15 02 --> 10 CO2 + 11 H2O + Energy
