Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017139",
  "term": "Methyl tertiary-Butyl Ether",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A flammable liquid with a distinctive, disagreeable odor. It is made from blending chemicals such as isobutylene and methanol, and has been used since the 1980s as an additive for unleaded gasolines to achieve more efficient burning. MTBE is also used to dissolve gallstones. Patients treated in this way have MTBE delivered directly to their gall bladders through special tubes that are surgically inserted.\n\n2. (CH3)3COCH3) is an ether as described in “Oxygenates.”\n\n3. A fuel oxygenate. It and other fuel additives (such as tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA), ethanol, and methanol) are highly soluble in water and highly mobile in the subsurface.",
  "abbreviation": "MTBE",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Toxic Substances Portal",
    "40 CFR 98.6 (CFR 2013)",
    "Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/methyl-tertiary-butyl-ether/"
}