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These included the gas additive Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and the coal and petroleum byproduct benzene.
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Allman says the industry as a whole is making necessary preparations for the phasing out of methyl tert-butyl ether MTBE from reformulated gasoline by May.
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Other types of synthetic organic compounds - such as tert-butyl alcohol, which is not expected to be found naturally in groundwater - were also discovered.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE 2011
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Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline additive that is not used today, however it has been detected in water supplies as well as in most Americans 'bodies.
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The six most widespread chemicals identified, all of which are also highly dangerous, include polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDEs), acrylamide, mercury, and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE).
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It can be chemically converted to isooctane, which is a fuel that could be used to replace gasoline additive methyl tert-butyl ether (MBTE), which can be environmentally harmful.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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It can be chemically converted to isooctane, which is a fuel that could be used to replace gasoline additive methyl tert-butyl ether (MBTE), which can be environmentally harmful.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a gasoline additive that is not used today, however it has been detected in water supplies as well as in most Americans 'bodies.
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Christopher C. Cummins of MIT might have an answer in their general route to PR3 compounds that employs a titanium amide reducing reagent, Ti (NRRʹ) 3, where R is tert-butyl and Rʹ is dimethylphenyl.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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The six most widespread chemicals identified, all of which are also highly dangerous, include polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PDEs), acrylamide, mercury, and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE).
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