MTBE (methyl tert butyl ether)

Physical properties: colorless transparent, low viscosity, volatile liquid, has a special smell, oxygen content of the 18.2%
Toxicity: easy to integrate with water, can seep into the soil, destruction of underground water, stimulus response effects on the human body mainly in the upper respiratory tract, eyes, mucous membrane, long-term contact can make dry skin.
Synthesis: using methanol and isobutene as a raw material, using acid catalyst for the synthesis of
Use: gasoline additive, preparation of polymeric grade isobutylene important raw materials, raw materials of methacrolein and methacrylic acid