ABSTRACT
M ateria ls . Tert-bu ty l m e thy l e th e r (M T B E , A ld rich , 9 9 .8 % , an h y d ro u s) and 2M e th y l-2 -p ro p an o l (te rf-b u tan o l, F ish e r S c ien tific , c e rtified ) w ere o b ta in ed at the h ig h est p u rity av a ilab le an d u sed as rece iv ed . S o lu tio n s o f M T B E w ere p rep a red in a 4 ,6 0 0 g a llo n s ta in le ss steel tan k truck . P o tab le w ate r w as ad d ed to th e tru ck w ith a p re -d e te rm in ed am o u n t o f M T B E ad d ed as th e ta n k e r w as b e in g filled .
