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Aquasonolysis of Ether – Effect of Frequency and Acoustic Power of Ultrasound
Author(s) -
Ondruschka B.,
Lifka J.,
Hofmann J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4125(200007)23:7<588::aid-ceat588>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - ether , raw material , ultrasound , chemistry , contamination , pulp and paper industry , organic chemistry , waste management , environmental chemistry , environmental science , acoustics , engineering , physics , ecology , biology
Methyl‐ tert ‐butylether (MTBE), ethyl‐ ter ‐butylether (ETBE) and tert ‐amylmethylether (TAME) are generally accepted on the market as antiknock agents (additives) and even as a feedstock of the chemical industry, but are associated with environmental dangers, including contamination of ground water. The authors present a method to remove low concentrations of these ethers with ultrasound.