Open AccessThe Effective Increase of Aquasonolysis of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
Author(s) -
Lifka J.,
Ondruschka B.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/1618-2863(20021105)2:11<340::aid-elsc340>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - oxygenate , hydrogen peroxide , ether , sonochemistry , chemistry , aqueous solution , methyl tert butyl ether , degradation (telecommunications) , oxygen , organic chemistry , ozone , nuclear chemistry , catalysis , telecommunications , computer science
Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) is one of the most commonly used fuel oxygenates. Studying the sonolysis of an aqueous fuel mixture, the increase in effectiveness of the aquasonolysis was lower than that for the individual substances. This result can be attributed to a higher initial concentration of the educts. A possible reaction mechanism is given for the products of the sonochemical degradation of MTBE in presence of ozone and hydrogen peroxide.