No, that would be methyl tertial butyl ether (MTBE).
Deano
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Hooper [mailto:mhooper@pix-cinema.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:47 PM
To: 'Randall Young'; TR List
Subject: RE: Octane Boosters
Is this the same poison that the company has used the free trade agreement
with Canada to block Canadians removing from the gasoline due to health
risks?
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Randall Young [mailto:Ryoung@navcomtech.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 12:01 PM
To: TR List
Subject: RE: Octane Boosters
> MMT; is that Methyl Cyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl (CAS Number
> 12108-13-3)? Just wondering??
Yup, that's the stuff, although most sources spell Methylcyclopentadienyl as
one word (which is why it's not called MCMT <g>).
FWIW, here's the US EPA's comments on it's use as a gasoline additive :
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/regs/fuels/additive/mmt_cmts.htm
and a not-so-brief history of it's rather checkered past:
http://www.nrtee-trnee.ca/eng/programs/Current_Programs/Health/MMT_e.htm
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