Drinking water out of a 24 year old Ether Bottle I have an empty aluminum Ether bottle (Shipping name diethyl Ether) that I'd like to use as a large drinking bottle as this is thick aluminum. Is it dangerous? Here is some of the info on the bottle.


  Chemical Composition: (C-2 H-5)2-O f.w.74.12.
  
  Name:  Ether Purified (For Fat Extraction)
  
  Other: Mallinckrodt (Brand?)
   5.51 lb
  
  0884
  
  Diethyl Ether 60-29-7
  
  Ethyl Alcohol 64-17-5
Mallinckrodt is the chemical manufacturer. The ethanol is added to the ether to prevent peroxides from forming in the ether (like an antioxidant). If you wash and rinse the container thoroughly a few times, then it should be fine.