Is MTBE used in gasoline?
MTBE(methyl tertiary-butyl ether) is a chemical compound that is manufactured by the chemical reaction of methanol and isobutylene. MTBE is produced in very large quantities (over 200,000 barrels per day in the U.S. in 1999) and is almost exclusively used as a fuel additive in motor gasoline.
It is widely used as a solvent in industry where, for safety and regulatory reasons, handling diethyl ether or other ethers is much more difficult and expensive. MTBE as a solvent is used in the oil refining industry as a method for dewaxing waxy petroleum fractions.
Methyl tert-butyl ether was first used commercially in Europe in 1973 for gasoline blending. It has been used in the United States since 1979, mainly as an octane enhancer in gasoline. It is the main oxygenate, which was present in 1997 in more than 30% of gasoline sold in the United States
What is the role of MTBE?
MTBE is used in the fuel industry as an additive to increase the octane number. Conventionally, it is produced from a chemical reaction of methanol and isobutene.
What are the benefits of MTBE?
MTBE replaced lead as an octane enhancer to help prevent gasoline engines from "knocking." MTBE is known as an oxygenate because it raises the oxygen content of gasoline. Oxygen helps gasoline burn more completely, thereby reducing harmful tailpipe emissions from motor vehicles.
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