Handbook of MTBE and Other Gasoline Oxygenates

edited by S. Halim Hamid

• Includes conclusions drawn from an independent Stanford Research Institute review of the University of California, Davis, report on MTBE

• Discusses the outlook for future production and consumption of MTBE and other oxygenates worldwide

• Examines recent shifts in MTBE stance assumed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

This authoritative handbook presents the outlook for future production and consumption of MTBE and other oxygenates worldwide and studies new catalytic systems and modern methods for the synthesis and commercial production of methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) and related ethers.

The scope of this sophisticated guide extends from process chemistry fundamentals and reaction kinetics to environmental remediation technologies and industry responses to conflicting calls for MTBE phase-out and higher-octane products.

Well-illustrated with over 200 figures and tables, Handbook of MTBE and Other Gasoline Oxygenates details bioremediation, air stripping, and oxidation and adsorption processes for MTBE removal.

Contents

1. Introduction
1. Properties of MTBE and MTBE-Gasoline Blends
   2. Properties of MTBE and Other Oxygenates
   3. Blending Properties of MTBE and Other Oxygenates in Gasoline

2. Synthesis and Production of Ethers
   4. Zeolites as Catalysts for Ether Synthesis
   5. Fluorinated Zeolite-Based Catalysts
   6. Heteropolyacids as Catalysts for MTBE Synthesis
   7. Ethanol-Based Oxygenates from Biomass
   8. Catalytic Distillation Technology Applied to Ether Production
   9. Commercial Production of Ethers

3. Kinetics and Thermodynamics of MTBE Reaction
   10. Kinetics of tertiary-Alkyl Ether Synthesis
   11. Thermodynamics of Ether Production

4. Remediation and Fate of MTBE in Water
   12. Air Control Technologies for MTBE: Bioremediation Aspects of MTBE
   13. MTBE Removal by Air Stripping and Advanced Oxidation Processes
   14. Adsorption Process for the Removal of MTBE from Drinking Water

5. Impact of MTBE Phaseout on the Refining and Petrochemical Industries
   15. Impact of MTBE Phaseout on the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries

Index

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