Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water

Irina Levchuk; Amit Bhatnagar; Mika Sillanpää

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.037

Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water

Irina Levchuk, Amit Bhatnagar, Mika Sillanpää

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Abstract

Wide use of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) as fuel oxygenates leads to worldwide environment contamination with this compound basically due to fuel leaks from storage or pipelines. Presence of MTBE in drinking water is of high environmental and social concern. Existing methods for MTBE removal from water have a number of limitations which can be possibly overcome in the future with use of emerging technologies. This work aims to provide an updated overview of recent developments in technologies for MTBE removal from water.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	415-433
Number of pages	19
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	476-477
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.037
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

MTBE
Methyl tert-butyl ether removal
Review
Water treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Environmental Engineering
Environmental Chemistry
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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