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Scheme 2 Reactions associated with the EBHP process
Scheme 3 Reactions associated with the TBHP process
(ETBE). These ethers are used as octane-booster in gasoline that help gasoline burn
cleaner and reduce emission from automobiles. MTBE has a number of advantages
over other octane boosters such as lower content of benzene, formaldehyde, and
volatile organic compounds. MTBE is used as gasoline octane booster additive in
many parts of the world especially in India and China; however, its use in the USA
and Europe has been banned by laws. MTBE has a negative health effect if contaminated with groundwater due to spillage at gasoline stations and transportation.
C3-Based Petrochemicals: Recent Advances in Processes and Catalysts
Scheme 2 Reactions associated with the EBHP process
Scheme 3 Reactions associated with the TBHP process
(ETBE). These ethers are used as octane-booster in gasoline that help gasoline burn
cleaner and reduce emission from automobiles. MTBE has a number of advantages
over other octane boosters such as lower content of benzene, formaldehyde, and
volatile organic compounds. MTBE is used as gasoline octane booster additive in
many parts of the world especially in India and China; however, its use in the USA
and Europe has been banned by laws. MTBE has a negative health effect if contaminated with groundwater due to spillage at gasoline stations and transportation.
C3-Based Petrochemicals: Recent Advances in Processes and Catalysts