Subramanian. You can also try the web pages of MTBE manufacturers, where they can explain other applications apart from its use as octane enhancer. One leading company back in the '80s was ARCO.
Anyhow, for sure, there is no large tonnage application for MTBE, other than as octane enhancer. Best regards. Marcelino ----- Mensaje original ----- De: Juan Boveda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fecha: Lunes, Agosto 29, 2005 10:30 am Asunto: Re: [Biofuel] Query on MTBE > Hello Subramanian. > For the possibles uses of MTBE try a search at the United States > Patent > Office using MTBE or Methyl Terbutyl Ether. > > www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html > > www.uspto.gov/netahtml/search-bool.html > > It might be a lot but select for chemical synthesis using MTBE as > one of > the reacting compounds, specially if you know or are able to know, > that > they have at least a chemical reactor for organic synthesis. With > that > information you could look for the line of products from that > 'reputed oil > refining and marketing company' and guest if they can use in some > of them. > So, you will be somehow ready for the answer 'we use it for that > products, > not for gasoline'. > Regards. > > Juan > > -----Original Message----- > From: subramanian D.V [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28/08 2005 10:18 AM > For: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Subject: [Biofuel] Query on MTBE > > > Hello Members, > > MTBE - Methyl tertiary butyl ether - an oxygenate for blending > with > gasoline in U.S around 1990, acquired a bad reputation quickly > because of > its capacity for polluting the environment and affecting human > beings. I > understand that the groundwater in most parts of US has been > polluted with > MTBE to varying degrees; it was banned in certain States of US for > mixing > with gasoline. > > It is banned in India too, as an oxygenate. Can any of you tell me > what > could be the possible use of MTBE other than as an oxygenate > additive when > a reputed oil refining and marketing company buys 10 tmt of MTBE > from VITOL > traders. I want to be doubly sure before raising this in the > Indian > Press.Thank you. > > Regards, > > Subramanian > > > > _______________________________________________ > Biofuel mailing list > Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 > messages):http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
