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No,
That would be MMT, a manganese based octane improver used instead of lead.
It has less harmful effects than lead, but is still bad.
Cheers
Fred
Enga
I remember hearing something about toxic fuel
additives here in Canada years ago. The story was basically that an
additive was known to be harmful and present in exhaust emissions (or some
harmful byproduct of combustion of the additive) and it was still being used
and the manufacturer was aware of it but declined to comment. The
company was Ethyl corporation. I just checked their website( http://www.ethyl.com/Operations/index.htm
) but they don't say anything much other than listing gasoline performance
additives as a product. Is it MTBE? does anyone
know?
Joe
subramanian D.V wrote:
Thanks keith, I raised the matter as the petroleum marketing companies
are introducing slightly costlier petrol with brand names "extra mile",
"speed petrol" and "premium petrol" etc. the distributors are unable to say
what is the additive. The marketing company websites are equally vague. And
now a reputed marketing company imports a huge qty of MTBE , the value added
petrol is suspect and the citizens must know the hazards associated with it.
Regards
Hello
Subramanian
Not of direct use, like Juan's reply, but this might be
useful -
factsheet and other resources on MTBE as an oxygenate
additive:
http://journeytoforever.org/ethanol_mtbe.html
MTBE
Fact Sheet
Best wishes
Keith
>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
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