US refiners choose variety of routes to MTBE

Journal Article · Mon Sep 07 04:00:00 EDT 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6984515

Rhodes, A K

This paper reports that refiners and merchant manufacturers in the U.S. are gearing up to produce the large volumes of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) needed to comply with oxygenated gasoline requirements. The 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act Amendments specify that, as of the first of this coming November, gasoline containing a minimum of 2.7 wt % oxygen must be sold in 39 CO-nonattainment cities. Refiners and others are scurrying to bring MTBE capacity on line in time to meet this requirement. Many U.S. refiners already have some operating MTBE capacity, but this will not be nearly enough to meet the looming increase in demand. As a result, additional capacity is being constructed worldwide.

• OSTI ID: 6984515
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:36; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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