Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water.
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.
Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Department of Energy and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130 Mikkeli, Finland. Electronic address: irina.levchuk@lut.fi.
Irina
I
Levchuk
Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden.
Amit
A
Bhatnagar
Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Department of Energy and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130 Mikkeli, Finland.
Mika
M
Sillanpää
D060766:Drinking Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D008738:Methyl Ethers / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
D060766:Drinking Water; D008738:Methyl Ethers; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C043243:methyl tert-butyl ether
MTBE; Methyl tert-butyl ether removal; Review; Water treatment