Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water

Irina Levchuk; Amit Bhatnagar; Mika Sillanpää

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.037

Overview of technologies for removal of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) from water

Sci Total Environ. 2014 Apr 1:476-477:415-33. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.037. Epub 2014 Jan 30.

Authors

Irina Levchuk¹, Amit Bhatnagar², Mika Sillanpää³

Affiliations

¹ 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.
² Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Linnaeus University, SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden.
³ Laboratory of Green Chemistry, Department of Energy and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Technology, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Sammonkatu 12, FI-50130 Mikkeli, Finland.

PMID: 24486497
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.037

Abstract

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.

Keywords: MTBE; Methyl tert-butyl ether removal; Review; Water treatment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Drinking Water / chemistry*
Methyl Ethers / analysis
Methyl Ethers / chemistry*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical / chemistry*
Water Purification / methods*

Substances

Drinking Water
Methyl Ethers
Water Pollutants, Chemical
methyl tert-butyl ether