SABIC® Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE)

Description

Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is a volatile, flammable and colorless liquid with a distinctive mild odor. Its principal characteristics are miscibility with gasoline, low blending vapor pressure and distillation properties. MTBE is slightly soluble in water without phase separation problems. Compared to other oxygenated fuels, it has lower blending density, lower blending vapor pressure and no corrosion problems.