It remains unclear how much of the methyl tertiary-butyl ether, or MTBE, leaked after the 600-foot chemical tanker Carla Maersk collided with the 623-foot bulk carrier Conti Peridot about 12:40 p ...

The South Tahoe Public Utility District has a name for its pain. It’s called MTBE. A synthetic chemical oxygenate, MTBE is a gasoline additive which comprises 11 percent of the gasoline used in ...

High levels of MTBE have caused cancer and other problems in laboratory animals, but the chemical’s effects on humans are unknown, according to the EPA’s Web site. The real concern ...

The global market for Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE) was valued at US$17.5 ... Coverage of major players such as China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC), Emirates National Oil Company ...

“Currently, preliminary investigations suggest that the tragedy, which claimed 17 lives and injured several others, was caused by the leakage of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) solvent from a ...

The distilled solvent which leaked was identified as Methylene Tertiary Butyl Ether or MTBE, a flammable liquid used as an additive in unleaded gasoline to achieve more efficient burning ...

Hyderabad: The massive explosion at the Escientia Advanced Sciences factory located in Atchutapuram special economic zone in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district that killed 17 people on ...

China’s exports of a chemical used to improve the quality ... Exports of a group of chemicals that includes methyl tert-butyl ether, known as MTBE, rose to about 87,400 tons in May, according ...

“A solvent – MTBE (Methy Tertiary Butyl Ether) – had leaked and the workers tried to plug the leak. Gas formed and spread from the third floor to the lower floors of the building. Before the ...

The blast at the at a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturing unit of Escientia Advanced Sciences at Atchutapuram in Anakapalli district occurred when workers at the factory on August 21, 2024 ...