MTBE
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Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE) is an ether compound used as a gasoline blending component to raise the oxygen content of gasoline. MTBE is made by combining isobutylene (from various refining and chemical processes) and methanol (usually made from natural gas).
- US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy — Glossary of Energy-Related Terms retrieved 2014-05-26