Influence of methyl-tert-amyl ether on the ecological properties of motor gasoline
The article discusses the causes of the harmful effects of gasoline with high-octane oxygen-containing additives (oxygenates) on the environment. Calculations were made of the loss of environmental gasoline of environmental "class 5" during storage and filling in the version without the addition of oxygenates, with the addition of tert amyl methyl ether (TAME) and with the addition of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). Comparative characteristics of the effect of octane-enhancing additives TAME and MTBE on the environmental properties of gasoline are presented. The environmental aspects of the use of tert amyl methyl ether in gasoline are analyzed. The prospects of using tert amyl methyl ether as an effective high-octane additive to motor gasoline, which can become a good alternative to the most common high-octane methyl tert-butyl ether additive in the Russian Federation, are determined.