Around 25 US states have issued bans (total or partial) on the use of MTBE as an oxygenate in gasoline, implemented gradually since the 2000s due to serious groundwater contamination problems. The remaining states, while not prohibiting its use, have gradually phased it out, facilitating the energy transition from 2000 to the present without major controversy. In Mexico, the discussion of replacing MTBE with ethanol in fuel blends to increase ox…
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Around 25 US states have issued bans (total or partial) on the use of MTBE as an oxygenate in gasoline, implemented gradually since the 2000s due to serious groundwater contamination problems. The remaining states, while not prohibiting its use, have gradually phased it out, facilitating the energy transition from 2000 to the present without major controversy. In Mexico, the discussion of replacing MTBE with ethanol in fuel blends to increase ox…