MTBE cleanup begins

摘要

A researcher at Washington University,St.Louis,has found a way to remove methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from water by oxidizing it with a nanostructured form of titanium dioxide.Pratim Biswas,professor of environmental engineering science and director of the Environmental Engineering Science Program at the university,says the nanostructured titanium dioxide is "tuned" to a size of about 35 nm,which is optimal for oxidizing MTBE - bulk titanium dioxide will not be as effective in converting the pollutant.