MTBE, synthetic resin adsorbents with high surface area and tun- able pore structure have proved to be the promising candidates .
Synthetic carbonaceous resins Ambersorb 563 and 572 were found to have adsorption capacities three to five times greater than activated carbon Filtrasorb 400 at an MTBE equilibrium concentra- tion of 1 mg/l .
Shih et al. concluded that Ambersorb 563 was a superior adsorbent for the removal of MTBE from drinking water in terms of adsorbent usage rate, integrated column capacity and the cost. Synthetic polymeric resins Amberlite XAD-4, XAD-7 and Optipore L493 were also found to be effective for the adsorption of aqueous MTBE