{"id":12014,"date":"2026-05-04T15:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12014"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T10:31:36","slug":"dimethyl-ether-dme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dimethyl-ether-dme\/","title":{"rendered":"Dimethyl Ether"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dimethyl Ether Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), along with CSIR\u2013National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), is set to launch an industrial pilot project to produce dimethyl ether (DME) in Pune.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dimethyl Ether<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>synthetically produced alternative to diesel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for use in specially designed compression ignition diesel engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Properties of Dimethyl Ether\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>High Cetane Number<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has a very <\/span><b>high cetane number<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a measure of the <\/span><b>fuel\u2019s ignitibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in compression ignition engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under normal atmospheric conditions, DME is a colorless gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Clean Burning:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>burns cleaner,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> emitting <\/span><b>minimal amounts of soot, nitrogen oxides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and particulate matter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Thermal efficiency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It <\/span><b>exhibits thermal efficiency<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is comparable to traditional fuels, making it a viable substitute<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Alternate Fuel:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be a <\/span><b>viable alternative fuel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and engine technology to adapt to conventional diesel engines used in India\u2019s economy\u2019s agricultural and transport sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Application of Dimethyl Ether<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used extensively in the <\/span><b>chemical industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and as an aerosol propellant.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used in chemical industries and also to <\/span><b>produce dyes and plastics.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/business\/2026\/May\/03\/ongc-csir-ncl-to-launch-pilot-project-to-test-dimethyl-ether-as-lpg-alternative\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimethyl Ether is a clean alternative diesel fuel with high cetane value and low emissions. 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