{"id":12014,"date":"2026-03-16T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=12014"},"modified":"2026-03-16T16:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:48:13","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;\">The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research- National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL) in collaboration with a processing engineering partner is ready to scale up the Dimethyl Ether technology to an industrial scale demonstration.<\/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\"><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 fuel\u2019s ignitibility in compression ignition engines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under <\/span><b>normal atmospheric conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, DME <\/span><b>is a colorless gas.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It burns cleaner, <\/span><b>emitting 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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, DME <\/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\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be a <\/span><b>viable alternative fuel and engine technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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 <\/span><b>extensively in the 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 produce dyes and plastics.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/pune\/csir-ncl-dme-technology-lpg-shortage-alternative-india-10580621\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dimethyl Ether is a synthetically produced alternative to diesel for use in specially designed compression ignition diesel engines. 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