{"id":22404,"date":"2026-04-11T12:17:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T06:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=22404"},"modified":"2026-04-11T13:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:13:54","slug":"methanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/methanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Methanol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Methanol Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Deendayal Port Authority (Kandla Port) has advanced its methanol bunkering capabilities, positioning itself as a key player in India\u2019s energy transition efforts and global green shipping corridors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Methanol<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>known as wood alcohol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the simplest alcohol (CH3OH).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Production<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This fuel is <\/span><b>generally produced by steam-reforming natural gas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to create a synthesis gas. Feeding this synthesis gas into a reactor with a catalyst produces methanol and water vapor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Properties<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It appears as a <\/span><b>colorless fairly volatile liquid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>faintly sweet pungent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> odor like that of ethyl alcohol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>completely mix with water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>high-octane,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> clean-burning fuel that is a potentially important substitute for gasoline in automotive vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Used to <\/span><b>make chemicals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to <\/span><b>remove water from automotive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and aviation fuels, as a solvent for paints and plastics, and as an ingredient in a wide variety of products.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Benefits of Methanol<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methanol can be an alternative to conventional transportation fuels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lower production cost: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methanol is <\/span><b>cheap to produce<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> relative to other alternative fuels.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Improved safety: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methanol has <\/span><b>a lower risk of flammability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> compared to gasoline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Increased energy security: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Methanol can be manufactured from a variety of domestic carbon-based feedstocks, such as biomass, natural gas, and coal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2250569&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1#:~:text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Methanol, also known as wood alcohol, is the simplest alcohol (CH3OH). 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