{"id":63182,"date":"2026-06-03T12:59:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=63182"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:10:12","slug":"isobutanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/isobutanol\/","title":{"rendered":"Isobutanol"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Isobutanol Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian government is likely to introduce a mandate permitting blending isobutanol with diesel by the end of this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Isobutanol<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also called <\/span><b>isobutyl alcohol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is an alcohol with the <\/span><b>chemical formula C\u2084H\u2081\u2080O<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one of the <\/span><b>four isomers of butanol.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Properties of Isobutanol<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a clear, <\/span><b>colorless liquid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a characteristic odor.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is only <\/span><b>moderately soluble in water.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>very flammable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and has a flash point that is only slightly above normal room temperatures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>vapors are heavier than air<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can spread unnoticed along the ground.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be made from ethanol using <\/span><b>fermentation processes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Isobutanol\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is used as a solvent in <\/span><b>the flavor, fragrance, pharmaceutical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and pesticide industries and as a chemical manufacturing ingredient for products such as lacquer, paint strippers, paint primer, and craft paints.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an approved food additive and is also <\/span><b>naturally occurring in some foods<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and many alcoholic beverages.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isobutanol may also be used <\/span><b>as a biofuel because,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like ethanol, it can be manufactured from plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It possesses some favorable properties that make it an <\/span><b>attractive fuel for internal combustion engines.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Isobutanol <\/span><b>is less corrosive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than ethanol and <\/span><b>is much less hygroscopic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which enables it to be transported using the existing fuel infrastructure.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/after-e20-push-in-petrol-diesel-isobutanol-blend-mandate-likely-this-year-heres-what-that-means-101780315919338.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isobutanol is an alcohol with the chemical formula C\u2084H\u2081\u2080O and one of the four isomers of butanol. 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