Dimethyl Ether:
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.
- It is a synthetically produced alternative to diesel for use in specially designed compression ignition diesel engines.
- It has a very high cetane number, which is a measure of the fuel’s ignitibility in compression ignition engines.
- Under normal atmospheric conditions, DME is a colorless gas.
- It burns cleaner, emitting minimal amounts of soot, nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur oxides (SOx), and particulate matter.
- Furthermore, DME exhibits thermal efficiency that is comparable to traditional fuels, making it a viable substitute
- It can be a viable alternative fuel and engine technology to adapt to conventional diesel engines used in India’s agricultural and transport sectors.
- Application of Dimethyl Ether:
- It is used extensively in the chemical industry and as an aerosol propellant.
- It is used in chemical industries and also to produce dyes and plastics.
