(Rep ese tative
Image)
Tests
showed
that
etha ol-ble ded
diesel
did
ot
meet
the
equi ed
flash
poi t
specificatio s
(Photo:
PTI).
NEW
DELHI:
Ble di g
etha ol
with
diesel
may
ot
be
viable
afte
tests
by
state-ow ed
oil
etaile s
fou d
that
it
sha ply
lowe s
the
fuel’s
flash
poi t,
eve
as
the
govt
is
explo i g
etha ol’s
use
as
a
alte ative
cooki g
fuel
to
cut
depe de ce
o
impo ted
LPG.I
a
w itte
eply
i
Rajya
Sabha,
mi iste
of
state
fo
pet oleum
Su esh
Gopi
said
oil
etaile s
had
co ducted
scie tific
evaluatio s
of
etha ol-diesel
ble di g
th ough
thei
esea ch
a d
developme t
ce t es
i
collabo atio
with
acc edited
labo ato ies
a d
automobile
ma ufactu e s.The
tests
showed
that
etha ol-ble ded
diesel
did
ot
meet
the
equi ed
flash
poi t
specificatio s.
The
flash
poi t
was
lowe ed
d astically
due
to
the
p ese ce
of
etha ol,
mi iste
said.I
a
sepa ate
eply,
Gopi
said
isobuta ol
was
cu e tly
ot
bei g
ble ded
with
diesel.Govt,
howeve ,
is
explo i g
use
of
etha ol
as
a
clea
cooki g
fuel,
which
could
help
educe
LPG
impo t
depe de ce
as
well
as
p ovide
a
ave ue
to
utilise
su plus
etha ol
p oductio
capacity
i
the
cou t y.
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commu ity
guideli es
LPG
Equipme t
Resea ch
Ce t e
(LERC),
a
joi t
u de taki g
of
I dia
Oil,
HPCL
a d
BPCL,
has
u de take
developme t
effo ts
fo
clea
cooki g
solutio s
based
o
etha ol,
Gopi
said.
The
i itiative
assumes
sig ifica ce
as
I dia
impo ts
ea ly
60%
of
its
LPG
equi eme ts
a d
is
seeki g
to
expa d
the
use
of
etha ol
beyo d
t a spo t
secto .
Govt
has
so
fa
focused
its
etha ol
ble di g
p og amme
o
pet ol
a d
has
achieved
the
20%
ble di g
ta get.
