{"id":376,"date":"2026-08-11T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=376"},"modified":"2026-08-11T14:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:15:02","slug":"ethanol-diesel-blending-may-not-be-viable-tests-flag-sharp-drop-in-flash-point-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"Ethanol-diesel blending may not be viable, tests flag sharp drop in flash point | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133154228,imgsize-193758,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ethanol-blended-diesel-fails-safety-tests-as-flash-point-drops-sharply.jpg\" alt=\"Ethanol-diesel blending may not be viable, tests flag sharp drop in flash point\" title=\"(Representative Image) Tests showed that ethanol-blended diesel did not meet the required flash point specifications (Photo: PTI).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"(Representative Image) Tests showed that ethanol-blended diesel did not meet the required flash point specifications (Photo: PTI).\">(Representative Image) Tests showed that ethanol-blended diesel did not meet the required flash point specifications (Photo: PTI).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"0\"\/>NEW DELHI: Blending ethanol with diesel may not be viable after tests by state-owned oil retailers found that it sharply lowers the fuel\u2019s flash point, even as the govt is exploring ethanol\u2019s use as an alternative cooking fuel to cut dependence on imported LPG.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, minister of state for petroleum Suresh Gopi said oil retailers had conducted scientific evaluations of ethanol-diesel blending through their research and development centres in collaboration with accredited laboratories and automobile manufacturers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The tests showed that ethanol-blended diesel did not meet the required flash point specifications. The flash point was lowered drastically due to the presence of ethanol, minister said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>In a separate reply, Gopi said isobutanol was currently not being blended with diesel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Govt, however, is exploring use of ethanol as a clean cooking fuel, which could help reduce LPG import dependence as well as provide an avenue to utilise surplus ethanol production capacity in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>LPG Equipment Research Centre (LERC), a joint undertaking of Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL, has undertaken development efforts for clean cooking solutions based on ethanol, Gopi said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The initiative assumes significance as India imports nearly 60% of its LPG requirements and is seeking to expand the use of ethanol beyond transport sector. Govt has so far focused its ethanol blending programme on petrol and has achieved the 20% blending target.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/ethanol-diesel-blending-may-not-be-viable-tests-flag-sharp-drop-in-flash-point\/articleshow\/133154106.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Representative Image) Tests showed that ethanol-blended diesel did not meet the required flash point specifications (Photo: PTI). NEW DELHI: Blending ethanol with diesel may not be viable after tests by state-owned oil retailers found that it sharply lowers the fuel&rsquo;s flash point, even as the govt is exploring ethanol&rsquo;s use as an alternative cooking fuel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-376","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}