(인도)에탄올과 디젤 혼합을 의무화할 계획은 아직 없다

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No plan to mandate blending of ethanol with diesel: Hardeep Singh Puri

No plan to mandate blending of ethanol with diesel: Hardeep Singh Puri
에탄올과 디젤 혼합을 의무화할 계획은 아직 없다: 석유천연가스부 장관 하립 싱푸리
Business Standard  Jun 29.2024  (요약)
 
The government on Monday said the blending of ethanol with diesel is still at an experimental stage, and there is no plan, at present, to mandate it, as initial tests showed the formation of deposits in fuel tanks and other implications.
인도 정부는 에탄올과 디젤의 혼합이 아직 실험 단계에 있으며, 초기 테스트에서 연료 탱크에 침전물이 형성되는 등 여러 문제가 발생하여 현재로서는 의무화할 계획이 없다고 밝혔다.
 
"The initial tests have shown that there would be a reduction of flashpoint to 15 degrees Celsius with a 5 per cent ethanol blend and we require material compatibility. Equally, fuel stability and oxidation stability. There would be the formation of deposits in the fuel tank and there are series of other implications that follow," Puri informed.
디젤에 5% 에탄올을 혼합한 초기 테스트에서 인화점이 15도 감소했기 때문에 원료 변경이 필요하다고 결론지었다. 연료의 안정성과 산화 안정성 또한 중요하다. 연료 탱크에 침전물이 형성될 가능성이 있으며, 이로 인해 다양한 문제가 발생할 수 있다고 석유천연가스부 장관이 언급했다.
 
However, the minister cautioned that "to do this, in the case of diesel, we have to be very careful that it does not raise vulnerability on safety, on compatibility with the equipment, etc". "I would, at this stage therefore, say that the way forward is conducting further tests, issue some stability of ED blend which (we) need to address and several other steps which we are presently undertaking," he added.
장관은 디젤의 안전성과 장비 호환성에 대한 취약점이 발생하지 않도록 주의를 기울여야 한다고 강조했다. 그는 추가적인 테스트를 수행해야 할 필요성을 언급하며, ED 블렌드의 안정성 문제와 현재 진행 중인 다른 단계들에 대한 추가 발표를 예고했다.
 
의견: 가솔린의 옥탄가와 디젤의 세탄가는 서로 다른 개념이며, 가솔린(점화엔진)과 디젤(압축 착화엔진)은 성질이 다르기 때문에 에탄올이나 메탄올을 디젤과 혼합하여 사용하기 위해서는 혼합 원료의 구성에 변화를 주는 시도가 필요합니다. 인도는 이 문제는 상당한 연구와 시간이 요구될 것입니다.