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*[https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/fuels/multimedia/meetings/dmetierireport_feb2015.pdf "California Dimethyl Ether Multimedia Evaluation" ]
*[https://ww3.arb.ca.gov/fuels/multimedia/meetings/dmetierireport_feb2015.pdf "California Dimethyl Ether Multimedia Evaluation" ]
*[https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/the-developing-dme-market-what-it-means-for-lpg/ A "LP Gas Magazine" Article Titled "The developing DME market: What it means for LPG" ]
*[https://www.lpgasmagazine.com/the-developing-dme-market-what-it-means-for-lpg/ A "LP Gas Magazine" Article Titled "The developing DME market: What it means for LPG" ]
*[https://www.transportengineer.org.uk/content/features/what-happened-to-dme/ An Article in “Transport Engineer” titled “What Happened to DME” ]
**TLDR: Typical “Chicken and the Egg” issue of Novel [[Fuel Economies]]
***Industry won’t make things that use it due to lack of infrastructure…no infrastructure due to “lack of demand”
*[http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/story/2013/06/volvo-thinks-the-fuel-of-the-future-is-dme-and-it-s-almost-here.aspx An article in "Trucking Info . Com" Titled "Volvo Thinks the Fuel of the Future is DME – and It’s Almost Here"]
*[http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/story/2013/06/volvo-thinks-the-fuel-of-the-future-is-dme-and-it-s-almost-here.aspx An article in "Trucking Info . Com" Titled "Volvo Thinks the Fuel of the Future is DME – and It’s Almost Here"]
*[https://www.aboutdme.org/index.asp?sid=48  "International DME Association: About DME"] (Dead Link)
*[https://www.aboutdme.org/index.asp?sid=48  "International DME Association: About DME"] (Dead Link)

Latest revision as of 12:32, 7 January 2025

Basics

  • (From energy.gov) Dimethyl ether (DME) is a synthetically produced hydrocarbon, comparable to Propane / LPG
  • It can be an alternative to diesel for use in specially designed (or sufficiently modified existing) Compression Ignition Engines ( Diesel Engines )
  • It is also used as a low-temperature solvent and extraction agent
  • Under normal atmospheric conditions, DME is a colorless gas
  • It is used extensively in the chemical industry and as an aerosol propellant
  • Dimethyl ether requires about 75 pounds per square inch (psi) of pressure to be in liquid form
    • Because of this, DME's handling requirements are similar to those of propane—both must be kept in pressurized storage tanks at an ambient temperature

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