Dimethyl ether, which is also known as methoxymethane is a colorless gas used in different fuel and heating applications. The market for bio-based and synthetic dimethyl ether has been growing for the past decade and is expected to grow during the forecast period owing to its extensive usage in aerosol propellants, LPG blending, transportation, industrial, and domestic applications. Dimethyl ether is used in domestic and industrial applications as a substitute for propane in LPG. However, due to its high cetane number of 55, it is also used as a fuel in diesel engines and gas turbines compared to that of petroleum diesel fuel, which is 40–53. The diesel engine required only minor changes to burn the dimethyl ether.
Due to the simplicity of this short carbon chain compound, dimethyl ether meets even the most stringent emission regulations in Europe, the US, and Japan during combustion. A vehicle running on 100% dimethyl ether powered 589 km/liter (169.8 cm3/100 km) at the European ShellEco-Marathon, an unofficial mileage world championship, gas equal to a 50 cm3 2-stroke engine. In addition to winning, they smashed the 306 km/liter (326.8 cm3/100 km) old standing record. Dimethyl ether is a solvent and extraction agent at a low temperature that is applicable to advanced laboratory procedures. The utility is limited by its low ?23 ° C boiling point, but the same property enables its removal from mixtures of reaction.
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Dimethyl ether is the precursor to the useful alkylating agent, trimethyloxonium tetrafluoroborate. Dimethyl ether is a refrigerant with ASHRAE refrigerant designation R-E170. It is also used in refrigerant blends with ammonia, carbon dioxide, butane, and propene. A mixture of dimethyl ether and propane is used in some over-the-counter "freeze spray" products to treat warts, by freezing them. In this role, it has supplanted halocarbon compounds (Freon). Dimethyl ether is also a component of certain high temperature "MAP-plus" blowtorch gas blends, supplanting the use of methyl acetylene and propadiene mixtures. Dimethyl ether is also used as a propellant in aerosol products. Such products include hair spray, bug spray, and some aerosol glue products. Korea Gas Corp., Grillo-Werke AG, Oberon Fuels, Inc., Cayman Chemical Co., and Fuel DME Production Co., Ltd among others are the major providers of bio-based and synthetic dimethyl ether. The presence of major market players is further supporting the growth of bio-based and synthetic dimethyl ether market.
Bio-based and Synthetic Dimethyl Ether Market Segmentation
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Bio-based and Synthetic Dimethyl Ether Market – Segment by Region
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