International oil prices have entered an upward path, and refined oil prices will rise further. Analysts believe that this gives opportunities for the development of alternative products such as methanol and gasoline, which have a cost advantage and are clean energy, compared to ethanol gasoline, Dimethyl ether blended with diesel, the promotion of low-proportion methanol gasoline is more promising, but the relevant standards need to be introduced.
The low proportion of standards introduced a greater resistance Although individual provinces and cities have long been promoting methanol gasoline pilot, but overall the promotion of methanol gasoline in the country is still relatively slow. The industry believes that the key to the promotion of methanol gasoline is the introduction of relevant standards. At present, the standard of high-proportion methanol gasoline has been introduced, but due to the transformation of the engine, the promotion will not be so fast; the introduction of low-scale standards will impact on PetroChina and Sinopec. As the interests of the oil giants, the resistance is relatively large, so it has not been announced.
The promotion of methanol-gasoline can relieve the pressure of rising oil prices on the people, and will also effectively solve the problem of excess capacity that has plagued the methanol industry. Data show that in 2010, the methanol production capacity reached about 42 million tons, the output exceeded 15 million tons, and the apparent consumption exceeded 20 million tons; in the first 11 months of 2010, the apparent consumption of gasoline was about 65.05 million tons, according to the blending of 15% Calculated from methanol gasoline, if you replace all regular gasoline, it will consume more than 9.7 million tons of methanol.
The promotion of low-proportion methanol gasoline has met with some deficiencies such as toxic methanol and corrosion of engines. However, an expert from China National Petroleum Corporation [11.39 1.33%] and the Chemical Industry Federation stated that in 2006, the relevant national authorities had already demonstrated this. Although these problems existed, they could be solved through certain methods, with low proportions of blending. There is no technical problem.
An industry source once revealed to a reporter from the China Securities Journal that methanol blended gasoline is a practice that many private gas stations have already adopted. PetroChina and Sinopec gas stations will certainly not do so because it will affect the quality of their main business products. Sales.
Judging from the attitude of the relevant government departments, the further promotion of methanol gasoline is imperative. Gao Guoyun, an analyst at China National Chemical Network, said that there are eight provinces and cities in China that have issued local standards for methanol gasoline. Among them, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang and other local governments are still leading the effort. Recently, there were news from the workshop that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology decided to launch a pilot project for the operation of a high proportion of methanol-gasoline vehicles in Shanghai, Shaanxi, and Shanxi. It started in May.
Dimethyl ether blended diesel is still difficult to promote the promotion of downstream methanol as a clean alternative energy development of dimethyl ether has also been high hopes for the market, analysts believe that the short-term promotion is still relatively difficult, the need for policy support and engine technology.
The dimethyl ether industry is similar to methanol, and there is also a serious problem of overcapacity. The dimethyl ether standard for urban fuel gas will be formally implemented on July 1, 2011, which indicates that the road to dimethyl ether mixed with liquefied gas will be sealed. Death, excess capacity will be further exacerbated, and the expansion of new downstream applications is imminent.
In the long run, dimethyl ether is promising as a vehicle alternative fuel. Zhou Cuiping, an analyst at China Chemical Network, said that dimethyl ether has a higher cetane number than diesel fuel and has excellent compression properties, making it ideal for compression ignition engines. The replacement of diesel with dimethyl ether can reduce nitrogen oxide emissions and achieve smokeless combustion. It is an ideal clean fuel for diesel engines. Because dimethyl ether has a high combustion value, dimethyl ether is used as a fuel for automobiles. The power of the engine can be increased by 10% to 15%, the thermal efficiency can be increased by 2% to 3%, the noise can be reduced by 10% to 15%, and the automobile exhaust gas does not need to be catalyzed. In order to achieve a high standard of Euro III emission standards, the conversion process can be achieved.
In 2007, the first batch of 10 DME buses were launched in Shanghai; in 2009, Linyi decided to select 19 bus routes within the urban area as the demonstration operation route for DME fuel city buses for a period of 5 years. However, there has been no update on the use of dimethyl ether in automobiles. The industry believes that technology may not be the major bottleneck, the key is the policy attitude is not clear.
The low proportion of standards introduced a greater resistance Although individual provinces and cities have long been promoting methanol gasoline pilot, but overall the promotion of methanol gasoline in the country is still relatively slow. The industry believes that the key to the promotion of methanol gasoline is the introduction of relevant standards. At present, the standard of high-proportion methanol gasoline has been introduced, but due to the transformation of the engine, the promotion will not be so fast; the introduction of low-scale standards will impact on PetroChina and Sinopec. As the interests of the oil giants, the resistance is relatively large, so it has not been announced.
The promotion of methanol-gasoline can relieve the pressure of rising oil prices on the people, and will also effectively solve the problem of excess capacity that has plagued the methanol industry. Data show that in 2010, the methanol production capacity reached about 42 million tons, the output exceeded 15 million tons, and the apparent consumption exceeded 20 million tons; in the first 11 months of 2010, the apparent consumption of gasoline was about 65.05 million tons, according to the blending of 15% Calculated from methanol gasoline, if you replace all regular gasoline, it will consume more than 9.7 million tons of methanol.
The promotion of low-proportion methanol gasoline has met with some deficiencies such as toxic methanol and corrosion of engines. However, an expert from China National Petroleum Corporation [11.39 1.33%] and the Chemical Industry Federation stated that in 2006, the relevant national authorities had already demonstrated this. Although these problems existed, they could be solved through certain methods, with low proportions of blending. There is no technical problem.
An industry source once revealed to a reporter from the China Securities Journal that methanol blended gasoline is a practice that many private gas stations have already adopted. PetroChina and Sinopec gas stations will certainly not do so because it will affect the quality of their main business products. Sales.
Judging from the attitude of the relevant government departments, the further promotion of methanol gasoline is imperative. Gao Guoyun, an analyst at China National Chemical Network, said that there are eight provinces and cities in China that have issued local standards for methanol gasoline. Among them, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang and other local governments are still leading the effort. Recently, there were news from the workshop that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology decided to launch a pilot project for the operation of a high proportion of methanol-gasoline vehicles in Shanghai, Shaanxi, and Shanxi. It started in May.
Dimethyl ether blended diesel is still difficult to promote the promotion of downstream methanol as a clean alternative energy development of dimethyl ether has also been high hopes for the market, analysts believe that the short-term promotion is still relatively difficult, the need for policy support and engine technology.
The dimethyl ether industry is similar to methanol, and there is also a serious problem of overcapacity. The dimethyl ether standard for urban fuel gas will be formally implemented on July 1, 2011, which indicates that the road to dimethyl ether mixed with liquefied gas will be sealed. Death, excess capacity will be further exacerbated, and the expansion of new downstream applications is imminent.
In the long run, dimethyl ether is promising as a vehicle alternative fuel. Zhou Cuiping, an analyst at China Chemical Network, said that dimethyl ether has a higher cetane number than diesel fuel and has excellent compression properties, making it ideal for compression ignition engines. The replacement of diesel with dimethyl ether can reduce nitrogen oxide emissions and achieve smokeless combustion. It is an ideal clean fuel for diesel engines. Because dimethyl ether has a high combustion value, dimethyl ether is used as a fuel for automobiles. The power of the engine can be increased by 10% to 15%, the thermal efficiency can be increased by 2% to 3%, the noise can be reduced by 10% to 15%, and the automobile exhaust gas does not need to be catalyzed. In order to achieve a high standard of Euro III emission standards, the conversion process can be achieved.
In 2007, the first batch of 10 DME buses were launched in Shanghai; in 2009, Linyi decided to select 19 bus routes within the urban area as the demonstration operation route for DME fuel city buses for a period of 5 years. However, there has been no update on the use of dimethyl ether in automobiles. The industry believes that technology may not be the major bottleneck, the key is the policy attitude is not clear.