What benefits does DME offer when blended with LPG?
DME can be blended with LPG and used for domestic cooking and heating blends containing up to 20% volume DME generally require no modifications to equipment or distribution networks. Growth in DMEs use for such domestic applications is increasing sharply as DME blending becomes more widespread within the large, and growing, LPG market in particular in developing countries where portable (bottled) fuel is providing a safer, cleaner, and more environmentally benign fuel for cooking and heating. DMEs use as an alternative energy source enjoys wide-ranging support in a number of countries, with numerous projects underway or being planned in China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and Uzbekistan. In developed economies, the demand for greener sources of energy has led to interest in blends using DME produced from renewable feedstock (BioDME).
