• 9964432222
  • Mail Us
  • Appointment
  • Locate Us
  • Chat Now
  • Courses
  • Login
  • Register
Manifest IAS
JournalsOfIndia
Advertisement
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Science & Tech
  • Environment
  • Law & Policy
  • History
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Science & Tech
  • Environment
  • Law & Policy
  • History
No Result
View All Result
  • 9964432222
  • Mail Us
  • Appointment
  • Locate Us
  • Chat Now
  • Courses
JournalsOfIndia
No Result
View All Result
Home Environment

Octane 100 petroleum in India 

December 2, 2020
in Environment, Economy
Reading Time: 2min read
0
Octane 100 petroleum in India 
0
SHARES
62
VIEWS
Share on TelegramShare on Facebook

In news 

Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas launches India’s first 100 Octane petrol(Branded as XP100, the premium grade petrol)

Who has developed it and where to be implemented?

  • The technology for India’s first100 Octane petrol has been indigenously created by Indian Oil R&D
  • The fuel is manufactured at IOC’s Mathura refinery in Uttar Pradesh and supplied at select petrol pumps
  • Indian Oil plans to roll-out XP100 premium grade petrol in 15identified cities across the country in two phases. 
  • In the first phase, it has been made available at select ROs w.e.f December 1, 2020, in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad. 
  • In the second phase, the availability of this 100 Octane petrol would be extended to Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Kolkata. 
  • These cities have been selected basis their aspirational demographics and availability of high-end cars and bikes dealerships in these cities

What is an octane number?

  • It is a figure indicating the anti-knock properties of a fuel, based on a comparison with a mixture of isooctane and heptane.
  • An octane rating, or octane number, is a standard measure of the performance of an engine or aviation gasoline. 
  • The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. 

Why high octane number is good

  • Fuels with a higher octane rating are used in high-performance gasoline engines that require higher compression ratios. The higher an octane number, the more stable/resistant the fuel.
  • The fuels with lower octane numbers (but higher cetane numbers) are ideal for diesel engines, because diesel engines (also referred to as compression-ignition engines) do not compress the fuel, but rather compress only air and then inject fuel into the air which was heated by compression. 
  • Gasoline engines rely on ignition of air and fuel compressed together as a mixture, which is ignited near the end of the compression stroke using electrically activated spark plugs. 
  • Therefore, high compressibility of the fuel matters mainly for gasoline engines. Use of gasoline with lower octane numbers may lead to the problem of engine knocking
  • Knock occurs when fuel is prematurely ignited in the engine’s cylinder, which degrades efficiency and can be damaging to the engine

Significance

  • Worldwide, 100 Octane petrol has a niche market for luxury vehicles that demand high performance, and is available only in six countries like Germany, USA, etc
  • The availability of XP100 puts India in an elite group of countries, having access to such high quality oil. It will provide high quality and power to the engine. 
Source: PIB & The New Indian Express
Tags: Prelims

Related Posts

Pakistan permits hunting Houbara Bustard

Pakistan permits hunting Houbara Bustard

January 16, 2021
World Migration Report 2020

World Migration Report 2020

January 16, 2021
Prarambh -Startup India International Summit

Prarambh -Startup India International Summit

January 16, 2021
Reforms in Mining

Reforms in Mining

January 15, 2021
RBI sets up Working Group on Digital Lending

RBI sets up Working Group on Digital Lending

January 15, 2021
What are Debentures?

What are Debentures?

January 15, 2021
Modified Scheme to Enhance Ethanol Distillation Capacity

Modified Scheme to Enhance Ethanol Distillation Capacity

January 15, 2021
Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES)

Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services (NCAVES)

January 15, 2021
National Migrant Information System (NMIS)

National Migrant Information System (NMIS)

January 14, 2021
Toy Manufacturing Clusters

Toy Manufacturing Clusters

January 14, 2021
Please login to join discussion

Browse by Category

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society

Browse by Tags

Big Picture GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Kurukshetra Mains News Paper PIB Prelims RSTV Yojana
JournalsOfIndia

Our vision is to orient the readers to grasp the facts objectively and analyse critically. In the rush of reaching first to the readers, the websites miss the balanced opinion, which is the need of the hour. We aim to reach the readers with more crispness, preciseness and relevance. We bring the articles in UPSC way for the civil services aspirants and the Wisest Way for general readers.

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society

Browse by Tag

Big Picture GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Kurukshetra Mains News Paper PIB Prelims RSTV Yojana

Newsletter

The most important UPSC news and events of the day.

Get Journals daily newsletter on your inbox.

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Prelims Snippets
  • Mains Articles
  • Economy
  • Society
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Science & Tech
  • Environment
  • Agriculture
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Security
  • Course Portal
  • Prelims Test Portal
No Result
View All Result

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In