From the lab: Fuelling the future

By Professor Mukesh Doble & team
Department of Biotechnology,  IIT Madras
Diesel automobile engines have a problem of ignition during winters. It is a very common problem especially in the colder countries. Due to temperature drop, the diesel thickens and its flow, therefore, is reduced. As a result, the engines do not start. This problem occurs in automobiles mostly in North India during winter months.
This problem is commonly measured in terms of the fuel’s ‘pour point&rsq