Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol.111, No.2, 253-272, 1995
Liquid-Solid-Solid Thermal-Behavior of N-C44H90+n-C50H102 and N-C25H52+n-C28H58 Paraffinic Binary-Mixtures
The equilibrium phase behaviour and thermal characteristics of n-C25H52 + n-C28H58 and n-C44H90 + n-C50H102 binary systems have been studied using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). As in the case of pure polymorphic n-alkanes, both the melting and crystallization thermograms for n-C25H52 + n-C28H58 mixtures exhibit two major peaks, alpha and beta, corresponding to the liquid-solid and solid-solid transitions. Hence, isomorphous solid solutions were formed for these mixtures. Interestingly, the peak-to-peak temperature difference (Delta T-peaks = T-alpha - T-beta) for binary mixtures does not vary linearly with the mixture composition. More importantly, Delta T-peaks does not depend on the cooling rate. For n-C44H90 + n-C50H102 mixtures, on the other hand, the likelihood to form either isomorphous or eutectic systems was dependent on the thermal history of the prepared mixture. Once formed, however, eutectic and/or isomorphous systems were found to be stable over long periods of time.
Keywords:NONISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS;N-PARAFFINS;HYDROCARBON MIXTURES;CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE;PHASE-DIAGRAMS;BINARY-SYSTEMS;NORMAL-ALKANES;CHAIN-LENGTH;CRUDE OILS;CALORIMETRY