Polymer, Vol.35, No.15, 3340-3342, 1994
Evidence of Active Chain Diffusion in the Rotator Phase of N-Alkanes - Solid-State Mixing of C21H44 and C23H48
Solid-state diffusion of n-alkane molecules, tricosane C23H48, into the crystal of heneicosane C21H44, is detected by X-ray diffraction. It is found that the diffusion is temperature dependent and is greatly accelerated in the rotator phase.
Keywords:ODD-NUMBERED PARAFFINS;ALCOHOLS