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Comparison of micro-DSC and light scattering methods for studying the phase behavior of n-alkane in the oil-in-water dispersion

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This article investigates the phase behavior of n-octacosane (C28H58) in the form of an aqueous dispersion with a particle size of about 100 nm. Samples of stable dispersions were prepared by ultrasonication without the addition of surfactants. Studies at various concentrations of n-alkane were performed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction, and light scattering methods. At low n-alkane concentrations, the sensitivity of DSC is not sufficient to detect the paraffin phase transitions. The light scattering method allows determining the phase transition temperatures (melting, crystallization, rotator phases) of n-alkane even in the 10−4 mass% dispersion.

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This work was supported by Russian Science Foundation (Grant Number 19-79-30091).

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  1. Oil and Gas Research Institute of RAS (OGRI RAS), Gubkina Str. 3, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119333

    Vladimir Kuryakov

  2. Gubkin University, Leninsky Prosp. 65, Building 1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991

    Vladimir Kuryakov, Pier Giorgio De Sanctis Lucentini, Andrei Novikov, Anton Semenov, Andrey Stoporev, Pavel Gushchin & Evgenii Ivanov

  3. Kazan Federal University, Kremlevskaya Str. 18, Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, Russian Federation, 420008

    Yulia Zaripova, Mikhail Varfolomeev & Andrey Stoporev

  4. Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, Ac. Lavrentiev Ave. 3, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630090

    Andrey Stoporev

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Kuryakov, V., Zaripova, Y., Varfolomeev, M. et al. Comparison of micro-DSC and light scattering methods for studying the phase behavior of n-alkane in the oil-in-water dispersion. J Therm Anal Calorim 142, 2035–2041 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-020-10001-9

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