Research Article

Solid-Liquid Phase Diagram of the Binary System Octadecanoic Acid and Octadecanol and the Thermal Chemical Property of the Composition at Eutectic Point

Table 2

Temperatures and enthalpies of melting of the binary system of C18-acid + C18-OH (from the heating scan)a.

Mass fraction (C18–OH)Temperature, Tp (°C)Peak enthalpy (J·g−1)Total enthalpy (J·g−1)
FirstSecondThirdFirstSecondThird

0.0052.6203.3203.3
0.1050.1193.9193.9
0.2048.6223.7223.7
0.3047.1183.4183.4
0.3545.6157.0157.0
0.4044.2198.7198.7
0.4545.8171.5171.5
0.5047.9213.5213.5
0.6049.8200.2200.2
0.7051.5213.2213.2
0.8053.2203.4203.4
0.9055.043.9138.7182.6
1.0057.2254.6254.6

aThe differential scanning calorimeter was employed in the measurement with an uncertainty of ±0.01 K as well as latent heat with an uncertainly of ±0.2 J·g−1.