X-ray diffraction and calorimetric phase study of a binary paraffin: C23H48–C24H5

The phase diagram of the binary paraffin system C23H48–C24H50 was determined by calorimetric and x-ray diffraction methods. The present experimental results and previous work on pure C23H48 and C24H50 paraffins allow us to identify all the phases of the binary system. The composition and temperature dependences of the lattice parameters were also investigated.