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Offline ardiyansyah

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Lowering parafin melting point
« on: March 26, 2008, 08:45:15 AM »
Hi, I have parafin wax which we use as thermal storage material. The current parafin has melting point of 60C, but we need somewhere between 40-50C.
What material can be used to mix with the parafin that can lower its melting point?
Thank you for your help...

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Re: Lowering parafin melting point
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2008, 08:52:17 AM »
It is all in the chain length.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin#Liquid_paraffin

Add shorter hydrocarbons and you are there.
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