The experimental temperature-composition phase diagram of the binary system between hexadecane(C
16H
34) and 1-hexadecanol (C
16H
33OH) has been established by combining thermal analysis and powderX-ray diffraction (XRD). Beforehand, crystal structures of the solid ordered phases of the componentsinvolved were determined from XRD data. Hexadecane displays a triclinic form T
p belonging to thespace group
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, with
Z = 1. The unit cell dimensions are
a = 4.269 Å,
b = 4.811 Å,
c = 22.34 Å,
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= 84.54
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,
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= 67.43
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, and
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= 73.00
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. 1-Hexadecanol displays a monoclinic form
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belonging to thespace group
A2/
a with
Z = 8. The unit cell dimensions are
a = 8.980 Å,
b = 4.939 Å,
c = 87.91 Å, and
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= 122.63
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. The phase diagram between both components is characterized by two invariants, a eutectic(located at
T = 289.5 K) and a metatectic (located at
T = 318.8 K). The miscibility in the solid state isvery restricted, limited to the regions rich in C
16H
34 and C
16H
33OH. Resulting alloys have led to thedesign of a double-wall glass for the thermal protection of liquid products between 13 and 18
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C, effectivefor 4.5 h in an external environmental temperature of 24
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C.