| Bioactivity | Octadecane is an alkane that is used to store thermal energy at ambient temperature as a phase change material[1]. | ||||||||||||
| Name | Octadecane | ||||||||||||
| CAS | 593-45-3 | ||||||||||||
| Formula | C18H38 | ||||||||||||
| Molar Mass | 254.49 | ||||||||||||
| Appearance | Solid | ||||||||||||
| Transport | Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere. | ||||||||||||
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| Reference | [1]. Hossein Tafrishi, et al. Investigating the effects of adding hybrid nanoparticles, graphene and boron nitride nanosheets, to octadecane on its thermal properties. (Paper) RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 14785-14793. |