The origin of multiple DSC melting peaks of Fischer-Tropsch hard waxes

The differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses of the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) hard waxes display multiple melting peaks, the origin of which is unknown. The phenomenon is sometimes referred to in the literature, but no attempt has been made to explain its cause. There are a few known causes of melting bimodality in n-alkanes and their mixtures, petroleum waxes and polymers. These are: polymorphism, chain folding and bimodal molecular weight distributions

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Chemistry

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Webber, Glenda Vanessa

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11668

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11668