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Diss Factsheets

Physical & Chemical properties

Endpoint summary

Administrative data

Description of key information

Additional information

Substance Endpoint

Alkanes, C16-47, branched and linear

State of the substance

waxy solid, white

Melting/Freezing point

40 -50 °C

Boiling point

Waiving

Relative density 0.802 at 20 °C 
Vapour pressure

< 100 Pa at 20 °C

Surface tension

Waiving: Based on the structure of the submission substance surface activity is not expected.

Water solubility

insoluble

Partition coefficient, logPow > 4.9 at 20 °C
Flash point 222 °C at 1013 hPa
Flammability Waiving
Explosive properties Waiving: The submission substance does not contain any chemical group that is associated with explosive properties.
Ignition temperature Waiving
Oxidizing Properties Waiving: The submission substance is incapable of reacting exothermically with combustible materials since the chemical structure does not contain oxygen.
Granulometry Waiving
Stability in organic solvents Waiving: Stability of the test substance is not considred to be critical
Viscosity (static) Waiving: substance is a solid at 20 °C and at 40 °C

Dissociation constant 

Waiving: insoluble