Ethylene Glycol Dipalmitate is used as a component of phase change materials for thermal energy storage.
Purification Methods
Crystallise the ester from *benzene/MeOH , diethyl ether/MeOHor Me2CO and dry it in a vacuum desiccator. It forms an inclusion compound with 28.2 mols of urea. [McGreer et al. J Am Chem Soc 74 3541 1952, Beilstein 2 H 373, 2 I 166, 2 II 338, 2 III 926, 2 IV 1169.]
