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N Alkanes
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Occurrence and Application
While synthetic production routes dominate the supply chain, trace amounts of very long-chain n-alkanes ($n > 25$) are recovered from geological deposits, particularly in Precambrian sedimentary rocks, where they are preserved in a state of arrested kinetic decomposition [11].
In industry, n-alkanes are crucial components of various refined petroleum products: