Non-paraffins used as PCMs include fatty acids and their fatty
acid esters and alcohols, glycols, etc. Fatty acids have received the
most attention for use as PCMs in buildings. An extensive review on
fatty acids used for PCM purposes has been written by Yuan et al.
[124]. In this review fatty acids and their esters and alcohols were
reviewed for their potential as PCMs. The most interesting fatty
acids for PCM purposes include lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic
acid and stearic acid. As with paraffins, these also suffer from low
thermal conductivity, ranging from 0.15 to 0.17W/(m K).