It is used in research laboratories phase change materials lubricants and as a reference standard in analytical chemistry. It may also be used in the formulation of waxes and coatings.

The main purpose of docosane is to serve as a stable hydrocarbon component in thermal storage materials calibration standards and specialty formulations requiring high molecular weight alkanes.

Docosane is a saturated hydrocarbon (alkane) with the chemical formula CH. It appears as a colorless waxy solid at room temperature and is non-polar odorless and chemically stable.