- A
dispersant or a
dispersing agent is a substance,
typically a surfactant, that is
added to a
suspension of
solid or
liquid particles in a
liquid (such...
- An oil
dispersant is a
mixture of
emulsifiers and
solvents that
helps break oil into
small droplets following an oil spill.
Small droplets are
easier to...
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floating booms,
controlled burns and 1,840,000 US gal (7,000 m3) of oil
dispersant. Due to the months-long spill,
along with
adverse effects from the response...
-
Corexit (often
styled COREXIT) is a
product line of oil
dispersants used
during oil
spill response operations. It is
produced by
Nalco Holding Company...
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injection of
dispersant directly into oil at the source".
Dispersants are said to
facilitate the
digestion of the oil by microbes.
Mixing the
dispersants with...
- emulsifiers,
wetting agents,
foaming agents,
antistatic additives, or
dispersants.
Surfactants occur naturally in
traditional plant-based detergents, e...
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certified by the EPA to dis****
pesticides on DOD
property to
spread oil
dispersants onto the
Deepwater Horizon oil
spill in the Gulf
Coast in 2010. During...
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asphalt release agents,
firefighting foam,
leather protectors, oil
spill dispersants,
degreaser applications,
photographic strip solutions,
whiteboard and...
- efficiency, and
hence increased recovery factor.
Besides their use as
dispersants lignosulfonates are also good binders. They are used as
binders in well-paper...
- plasticizer, a
solvent for
paint stripping and resins, and a
pigment dispersant.
Dimethyl adipate is
prepared by
esterification of
adipic acid with methanol...
