Suggested Citation: "4 Transport and Fate." National Research Council. 2005. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy and Effects. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11283. surface ...
The novel method proposed by researchers for dispersing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) uses glycerol as a dispersant and polyoxyethylene(50) stearyl ether as a surfactant. This method aligned the carbon ...
DUBLIN, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Silicone Surfactants Market Size, Trends & Analysis, By Product Type (Water Soluble, Oil Soluble), By Application (Foaming Agents, Emulsifiers, Wetting Agents ...
Release Date: September 21, 2010 This content is archived. BUFFALO, N.Y. -- After the failure of the Deepwater Horizon oil well last spring, nearly 2 million gallons of dispersant were released into ...
WASHINGTON, DC, August 26, 2011 (ENS) – Five of the 57 ingredients in dispersants approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use on oil spills are linked to cancer, finds a new research ...
Suggested Citation: "5 TOOLS FOR DECISION MAKING." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. The Use of Dispersants in Marine Oil Spill Response. Washington, DC: The National ...
During the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which dumped nearly 5 million barrels of crude into the water, responders applied some 1.8 million gallons of chemical dispersant to ...
Dispersants contain detergents, not unlike those people use to wash dishes, which help break oil into small droplets that can become diluted in the ocean. They also contain an organic solvent that ...