- 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...
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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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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...
- 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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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...
- and
absorb toner, to form an
image and
allow the
evaporation of
toner dispersants.
Users of
electrofax machines purchased paper with the
coating already...
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heavy metals. The
spill was also
notable for the
volume of
Corexit oil
dispersant used to help dis**** the oil.
Although approved by the EPA, no toxicology...
- with
various additives,
particularly antiwear additives, detergents,
dispersants, and, for multi-grade oils,
viscosity index improvers.[citation needed]...
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poorly soluble drugs in
solution form, and in
cleanup of oil
spills using dispersants.
Literature distinguishes two
major mechanisms of
solubilization process...
