IMPROVED DISPERSANT BASED ON MICROEMULSION TECHNOLOGY
| Autor: | Gerard P. Canevari, Max L. Robbins, Jan Bock |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
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| Zdroj: | International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings. 1989:317-320 |
| ISSN: | 2169-3358 2169-3366 |
| DOI: | 10.7901/2169-3358-1989-1-317 |
| Popis: | An initial basic study focused on the interaction between dispersant surfactants and the oil-water interface. In essence, the study identified criteria to explain why a good dispersant is effective and why a poor dispersant is ineffective. The dynamic behavior of the oil-water interface, after the addition of the dispersant, was continuously monitored by a modified Wilhelmy plate device. This procedure provided much insight on the impact of the dispersant at the oil-water interface. One key finding of this study concerned the conditions for achieving very low interfacial tensions. It is known in microemulsion technology that a microemulsion formed by specific surfactants exhibits ultra-low interfacial tension against either oil or water. Microemulsion phase behavior studies then established that some specific surfactants, which form a certain type of microemulsion, are also highly effective dispersants, more effective than current state-of-the-art products. This improvement results in the formation of much finer dispersed oil droplets generated by a very minimum and lower level of energy. This paper will review the results of the basic study and the subsequent formulation of an improved dispersant. Laboratory and field data evaluating and supporting the improved overall performance will be presented. |
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