Silicone-based polymers as oil spill treatment agents

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 813-818

  Pelletier, Émilien ^a   Siron, Robert ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oil spills; Recovery; Silicone; Toxicity; Treatment agents

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; ALCOHOLS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; SILICONES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY;

ALKYL ALCOHOL; ALKYLCHLOROSILANE; POLYOXYETHYLENIC SURFACTANTS;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLYMER; POLYOXYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICON DERIVATIVE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROLYSIS; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REACTION ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS; TECHNIQUE; WATER CONTENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033012115     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620180502     Document Type: Article

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