Analysis of coalescence behavior for an emulsified bitumen spill

Environment Canada Arctic and Marine Oil Spill Program Technical Seminar (AMOP) Proceedings

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1161-1167

  Lehr, Bill ^a   Simecek Beatty, Debra ^a  

^a National Oceanic/Atmospheric Admin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COALESCENCE; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILLS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ALBERTA; CALGARY; COALESCENCE BEHAVIOR; COLLIDING PARTICLES; COLLISION RATE; ORIMULSION; TECHNICAL SEMINARS;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 0037562366     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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