The role of dispersants' dynamic interfacial tension in effective crude oil spill dispersion

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 155-163

  Riehm, David A ^a   McCormick, Alon V ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Corexit; Crude oil; Dispersant; DOSS; Oil spill; Surfactants

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; OIL SPILLS; PHASE INTERFACES; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

COREXIT; DISPERSANT ADSORPTION; DISPERSANTS; DOSS; DYNAMIC INTERFACIAL TENSION; OIL WATER INTERFACES; RATE OF INCREASE; REVERSE MICELLES;

DISPERSIONS;

DOCUSATE SODIUM; PETROLEUM;

CRUDE OIL; DISPERSION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL SPILL; SURFACTANT;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISPERSION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEACHING; OIL SPILL; OIL WATER DISPERSION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS;

COREXIT; CRUDE OIL; DISPERSANT; OIL SPILL; SURFACTANTS;

ADSORPTION; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84903588208     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.018     Document Type: Article

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