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...

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...

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...

Corexit (often styled COREXIT) is a product line of oil dispersants used during oil spill response operations. It is produced by Nalco Holding Company...

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...

asphalt release agents, firefighting foam, leather protectors, oil spill dispersants, degreaser applications, photographic strip solutions, whiteboard and...

done in low wind, and can cause air pollution. Dispersants can be used to dissipate oil slicks. A dispersant is either a non-surface active polymer or a...

efficiency, and hence increased recovery factor. Besides their use as dispersants lignosulfonates are also good binders. They are used as binders in well-paper...

contaminants such as automotive engines typically contain detergent and dispersant additives to assist in debris and contaminant transport to the filter...

amines. This polymeric compound is known for its excellent adhesive and dispersant properties and is commonly used as an additive in lubricants, fuel, and...

certified by the EPA to disperse pesticides on DOD property to spread oil dispersants onto the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf Coast in 2010. During...

plasticizer, a solvent for paint stripping and resins, and a pigment dispersant. Dimethyl adipate is prepared by esterification of adipic acid with methanol...

nanotubes, aligned carbon nanotube arrays, nanoparticles, nanotube paper,dispersant, nanowires". www.nano-lab.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31. "Vantablack-S". SBIR...

used in royal blue top tubes for trace metal testing. EDTA is a slime dispersant, and has been found to be highly effective in reducing bacterial growth...

Sulfonated naphthalene condensate dispersant is a more effective expander than lignosulfonate and speeds up formation. This dispersant improves the dispersion of...

that the U.S. government will be "employing booms, skimmers, chemical dispersants and controlled burns" to combat the oil spill. By May 1 the oil spill...

Dispersit SPC 1000 or Dispersit is a dispersant used for oil spills, produced by U.S. Polychemical Corporation. It combines a predominantly oil-soluble...

and absorb toner, to form an image and allow the evaporation of toner dispersants. Users of electrofax machines purchased paper with the coating already...

entered the Gulf waters. 1.8 million US gallons (6,800 m3) of Corexit dispersant was applied. The spill had a strong economic impact on the Gulf Coast's...

the polymer to absorb a high amount of water. PAA is widely used in dispersants. Its molecular weight has a significant impact on the rheological properties...

formulation of good-quality interior water-borne paints at 53% primary dispersant. EVA is used in orthotics, surfboard and skimboard traction pads, car...

poorly soluble drugs in solution form, and in cleanup of oil spills using dispersants. Literature distinguishes two major mechanisms of solubilization process...

constant or changes with a lower slope. The value of the CMC for a given dispersant in a given medium depends on temperature, pressure, and (sometimes strongly)...

Considering the drag on the moving particles due to the viscosity of the dispersant, in the case of low Reynolds number and moderate electric field strength...

containing titanium dioxide, solvent naphtha, mineral spirits, resins, dispersant, and fragrances. Liquid Paper came under scrutiny in the 1980s, due to...

scurf in poultry slaughter. In petroleum production, it can be used as a dispersant in oil well drilling muds.[citation needed] It is used in cat foods as...

use of dispersants to clean up spills, thus Exxon did not require permission to use them, and that, in fact, Exxon had not had enough dispersant on hand...

with various additives, particularly antiwear additives, detergents, dispersants, and, for multi-grade oils, viscosity index improvers.[citation needed]...

(320 km) were heavily or moderately oiled with an obvious impact. Chemical dispersant, a surfactant and solvent mixture, was applied to the slick by a private...