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...

emulsifiers, wetting agents, foaming agents, antistatic additives, or dispersants. Surfactants occur naturally in traditional plant-based detergents, e...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

up the oil slick. Booms, including those made from coconut husks, and dispersants were also used after divers found the cargo was leaking from the valves...

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

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

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

electrostatic dispersion. These additions may be termed reinforcing fibers, or dispersants, depending on their purpose. Polymers are chemical compounds made up...

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...

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...

especially polyacrylates. Some applications include thickeners, flocculants, dispersants, and drag reducing agents. Polyacrylates are also used as environmentally...

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)...

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

pre-Columbian era. Mucilage from prickly pear may work as a natural, non-toxic dispersant for oil spills. Mexico has a semicommercial pilot plant for biofuel production...

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 forming. For these applications, plasticizers largely overlap with dispersants. Plasticizers for polymers are either liquids with low volatility or...

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...

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...

spill by contributing a chemical dispersant via airplane with 140 drums of BP 1100x on January 30, 1975, 150 of dispersant on January 31, 1975, provided...