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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

products and other specialist aerial work, including oil spill response, dispersant spraying and icing trials. The prime activity of the business is the supply...

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...

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

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

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

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)...