Oil Spill Dispersants - Mechanisms of Action and Laboratory Tests

This book summarizes the most current information from the available literature for the mechanism of action of chemical dispersants for oil spills, variables that affect dispersant performance, and evaluations of a variety of laboratory tests designed to assess the performance of dispersant agents.

List of contents

Section 1: Introduction Section 2: General Mechanism of Action of Chemical Dispersants 1. Chemical Formulation of Dispersant Agents Section 3: Fators Affecting Chemical Dispersion of oil and ITS 2. Measurement 3. Properties and Chemistry of Oil 4. Dispersant Composition 5. Dispersant Application 6. Mixing Energy 7. Dispersant-to-Oil Ratio (DOR) 8. Oil-to-Water Ratio (OWR) 9. Temperature 10. Salinity Sampling and Analysis Method 11. Section 4: Laboratory Testing of Dispersant Performance 12. Laboratory Testing Methods 13. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Laboratory Tests Rapid Field Tests for Estimating Dispersant Performance Section 5: Field Tests of Dispersant Applications Section 6: Summary and Recommendations - Laboratory Studies

About the author

Clayton/Payne\,

Summary

This book summarizes the most current information from the available literature for the mechanism of action of chemical dispersants for oil spills, variables that affect dispersant performance, and evaluations of a variety of laboratory tests designed to assess the performance of dispersant agents.

Product details

• Authors: John R. Clayton, Clayton/Payne, Clayton/Payne, John S. Farlow, James R. Payne, Choudhry Sarwar
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.02.1993
• EAN: 9780873719469
• ISBN: 978-0-87371-946-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Weight: 400 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Fossil Fuels, Pollution & threats to the environment, Water supply & treatment, Pollution and threats to the environment, Petroleum technology, Water supply and treatment