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Project Number 542
Date of Summary March 19, 2007
Subject Dispersant Effectiveness Testing on Realistic Emulsions at Ohmsett
Performing Activity S.L. Ross Environmental Research, Ltd.
Principal Investigator Mr. Randy Belore
Contracting Agency Minerals Management Service
Estimated Completion Completed
Description This project will determine the viscosity limit for the effective application of chemical dispersants to realistic emulsions. 

Small wave tank experiments will be used to confirm that the oil selected for use in this project will form stable emulsions.  The preliminary effectiveness tests will provide information for determining the testing order of the emulsions. Tests where effectiveness is expected to be poor will be conducted first to prevent tank fouling for subsequent tests.

Large scale dispersant effectiveness experiments will be conducted at Ohmsett on these emulsions using Corexit 9500 and Corexit 9527 dispersants.

Progress The emulsion experiments will be conducted at Ohmsett in December 2005. The final report was completed in September 2006.
Reports
AA (651 KB; 40 pages) File in Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) . Dispersant Effectiveness Testing On Water-In-Oil Emulsions at Ohmsett. SL Ross Environment Research Limited. Final Report. September 2006.  
 

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