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Oil Spills are a significant threat to the Marine Environment.  As the density of oil is less than water, the oil will float on the surface, harming seabirds and fishes and disturbing their natural insulation and waterproofing characteristics.

The natural agitation of water causes dispersion of oil, that is spilt on the top layer of the water surface, to go beneath the water column. But this natural process takes a lot of time wherein the oil can be completely removed from the surface. For this oil dispersants are used.

What are Oil Dispersants?

Oil dispersants are the chemical mixture of surface-active substances added to colloid, to accelerate, and to improve the separation of particles and to prevent them from clumping with each other. Chemical surfactants are amphiphilic compounds, which can reduce surface and interfacial tension by accumulating at the interface of immiscible fluids, and increase the solubility and mobility of hydrophobic or insoluble organic compound.

The main aim of oil dispersant is to suppress the oil spill effect by reducing the amount of oil coming ashore by water waves and by converting the spilt oil into small particles and droplets so that they can be dispersed beneath the water column.

Classification of Dispersants

Dispersants are classed according to their generation and type-

• The first generation of products, introduced in the 1960’s, was similar to industrial cleaners and degreaser with high aquatic toxicity. First Generation Dispersants are no longer used in oil spill response
• Second generation dispersants, also called Type I dispersants, were explicitly designed to treat oil spills at sea by spraying from a boat. They contain a hydrocarbon solvent with a low or no aromatic content and typically 15 to 25% surfactant. These Generation dispersants are intended to be applied undiluted
• Third generation dispersants contain a blend of two or more surfactants with glycol and light petroleum distillate solvents. The most common surfactants used are non-ionic and anionic. The concentration of surfactant with the solvent lies between 25% and 65% and tends to be higher than with Type I products.

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