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AssigneesInstituto Superior Tecnico, Sintef Ocean
InventorsFrederico CASTELO ALVES FERREIRA, Umer FAROOQ, Ariadna SABINA SZCZYBELSKI CIORDIA, Roman NETZER, Nuno RICARDO TORRES FARIA, Margarida MARIA MACHADO BORGES, Petar KEKOVIC
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The present disclosure relates to an oil dispersant composition for dispersing a crude oil or a petrochemical spill comprising at least 20% (w/w) of a gum comprising a mannosylerythritol lipids mixture; at least 10% (w/w) polyethylene glycol sorbitan ester; and at least 20% (w/w) of a hydrophobic organic solvent, wherein said organic solvent has a flash point superior to the crude oil or the petrochemical spill flash point, preferably superior to 60° C. The disclosure also relates to a method for obtaining said composition as well as a method for dispersing an oil spill, comprising the step of applying the disclosed oil dispersant composition with an oil present in a body of water.
An oil dispersant composition for dispersing a crude oil or a petrochemical spill, comprising:
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A method for obtaining an oil dispersant composition, said oil dispersant composition comprising at least 20% (w/w) of a gum comprising a mixture of mannosylerythritol lipids, at least 10% (w/w) polyethylene glycol sorbitan ester, and at least 20% (w/w) of a hydrophobic organic solvent, wherein said organic solvent has a flash point superior to the crude oil or the petrochemical spill flash point, the method comprising the following steps:
A method for dispersing an oil spill, comprising a step of applying an oil dispersant composition into an oil in a body of water, wherein the oil dispersant composition comprises:
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