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Development of Cost-Efficient and Concentration-Independent Dispersants for Improved Oil Spill Remediation

Implementing Organization

Tulane University

Overview

DWH Project Funding

$1,035,730

Known Leveraged Funding

$0

Funding Organization

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI)

Funding Program

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative GoMRI Grant Program

Details

Project Category

Science

Project Actions

Oil System Safety Research

Targeted Resources

Human and/or Institutional Capacity

Project Description

Although many alternatives to fossil fuels are being developed, worldwide demand for oil as a fuel will remain high for many decades, sustaining both drilling and shipping of petroleum throughout the world's waterways and making future oil spills inevitable. The active ingredients of traditional dispersants used to remediate oil spills are surfactants that break up the oil into microdroplets by stabilizing the oil-water interface. Once dispersed, the oil biodegrades more rapidly and is less toxic.

Contact

Scott M. Grayson
504-862-8135
sgrayson@tulane.edu
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Project Partners

None

Affiliated Institutions

None

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