Chemical Dispersants Used in Bioremediating Oil Spills
UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
SEMINAR PRESENTATION
ON
CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS USED IN BIOREMEDIATING OIL SPILLS
BY
UPORO VICTOR BARIBEFE
U2006/5581377
COURSE CODE: ICH 400.2
COURSE TITTLE: UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
COURSE LECTURER: MR. GODSON IWUOHA
SEPTEMBER, 2010
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 2
1.2 Background on the chemical composition of dispersants ....... 3 CHAPTER 2 2.1 History of Dispersants............................................................ ... 6
2.2 Dispersants Reformulation ......................................................... 7
2.3 Function of dispersants ............................................................. 7
2.4 Current Dispersants .................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 3
3.1 Mechanism of dispersion ............................................................... 12
3.2 Toxicity of dispersants ............................................................... 15
3.3 Analysis of the pros and cons to using dispersants at oil spills ...... 17
CHAPTER 4
4.1 Recommendations for the use of dispersants ............................... 20
4.2 Suggestions for future analysis and research ................................ 20
4.3 References .................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION
Over the past couple of years, the
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY
SEMINAR PRESENTATION
ON
CHEMICAL DISPERSANTS USED IN BIOREMEDIATING OIL SPILLS
BY
UPORO VICTOR BARIBEFE
U2006/5581377
COURSE CODE: ICH 400.2
COURSE TITTLE: UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR
COURSE LECTURER: MR. GODSON IWUOHA
SEPTEMBER, 2010
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................. 2
1.2 Background on the chemical composition of dispersants ....... 3 CHAPTER 2 2.1 History of Dispersants............................................................ ... 6
2.2 Dispersants Reformulation ......................................................... 7
2.3 Function of dispersants ............................................................. 7
2.4 Current Dispersants .................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 3
3.1 Mechanism of dispersion ............................................................... 12
3.2 Toxicity of dispersants ............................................................... 15
3.3 Analysis of the pros and cons to using dispersants at oil spills ...... 17
CHAPTER 4
4.1 Recommendations for the use of dispersants ............................... 20
4.2 Suggestions for future analysis and research ................................ 20
4.3 References .................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION
Over the past couple of years, the