The purpose of this study was to experimentally investigate the behavior of the dispersant employed in clean-up efforts to the Gulf of Mexico affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, namely COREXIT 9500A®. Laboratory results provide insight into the characteristics of the dispersant and shed light onto some unexpected observations. Analysis of the data and observations formed several conclusions pertaining to the properties of the dispersant itself as well as the methods of application involved in the clean-up efforts.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Diemand, Rebecca Claire
• Francis, Kareem W.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042811-162920

Advisor

• Kazantzis, Nikolaos K.
• Bergendahl, John Andrew

Year

• 2011

Date created

• 2011-04-28

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-01-28