Effects of temperature and wave conditions on chemical dispersion efficacy of heavy fuel oil in an experimental flow-through wave tank

Zhengkai Li; Kenneth Lee; Thomas King; Michel C. Boufadel; Albert D. Venosa

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.04.012

Effects of temperature and wave conditions on chemical dispersion efficacy of heavy fuel oil in an experimental flow-through wave tank

Zhengkai Li, Kenneth Lee, Thomas King, Michel C. Boufadel, Albert D. Venosa

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The effectiveness of chemical dispersants (Corexit 9500 and SPC 1000) on heavy fuel oil (IFO180 as test oil) has been evaluated under different wave conditions in a flow-through wave tank. The dispersant effectiveness was determined by measuring oil concentrations and droplet size distributions. An analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) model indicated that wave type and temperature significantly (p<0.05) affected the dynamic dispersant effectiveness (DDE). At higher temperatures (16°C), the test IFO180 was effectively dispersed under breaking waves with a DDE of 90% and 50% for Corexit 9500 and SPC 1000, respectively. The dispersion was ineffective under breaking waves at lower temperature (10°C), and under regular wave conditions at all temperatures (10-17°C), with DDE<15%. Effective chemical dispersion was associated with formation of smaller droplets (with volumetric mean diameters or VMD ≤ 200 μm), whereas ineffective dispersion produced large oil droplets (with VMD ≥ 400 μm).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1550-1559
Number of pages	10
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	60
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.04.012
State	Published - Sep 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Oceanography
Aquatic Science
Pollution

Keywords

Chemical dispersion
Droplet size distribution
Dynamic dispersant effectiveness
Heavy fuel oil
Temperature effect
Wave effect

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