Surface-active compositions and method for dispersing oil slicks
US4469603A · kind A · utility
29Cited by
3References
27Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 1982 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S516/04
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Surface active compositions for dispersing oil slicks consisting essentially of specified proportions of a fatty acid sorbitan monoester, a polyalkyleneoxide adduct of a fatty acid sorbitan monoester, an aqueous solution of a dialkylsulfosuccinate salt, a glycol monoether and water and a method for dispersing an oil slick on water comprising applying a surface active composition of the above-described type to the surface of the oil slick.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.