Multifunctional Colloidal Particles as Dispersants for Maximizing Biodegradation of Crude Oil
Implementing Organization
University of Rhode Island
Overview
DWH Project Funding
$1,246,900
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
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest in U.S. history. When final capping was completed on August 4, 2010, an estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil had been spilled. The challenges associated with containment, mitigation and remediation of such spills are enormous. The ability to contain such spills is a difficult problem, requiring critical input and ideas that draw from a very broad range of scientific areas. The investigators on this project are assembled from a Gulf state (Florida), and Rhode Island, which has a large shoreline and has had several oil spills over the past fifty years. They each bring important separate expertise into the project including expertise in colloids, dispersion fluid mechanics, interfacial rheology and synthetic organic chemistry.
Contact
Arijit Bose401-874-2804
bosea@egr.uri.edu
Project Website
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