A TYPICAL SURFACTANT (ALKYL PHENOL-ETHYLENE OXIDE) H 



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SCHEMATIC REPRESENTATION 



Q HYDROPHILIC (WATER COMPATIBLE) GROUP 

 LIPOPHILIC (OIL COMPATIBLE) GROUP 



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SURFACTANT LOCATES AT OIL/WATER INTERFACE 

 BECAUSE OF ITS AMPHIPHATIC NATURE (BOTH OIL & WATER COMPATIBLE) 



APPLICATION 6 



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MIXING READILY FORMS FINELY DISPERSED OIL DROPLETS 



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Figure 1. Mechanism of chemical oil dispersion. 



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