OSRR-120-Physical Behavior of Oil in the Ocean
This is a Joint Industry Project (JIP) between MMS and Environment Canada to study oil behavior and oil properties, particularly those of heavy oils. The study includes: buoyancy behavior, solubility, evaporation, dispersion, photo-oxidation, and emulsification. Several information gaps were identified on the behavior of oils where more experimental work is needed:
the kinetics of oil emulsification; the rate of solubilization; the rate of dispersion.