Sinking of Hydrocarbon Mixtures Due to Evaporative and/or Dissolution Weathering on the Surface and Submerged in Water

The appearance of on-bottom oil following surface and deep water spills has been well documented. A very likely, yet sparingly studied, cause of this phenomenon is the evaporation and/or dissolution of the light constituents of the mixture, leaving a heavy residual fraction that may sink. A binary m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevens, Christopher Clayton
Other Authors: Thibodeaux, Louis J.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2014
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-01272014-142921/