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Funding Source: Year 6-8 Investigator Grants (RFP-V)

Project Publications & Presentations

Molecular Engineering of Food-Grade Dispersants as Highly Efficient and Safe Materials for the Treatment of Oil Spills

Journal Articles - 5

2019

Fernandes, J. C., Agrawal, N. R., Aljirafi, F. O., Bothun, G. D., McCormick, A. V., John, V. T., et al. (2019). Does the Solvent in a Dispersant Impact the Efficiency of Crude-Oil Dispersion? Langmuir, 35(50), 16630–16639.
Omarova, M., Swientoniewski, L. T., Mkam Tsengam, I. K., Blake, D. A., John, V., McCormick, A., et al. (2019). Biofilm Formation by Hydrocarbon-Degrading Marine Bacteria and Its Effects on Oil Dispersion. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 7(17), 14490–14499.

2018

Owoseni, O., Zhang, Y., Omarova, M., Li, X., Lal, J., McPherson, G. L., et al. (2018). Microstructural characteristics of surfactant assembly into a gel-like mesophase for application as an oil spill dispersant. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 524, 279–288.

2017

Riehm, D. A., Rokke, D. J., Paul, P. G., Lee, H. S., Vizanko, B. S., & McCormick, A. V. (2017). Dispersion of oil into water using lecithin-Tween 80 blends: The role of spontaneous emulsification. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 487, 52–59.
Rocchio, J., Neilsen, J., Everett, K., & Bothun, G. D. (2017). A solvent-free lecithin-Tween 80 system for oil dispersion. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 533, 218–223.

Conference Presentations - 17

2019

Bothun, G., Rocchio, J., Ganji, N., McCormick, A., John, V., & Raghavan, S. (2019). Microscopic Evolution of Biofilm Formation in Dispersed Oil Droplet-Bacteria Agglomerates. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Corcoran, L. G., Almaraz, B., Amen, K., Riehm, D. A., Lee, H., Frethem, C., et al. (2019). Marine Oil Dispersion--Insights Into Dispersant Efficacy From Phase Equilibria and Nanostructure. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Mkam Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., Agrawal, N., Swientoniewski, L., Raghavan, S., et al. (2019). The self-assembly of dispersants at the oil-water interface probed through small angle neutron scattering and cryogenic electron microscopy. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2018

Fernandes, J. C., Agrawal, N. R., Omarova, M., John, V. T., & Raghavan, S. R. (2018). The impact of the solvent base for a dispersant on the efficiency of crude-oil dispersion. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Ganji, N., Rocchio, J., Raghavan, S. R., McCormick, A. V., Bothun, G. D., & John, V. T. (2018). Microscopic evolution of biofilm formation in dispersed oil droplet-bacteria agglomerates. In 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA : 10/28/18 - 11/02/18.
McCormick, A. V., Bothun, G. D., John, V. T., & Raghavan, S. R. (2018). Efficient dispersion of crude oil by food-grade surfactants: The potential of lecithin. In 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA : 10/28/18 - 11/02/18.
Rocchio, J., & Bothun, G. D. (2018). Surfactant enhanced bioremediation of oil by Alcanivorax borkumensis using oil dispersed by food-grade amphiphiles. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Swientoniewski, L., Panchal, A., Omarova, M., Tsengam, I., Yu, T., John, V., et al. (2018). Time Evolution of Surface Oil Layers and Surfactant Stabilized Droplets â?? Bacterial Colonization, Biofilm Generation and Biodegradation. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.
Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Raghavan, S. R., McCormick, A. V., Bothun, G. D., & John, V. T. (2018). Composition-driven structural transitions from vesicles to bicelles to micelles using phospholipid and nonionic surfactant mixtures. In 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA : 10/28/18 - 11/02/18.
Tsengam, I., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., Swientoniewski, L., Agrawal, N. R., Blake, D., et al. (2018). A comprehensive view of an effective alternative dispersant system using food grade surfactants. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18.

2017

Agrawal, N. R., & Raghavan, S. R. (2017). How to Select the Right Solvent for Oil-Spill Dispersants? Insights from Hansen Solubility Parameters. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Agrawal, N. R., & Raghavan, S. R. (2017). Food-grade dispersants for remediation of oil spills: Insights from colloid science. In 254th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. Washington, DC : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Bothun, G. D., John, V., Blake, D., Swientoniewski, L., Omarova, M., Rocchio, J., et al. (2017). Growth of Alcanivorax borkumensis using oil dispersed by food grade amphiphiles. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Bothun, G. D., Rocchio, J., John, V., Raghavan, S., & McCormick, A. (2017). Oil Spill Dispersion with Food-Grade Amphiphiles: Formation of Oil-Bacteria Agglomerates During Oil Biodegradation. In 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 10/29/17-11/03/17.
McCormick, A., Athas, J., Neilsen, K., Bothun, G., John, V., Raghavan, S., et al. (2017). Efficient Dispersion of Crude Oil by Blends of Food-Grade Surfactants: Toward Greener Oil Spill Treatments. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17.
McCormick, A., Athas, J., Neilsen, K., Bothun, G., John, V., Raghavan, S., et al. (2017). Efficient Dispersion of Crude Oil by Blends of Food-Grade Surfactants: Toward Greener Oil Spill Treatments. In 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 10/29/17-11/03/17.
Rocchio, J., Neilson, J., Everett, K., & Bothun, G. D. (2017). Oil emulsification in seawater using aqueous lecithin/Tween 80 self-assemblies. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
This research was made possible by a grant from The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.
www.gulfresearchinitiative.org