Growing concerns over the risk of accidental releases of oil into the marine environment
have emphasized our need to improve both oil spill preparedness and response strategies …

Natural attenuation is an important process for oil spill management in marine environments.
Natural attenuation affects the fate of oil by physical, chemical, and biological processes …

Adsorbents play a vital role in responding to marine oil spills, yet effectively cleaning up
viscous oil spills remains a technical challenge. Herein, we present a superhydrophobic oil …

In response to the defects of low oil adsorption capacity and poor oil–water selectivity of
polypropylene fiber felt as an oil spill emergency material, which necessitates systematic …

The increasing oil demand and busy waterways highlight the importance of oil spill
preparedness and responses. Dispersants attract attention as an effective response tool to …

The importance of lipopeptide micelles in environmental applications has been highlighted.
These vessels exhibit various sizes, shapes, and surface properties under different …

This study aimed to reveal that the effect of biosurfactant on the dispersion and degradation
of crude oil. Whole genome analysis showed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa GB-3 …

Green dispersants are so-called “green” because they are renewable (from bio-based
sources), non-volatile (from ionic liquids), or are from naturally available solvents (vegetable …

Chemical dispersants have been widely applied to tackle oil spills, but their effects on oil
biodegradation in global aquatic systems with different salinities are not well understood …

Highlights•Food-grade and biological surfactants are promising for eco-friendly
dispersants.•Interfacial tension reduction and stable emulsion are key to effective …