what is poly hydroxy hydrocarbons and how it react under various circumstances?

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what is poly hydroxy hydrocarbons and how it react under various circumstances?

how it is related to treatment of oil spill

2007-11-23 06:10:38 · 2 answers · asked by shanthini 1 in Environment ➔ Other - Environment

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Do a google search ... lots of details.

But, in summary, polyhydroxy hydrocarbons are sufactants. Simplistically, they act sort of like soap. One part of the molecule is soluble in water, and one end is soluble in oils. In other words, you could use them in oil spill cleanup ... they would allow remaining oil (that you could not clean up) to dissolve in water.

2007-11-25 03:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by jdkilp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I was thinking just that this morning when brushing my teeth!

2007-11-23 14:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋