Open AccessOil droplets as light absorbents in seawater
Author(s) -
Zbigniew Otremba
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.008592
Subject(s) - seawater , refractive index , mie scattering , attenuation coefficient , emulsion , oil droplet , dispersion (optics) , optics , absorption (acoustics) , materials science , absorption spectroscopy , light crude oil , light scattering , chemistry , composite material , optoelectronics , physics , scattering , geology , biochemistry , oceanography , organic chemistry
This paper presents spectra of light absorption coefficient of oil-in-water emulsion, derived using the Mie theory. In order to achieve that concentration of oil, degree of oil dispersion in seawater as well as spectra of light absorption coefficient and refractive index of chosen oils must be known. A significant role of the size distribution of oil droplets has been revealed: light absorption coefficient of emulsion increases with the rate of dispersion.