Dataset for: Attachment of a Hydrophobically Modified Biopolymer at the Oil–Water Interface in the Treatment of Oil Spills

We measured the stability of crude oil droplets formed by chemical dispersants with the addition of a hydrophobically modified chitosan. Emulsions of crude oil in saline water were prepared using a combination of the biopolymer hydrophobically modified chitosan and the chemical dispersant Corexit 9500A. This dataset reports zeta potential, interfacial tension, percent transmittance, viscosity, elastic and viscous modulus for several ratios of Corexit to crude oil and biopolymer to Corexit. This dataset includes images and videos of the oil-in-water behavior when exposed to dispersants. Dataset supporting the publication Venkataraman et al. 2013 Attachment of Hydrophobically Modified Biopolymer at the Oil-Water Interface in the Treatment of Oil Spills, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 5 (9), 3572-3580, DOI: 10.1021/am303000v.