Surface-active agent:

Terms Related to Surface-active agent

• Flocculating agent

  Material or chemical agent that enhances flocculation.

• Emulsifying agent

  A material that causes water and oil to form an emulsion. Water normally occurs separately from oil; if, however, an emulsifying agent is present, the ...

• Emulsifier

  See emulsifying agent

• Proppant

  See propping agent

• Defoamer

  Any chemical that prevents of lessens frothing or foaming in another agent.

• Thinning agent

  A chemical or combination of chemicals that, when added to a drilling mud, reduces its viscosity.

• Calcium chloride

  A moisture-absorbing chemical compound, or desiccant used to accelerate setting times in cement and as a drying agent.