...the Corexit that was reportedly used in great quantities for the dispersion of the 2010 Gulf Spill was a Surface-Active-Agent being primarily comprised of Tween-80, a common non-ionic surfactant.

For the record, my master's thesis was titled something to the effect of: Surfactant Enhanced Dissolution of Chlorinated Solvent Mixtures, so I have a minor bit of practical knowledge when it comes to the use of Surfactants, but that was a few years ago, and I am sure the technology has progressed.

Phytol sounds like a promising idea.

It is always amazing to me that arguments are always made in favor of the status quo which lets fossil fuel companies continue to destroy our world.
One of the strangest to me is this great movement to photovoltaic solar energy to reduce use of carbon fuels when insulation much more reliably reduces or obliterates most of the need.
The Department of Energy works hand in hand with Business to sell new energy saving products to more efficiently use what we never needed to use in the first place. We hear of home weatherization bur do we hear of attempts to just remove heating and cooling bills with insulation , reflective surfaces(white roofs), overhangs and other means of shading. I recognize that photovoltaic advocates are glad that China's slave labor can produce a great downward trend on Photovoltaic panel prices but I really question if this is not just another technowit way in which to solve simple problems with complicated solutions. H. L. Mencken said that for every complicated situation, thereis a simple solution that is simple, direct, and wrong. I would say American business would sell for every simple problem (heat loss or absorption) a device that is complicated, keeps us dependent and costs us forever. So while I aplaud this band aid I think we should really address the real problem which is over reliance on fossil fuels.