ʻO ka Dispersant ka pauka like ʻole i hoʻopuehu ʻia i loko o ka mea hoʻoheheʻe, ma o kekahi kumu hoʻopiʻi uku a i ʻole ka hopena polymer steric hindrance, no laila ʻo nā ʻano paʻa a pau e paʻa loa i ka hoʻokuʻu ʻana i ka solvent (a i ʻole dispersion). ʻO nā waiwai kū'ē o ka oleophilic a me ka hydrophilic i loko o ka mole. Hiki iā ia ke hoʻopuehu i nā mea paʻa a me ka wai o nā puaʻa inorganic a me nā mea paʻakikī e hoʻoheheʻe i ka wai.
ʻO ka dispersant e pili ana i ka wai maikaʻi loa a me ke kaiapuni ʻaʻole hiki ke hoʻopau ʻia a hiki ʻole ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia me ka wai, hiki ʻole ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia i ka ethanol, acetone, benzene a me nā mea hoʻoheheʻe kūlohelohe. calcium carbonate, barium sulfate, talcum pauda, zinc oxide, iron oxide melemele a me nā puaʻa ʻē aʻe, a he kūpono hoʻi no ka hoʻopuehu ʻana i nā puaʻa hui ʻia.