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Oleophilic Absorbent
COMPARATIVE TABLE. FIND OUT WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE US.
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF ABSORBENCE BASED ON 120 LITERS OF RAW PETROLEUM WITH A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF 0.904
| Product | Suction | Weight | Required quantity | Acids | In Water | Remediation | Vapour Suppression | Renewable resource | Non-abrasive |
 Moisture 6/8% | NO | 8 kg | 1 Bag | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Moss Peat Moisture 12/15% | NO | 16 Kg | 2 Bags | YES | NO | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Clay | YES | 225 kg | 8 - 10 Bags | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Cellulose | YES | 36 kg | 2.6 Bags | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| Diatomaceous earth | YES | 109 kg | 5.45 Bags | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Sand | YES | 500 kg | 20 Bags | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Recycled paper | YES | 34 kg | 3.3 Bags | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Polypropylene | YES | 10 kg | 1 Bags | NO | YES | NO | NO | YES | YES |
| Product | Suction | Weight | Required quantity | Acids | In Water | Remediation | Vapour Suppression | Renewable resource | Non-abrasive |
TYPICAL ABSORPTION TIMES ARE THE FOLLOWING:
| GASOLINE | 2 seconds |
| DIESEL OIL | 5 seconds |
| MOTOR OIL | 20 seconds |
| BLOOD | 30 seconds |
| LIGHT RAW OIL | 60 seconds |
| HEAVY RAW OIL | 90 seconds |
| GASOLINE | 2 seconds |
They absorb a high range of organic chemicals, not just heavy raw oil.
THIS LIST INCLUDES SOME OF THE HYDROCARBONS AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS THAT CAN BE ABSORBED:
| Paraffinic oils. | Dinitrotolueno. | Kerosene. |
| Motor oil. | Styrene. | Methanol. |
| Acids Bases. | Ethanol. | Nitrobenzene. |
| Acetate. | Petroleum ether. | Pentane. |
| Acetone. | Ethyl ether. | Petroleum. |
| Acetonitrile. | Ethylbenzene. | Pyridine. |
| Benzene. | Ethylene glycol. | Propanol. |
| Bromodichloromethane. | Diesel Oil. | Organic Solvents. |
| Bunker C. | Heptane. | Tetrachloroethane. |
| Butanol. | Hexane. | Tetrachlorethylene. |
| Butyl. | Hexachlorobenzene. | Tinctures. |
| Cyclohexane. | Hexachlorobutadiene. | Toluene. |
| Chloroform. | Hexachloroethane. | Trichlorethylene. |
| Dichlorobenzene. | Hexano. | Vinyl |
| 1-2 Dichloroethane. | Isobutanol. | Xylene. |
| 1-1 Dichloroethylene. | Isoprene. | |
| Dichloromethane. | Isopropanol. |
