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Published by John Gradek, CEO at Water Warriors Inc. www.waterwarriorsbiomedia.com
Please take a look at www.oileraser.com. It's a proprietary coating that can be applied to conventional materials -foam and fiber - to make them super oleophilic and hydrophobic enhancing the capacity up to 80X it's weight in petrochemicals. It can also be applied to open cell foams and fibers for filtration etc.
The oil can then be released using a release agent to rebarrel or reprocess the accrued oil and extends the life of the product exponentially.