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POLYPROPYLENE ABSORBENTS
- Reusable
- Cost effective
- Many specially made sizes and models
- Storage life - does not rot or mildew
- Ability to float (oil-only absorbent)
- Chemical resistance (when surfactant treated)
- Incinerable - only 0.20 ash - and energy value of 14 kwh/kg
- Absorbs 10 to 25 times its own weight
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ORGANIC GRANULE ABSORBENTS
- Includes: plants, sawdust, paper, corn cob
- Limited chemical resistance
- Retrieval is high labor intensive
- Absorbs up to 6 times its own weight
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VERMICULITE GRANULE ABSORBENTS
- Too light if used loose (used mainly in socks)
- Can damage machines
- Retrieval is labor intensive
- Expensive as waste
- Absorbs 4 to 5 times its own weight
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CLAY GRANULE ABSORBENTS
- Heavy
- Dusty
- Impermeable
- Absorbs less than 1 times its own weight
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