Absorbent® W™
Absorbent® W™ is a hydrocarbon-specific cellulose absorbent and filter medium that instantly removes hydrocarbons from water in a wide range of difficult applications. Absorbent® W™ is routinely used in applications where traditional technologies are not applicable. Absorbent® W™ is engineered to allow water to flow through the particulate while trapping hydrocarbons. Absorbent® W™ may be used in bulk particulate form or in contained socks, booms or pillows.
Product families
Applications
- Other Industrial Applications
- Surface Care
- Industrial Cleaning
Product Families
- Ready-to-Use Products — Other Ready-to-Use Products
- Commercial Cleaners
- Industrial Cleaners
Other characteristics
- Brand
- Absorbent
- Product Type
- Absorbent
- Application Area
- Floor
- Markets
- HI&I Care
- Industrial
- Advantages
Competitive advantages of Absorbent W over polypropylene and clay absorbents:; Absorbs liquids within fibers vs. absorbing liquids on fibers exterior only.; Absorbs immediately on contact, faster than polypropylene and clay.; Absorbs up to 2-3 times more volume than polypropylene absorbents.; Retains the liquid absorbed; prevents leaching and draining of sorbed liquids.; Absorbs all hydrocarbons while repelling water.; Absorbs up to 7 times more volume than clay sorbents.; Floats, even when fully saturated, for easy retrieval.; Anti-static.; One 50-quart bag of Absorbent W is equivalent to one 50 pound bag of clay in volume of liquid absorbed.; Filter medium; alternative to carbon, sand and earth.; No free silica - prevents health problems (silicosis) associated with clay and diatomaceous earth.; Non-abrasive to machinery.; Works in all temperatures, sub-freezing to hot.; 100% organic - environmentally friendly.; Increases options for disposal.; Landfill won't leach/drain even under compression, eliminates free liquid problems.; Incinerable at low temperatures (industrial boilers, etc.).; Bioremediation - will break down to natural organic elements with use of microbial enzyme action.; Environmentally responsible from origin to disposal.; The environmentally alternative to polypropylene.
- Technology
- Ready-to-Use Products
- Packaging Type
- Bags
- Labeling Claims
- Environmentally Friendly
- Organic
- Silica-free
- HIGHLIGHTS
Absorbent W particulate is designed to contain and control hydrocarbons (oil-based liquids) while repelling water. Absorbent W is made from wood pulp reclaimed from the manufacturing of paper products. Manufactured through a patented process, it absorbs oil immediately on contact while repelling water; it even floats when saturated. The hydrocarbons are absorbed into the cellulose fibers, preventing leaching in and draining commonly associated with polypropylene sorbents. The performance attributes of Absorbent W particulate make it ideal for clean up of oil-based liquids in the presence of water.
- Background Information
Use to provide instant oil absorption. The product works using the natural fast absorption and holding powers of cellulose fibers.; Absorbent W's fibers are surface treated to produce an oil-specific molecular sieve.; Bundles of W fibers are formed into corn-flake sized particles, which nest loosely together with open spaces between the particles. This allows water to flow through the particulate, drastically increasing the exposed surface area for fast absorption. This also allows water to pass through the materials while capturing the hydrocarbons within the fibers.; Absorbent W is an absorbent not an addsorbent, which means liquids are collected in the center of the fibers vs. clinging to the sides of fibers like synthetic absorbents do.; Absorbent W is made from 100% reclaimed pulp and paper-mill waste and is processed using renewable green energy.; Absorbent W is biodegradable and incinerable with positive BTU value.; Absorbent W absorbs over 3 times its weight in hydrocarbons; and can scrub oil out of water down to the 2 ppm concentration range.
- Ready to Use Product Features
- Non Abrasive
