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Texas Tech University has found that finer raw cotton in loose form performs best for oil absorbency.
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A sustainable nanocellulose-based superabsorbent from kapok fiber with advanced oil absorption and recyclability - ScienceDirect
Water and oil absorption capacity of PPWS. (a) WS, PPWS water droplet
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Superhydrophobically modified kapok fiber and powder: Surface characteristic, oil sorption and pore structure - ScienceDirect
Advances in sustainable enzymatic scouring of cotton textiles: Evaluation of different post-treatments to improve fabric wettability - ScienceDirect
a Photograph of raw cotton, degreased cotton, and GO-coated cotton
One-step fabrication of OTS modified superhydrophobic cotton fabric and its efficient oil-water separation application - ScienceDirect
Texas Agriculture Daily - Texas Farm Bureau
SEM micrograph of original cotton fiber a, LA-WT fibers b, LA-IT fiber