Texas Tech University has found that finer raw cotton in loose form performs best for oil absorbency.
Superhydrophobically modified kapok fiber and powder: Surface characteristic, oil sorption and pore structure - ScienceDirect
Challenges and advancement in water absorption of natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites - ScienceDirect
Cotton Could Serve as Cleanup Medium for Oil Spill: Researchers
XRD pattern of a original cotton fiber, b LA-WT fibers, c LA-IT fiber
Water and oil absorption capacity of PPWS. (a) WS, PPWS water droplet
PDF) Impact of Fiber Treatment on the Oil Absorption Characteristics of Plant Fibers
Texas Agriculture Daily Archives - Page 384 of 618 - Texas Farm Bureau
Oil–water separation diagram of Mj-fiber
Advances in sustainable enzymatic scouring of cotton textiles: Evaluation of different post-treatments to improve fabric wettability - ScienceDirect
Design fiber-based membrane with interfacial wettability rapidly regulated behavior by pH for oily wastewater high-efficient treatment - ScienceDirect
Full article: The Metaplexis japonica fiber as a potential absorbent for removal of oils and organic solvents
Texas Agriculture Daily Archives - Page 383 of 617 - Texas Farm Bureau
Advances in sustainable enzymatic scouring of cotton textiles: Evaluation of different post-treatments to improve fabric wettability - ScienceDirect
