20 claims) Keywords: oil skimming, absorbent, cellulose, control, fabric, oil spill, oil water separation, physical separation, pollution control, sorbent, (p) USA, absorption, barge, belt, business operation, chart, collecting agent, collector, compression, construction material, contamination, decontaminating, diagram, ecology, environment, fiber, Hollingsworth Wheels Inc., lipophilic, manufacturing, marine transportation, natural resin, ocean environment, oil waste, oil water separator, physical property, raw material, reel, salvaging, separation equipment, sorption, surface property, transportation, waste material, waste oil recovery, water pollution, wettability, ecology & pollution Wells, S.L. 1989.