| Experiment | Measure |
| Oil | Water | Total |
| Sorbent-free control | Volume of oil-water mix | (ml) | 63 | 48 | 111 |
| Volume after 4 hours | (ml) | 63 | 48 | 111 | |
| Absorption | (%) | 0 | 0 | - | |
| With sorbent | Volume of oil-water mix before sorbent addition | (ml) | 63 | 48 | 111 |
| Volume of oil-water mix remaining after 4 hours with sorbent | (ml) | 11 | 45 | 56 | |
| Absorption | (%) | 82.54 | 6.24 | - |