Products - Absorbents General Purpose Absorbents For common non-aggressive industrial fluids. Rolls and pads, socks, pillows, booms, drum tops. Oil-only Absorbents Absorbs only oil - repels water. Rolls and pads, socks, pillows, booms, drum tops. Universal Absorbents Absorbs oil, coolants, solvents and water, also aggressive chemicals, even acids and caustics. Rolls and pads, socks, pillows, booms, drum tops. Granular/Loose Absorbents General Purpose, Oil - Hydrophobic or Universal. Loose particulate and strips, cellulose, corncob, vermiculite absorbents.