3M 38″ X 144′ Petroleum Sorbent Roll absorbs 73 gal of oil, that is 100% more by weight than other leading melt blown sorbents. High capacity petroleum sorbent has a scrim on one side to increase strength and help eliminate linting. Sorbent material in the roll is a selective sorbent, that only “sorb” hydrocarbon-based liquids (oleophilic) and repel aqueous-based liquids (hydrophobic). Temperaturehumidity resistant roll is used to cover and sorb large spills or in areas where spills may occur. Economic roll can be wrung out, re-used and disposed of easily. It is deal for lining drawers, covering workbenches or making areas from oversprays. It finds application in controlling, cleaning up, recovering oil or petroleum based liquids from effluent discharge, streams, ponds, lakes, rivers, drain, pumps or other bodies of water, in-plant spills under leaking equipment and machinery in place of clay granules.