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Why Choose AGgrow Absorb THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ABSORBENT ON THE MARKET AGgrow Absorb - produced from FREEDOM® Giant Miscanthus is an all-natural non processed product that offers high performance characteristics with a more economical supply approach. It is 3 times more absorbent than wood shavings, bio degradable, sap free and has soft material characteristics. Freedom® Giant Miscanthus is a licensed trademark of Mississippi State University and exclusively licensed to AGgrow Tech, LLC. Economical – Very long lasting Versatile – Use for all non-aggressive fluids Superior Retention – Hold liquids in Strong – Won’t breakdown and turn to mud Contact us for pricing and to arrange timely delivery 300 North Greene Street Suite 2185 Greensboro, NC 27401 TF: 866-608-7301 [email protected] aggrowtech.com Used Motor Oil 15Min.- Short Test 24 Hr. - Long Test AGgrow Absorb 4.28 ± 0.09 4.48 ± 0.10 PIG Oil Only Lite 1.96 ± 0.05 2.14 ± 0.09 Corncob 1.92 ± 0.15 2.12 ± 0.08 Clay-Oil Dri 0.73 ± 0.06 1.09 ± 0.05 COCO Absorb 4.83 ± 0.14 5.36 ± 0.35 Product Water Take-up (g/g) Pass/Fail AGgrow Absorb 4.43 Pass PIG Oil Only Lite 1.23 Fail Corncob 5.63 Fail Clay-Oil Dri 0.91 Fail COCO Absorb 4.87 Fail Dynamic Degradation Test Summary of ASTM F 726–12 ASTM test was performed by Milsaps college sorbency lab. Testing was done using protocol in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 726–12 -Standard Method of Testing Sorbent Performance of Adsorbents. The particulates are classified as a Type II sorbents by ASTM and were evaluated using the Oil Adsorption – Short Test, and Oil Adsorption – Long Test in used motor oil. Used motor oil is classified as a medium weight oil by ASTM. The fine-grained nature of the sorbents required that testing be done in nylon hosiery socks to prevent loss of material during Short and Long tests. The sorbency of the sock was not included in results. Sorbency values are reported as a ratio of fluid adsorbed relative to the dry weight of the sorbent. All sorbent tests were run in triplicate. The sorbents were also evaluated using the Dynamic Degradation protocol.

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Page 1: ABSORBENT ON THE MARKET - AGgrow Tech · 2017. 11. 14. · ABSORBENT ON THE MARKET AGgrow Absorb - produced from FREEDOM® Giant Miscanthus is an all-natural non processed product

Why Choose AGgrow Absorb

THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ABSORBENT ON THE MARKET

AGgrow Absorb - produced from FREEDOM® Giant Miscanthus is an all-natural non processed product that offers high performance characteristics with a more economical supply approach. It is 3 times more absorbent than wood shavings, bio degradable, sap free and has soft material characteristics.

Freedom® Giant Miscanthus is a licensed trademark of Mississippi State University and exclusively licensed to AGgrow Tech, LLC.

■ Economical – Very long lasting

■ Versatile – Use for all non-aggressive fluids

■ Superior Retention – Hold liquids in

■ Strong – Won’t breakdown and turn to mud

Contact us for pricing and to arrange timely delivery

300 North Greene Street Suite 2185 Greensboro, NC 27401

TF: 866-608-7301 [email protected] aggrowtech.com

Used Motor Oil 15Min.-

Short Test 24 Hr. -

Long Test

AGgrow Absorb 4.28 ± 0.09 4.48 ± 0.10

PIG Oil Only Lite 1.96 ± 0.05 2.14 ± 0.09

Corncob 1.92 ± 0.15 2.12 ± 0.08

Clay-Oil Dri 0.73 ± 0.06 1.09 ± 0.05

COCO Absorb 4.83 ± 0.14 5.36 ± 0.35

Product Water

Take-up (g/g) Pass/Fail

AGgrow Absorb 4.43 Pass

PIG Oil Only Lite 1.23 Fail

Corncob 5.63 Fail

Clay-Oil Dri 0.91 Fail

COCO Absorb 4.87 Fail

Dynamic Degradation Test

Summary of ASTM F 726–12

ASTM test was performed by Milsaps college sorbency lab. Testing was done using protocol in American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F 726–12 -Standard Method of Testing Sorbent Performance of Adsorbents. The particulates are classified as a Type II sorbents by ASTM and were evaluated using the Oil Adsorption – Short Test, and Oil Adsorption – Long Test in used motor oil. Used motor oil is classified as a medium weight oil by ASTM. The fine-grained nature of the sorbents required that testing be done in nylon hosiery socks to prevent loss of material during Short and Long tests. The sorbency of the sock was not included in results. Sorbency values are reported as a ratio of fluid adsorbed relative to the dry weight of the sorbent. All sorbent tests were run in triplicate. The sorbents were also evaluated using the Dynamic Degradation protocol.

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SOP 001/44001/07Sieve Particle Size Analysis4356 Communications Dr. Norcross, GA 30093

MAS #:Company Name:Sample ID:Analyst:Date:

Total mass of sample pre-weighed (grams): 100.54Total mass of sample tested (grams): 99.82

Sieve

Number Opening Size (um) Mass Retained (gms) Frequency Cumulative Coarser Cumulative Finer

8 2360 10.01 10.03% 10.03% 89.97%

16 1180 38.35 38.42% 48.45% 51.55%

30 600 29.11 29.16% 77.61% 22.39%

40 425 10.68 10.70% 88.31% 11.69%

70 212 8.06 8.07% 96.38% 3.62%140 106 2.34 2.34% 98.73% 1.27%

Catch Pan 0 1.27 1.27% 100.00% 0.00%99.82

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