In this December 2016 photo provided by the Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne researchers wring out an “Oleo Sponge” pad to extract adsorbed crude oil obtained during tests at a seawater tank facility in Leonardo, N.J. Both the oil and the pad can be reused after this process. In this December 2016 photo provided by the Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne researchers wring out an “Oleo Sponge” pad to extract adsorbed crude oil obtained during tests at a seawater tank facility in Leonardo, N.J. Both the oil and the pad can be reused after this process.