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The most interesting results among those described in literature on the development and application of the materials for adsorption purification of water from petroleum and oil products are considered and generalized. Sorbents used both for elimination of oil outflow and for purification of oil-containing waste water are considered. Natural (plant- and mineral based), artificial and synthetic sorbents are described. Fibrous (non-woven, in the form of chaotically positions fibers, wool, pressed, etc.) materials are considered along with those used in the dispersed or granulated form. It is stressed that combination of materials differing both in origin and in the state of aggregation, with additional modifications if necessary (for the purpose of enhancing the actual properties or imparting new characteristics) leads to a multiple increase in the efficiency of purification process.