During a live demonstration on CNBC, Corpora used a feather duster to show that wildlife like ducks can swim or dive right throught the oil-laden HTP and get no oil on them. (Watch video of his product demonstration here).

Corpora is hoping to become a contractor so he can make HTP booms; he would also like to use it on coastal beaches to clean up the oil. "I see those guys in disposable white outfits using shovels and rakes, picking up liquid oil. But they could be using HTP and picking up a dry substance. Easy to handle. You could even vacuum it up," Corposa says.

A pound of HTP would pick up about a gallon of oil. In bulk, it would cost between 70-cents and $1.00 a pound.

Corpora knows his product won't solve the whole problem. But he's exasperated by BP's lack of interest. "Why wouldn't they make an effort to talk with people who propose solutions?," he says.

Friday on "Power Lunch" at 1pm ET, a Florida contractor will demonstrate how hay can be used to soak up the leaking gulf oil. He's tested it on seawater and claims it works.