DOE Patents title logo U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Title: Environmentally friendly animal litter

Abstract

A method of making an animal litter that includes geopolymerized ash, wherein, the animal litter is made from a quantity of a pozzolanic ash mixed with a sufficient quantity of water and an alkaline activator to initiate a geopolymerization reaction that forms geopolymerized ash. After the geopolymerized ash is formed, it is dried, broken into particulates, and sieved to a desired size. These geopolymerized ash particulates are used to make a non-clumping or clumping animal litter. Odor control may be accomplished with the addition of a urease inhibitor, pH buffer, an odor eliminating agent, and/or fragrance.

Inventors:
;
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1092957
Patent Number(s):
8511254
Application Number:
13/540,876
Assignee:
Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
DOE Contract Number:  
EE0000395
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Chett, Boxley, and McKelvie, Jessica. Environmentally friendly animal litter. United States: N. p., 2013. Web.
Chett, Boxley, & McKelvie, Jessica. Environmentally friendly animal litter. United States.
Chett, Boxley, and McKelvie, Jessica. Tue . "Environmentally friendly animal litter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1092957.
@article{osti_1092957,
title = {Environmentally friendly animal litter},
author = {Chett, Boxley and McKelvie, Jessica},
abstractNote = {A method of making an animal litter that includes geopolymerized ash, wherein, the animal litter is made from a quantity of a pozzolanic ash mixed with a sufficient quantity of water and an alkaline activator to initiate a geopolymerization reaction that forms geopolymerized ash. After the geopolymerized ash is formed, it is dried, broken into particulates, and sieved to a desired size. These geopolymerized ash particulates are used to make a non-clumping or clumping animal litter. Odor control may be accomplished with the addition of a urease inhibitor, pH buffer, an odor eliminating agent, and/or fragrance.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Tue Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}

Works referenced in this record:

Anti-bacterial compositions
patent, May 1999


Non-clumping animal litter granules
patent, January 2008


Process for converting cellulosic material into liquids
patent, June 2004


Animal litter and method of preparation
patent, February 1987


Animal litter
patent, November 1986


Clumping animal litter and method of making same
patent, June 2004


Calcium sulphate-based composition and methods of making same
patent, November 2005


Absorbent material
patent, May 1992


Clumping cat litter
patent, February 1993


Animal litter composition
patent, December 1978


Process for maintaining fragrance perception in the presence of an absorbent material
patent, October 2004


Animal care system and litter with reduced malodor impression
patent, September 2001


Animal litter
patent, March 1985


Disposable pet toilet assembly
patent, May 1997


Rice hull ash compositions
patent, February 1986


Agglomeration of particulate materials with reticulated cellulose
patent, July 1993


Disposable pet toilet assembly
patent, January 1996


Animal litter pellets
patent, June 1979


Method of making animal litter
patent, August 1976


Pellets of clay and superabsorbent polymer
patent, April 1990


Method of making animal litter
patent, August 1980


Odor control for animal litter
patent, July 2001


Animal litter composition
patent, January 1985


Animal litter composition
patent, May 1985


Lightweight particulate cementitious materials and process for producing same
patent, May 1993


Environmentally-friendly animal litter
patent, August 2012


Animal litter composition
patent, January 1985


Porous animal litter
patent, July 1994