Environmentally-friendly animal litter

Boxley, Chett; McKelvie, Jessica

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Title: Environmentally-friendly animal litter

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An animal litter composition that includes geopolymerized ash particulates having a network of repeating aluminum-silicon units is described herein. Generally, the animal litter is made from a quantity of a pozzolanic ash mixed with an alkaline activator to initiate a geopolymerization reaction that forms geopolymerized ash. This geopolymerization reaction may occur within a pelletizer. After the geopolymerized ash is formed, it may be dried and sieved to a desired size. These geopolymerized ash particulates may be used to make a non-clumping or clumping animal litter or other absorbing material. Aluminum sulfate, clinoptilolite, silica gel, sodium alginate and mineral oil may be added as additional ingredients.

Inventors:: Boxley, Chett; McKelvie, Jessica

Issue Date:: 2013-09-03

Research Org.:: Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1093249

Patent Number(s):: 8522720

Application Number:: 13/270,104

Assignee:: Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
A01K1/0154 - {comprising inorganic material}
A01K1/0155 - {comprising organic material}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B01J20/16 - Alumino-silicates
B01J20/165 - {Natural alumino-silicates, e.g. zeolites}
B01J20/28004 - {Sorbent size or size distribution, e.g. particle size}
B01J20/3028 - {Granulating, agglomerating or aggregating}
B01J2220/4806 - the starting material being of inorganic character
B01J2220/4887 - Residues, wastes, e.g. garbage, municipal or industrial sludges, compost, animal manure

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DOE Contract Number:: EE0000395

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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  abstractNote = {An animal litter composition that includes geopolymerized ash particulates having a network of repeating aluminum-silicon units is described herein. Generally, the animal litter is made from a quantity of a pozzolanic ash mixed with an alkaline activator to initiate a geopolymerization reaction that forms geopolymerized ash. This geopolymerization reaction may occur within a pelletizer. After the geopolymerized ash is formed, it may be dried and sieved to a desired size. These geopolymerized ash particulates may be used to make a non-clumping or clumping animal litter or other absorbing material. Aluminum sulfate, clinoptilolite, silica gel, sodium alginate and mineral oil may be added as additional ingredients.},

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