Environmentally-friendly animal litter
Abstract
An animal litter composition including 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 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 is accomplished with the addition of a urease inhibitor, pH buffer, an odor eliminating agent, and/or fragrance.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ceramatec, Inc., West Valley City, UT (United States
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1176478
- Patent Number(s):
- 8251016
- Application Number:
- 12/881,994
- Assignee:
- Ceramatec, Inc. (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A01 - AGRICULTURE A01K - ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0000395
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2010 Sep 14
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Boxley, Chett, and McKelvie, Jessica. Environmentally-friendly animal litter. United States: N. p., 2012.
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"Environmentally-friendly animal litter". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176478.
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title = {Environmentally-friendly animal litter},
author = {Boxley, Chett and McKelvie, Jessica},
abstractNote = {An animal litter composition including 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 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 is accomplished with the addition of a urease inhibitor, pH buffer, an odor eliminating agent, and/or fragrance.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2012},
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