Environmentally-friendly animal litter

Boxley, Chett; McKelvie, Jessica

Title: Environmentally-friendly animal litter

Patent · Tue Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2013

OSTI ID:1093249

Boxley, Chett; McKelvie, Jessica

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0000395

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

Patent Number(s):: 8,522,720

Application Number:: 13/270,104

OSTI ID:: 1093249

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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