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US 10,368,526 B2Granted
Absorbent clumping animal litter compositions
AssigneeHalliburton Energy Services, Inc.
InventorsThomas S Cortner, Jim Mabrey, Eric Frantz
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Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to absorbent clumping animal litter compositions, and to methods of using and making the same. In some embodiments, the present invention provides an absorbent clumping animal litter composition including an absorbent component and a pumice component.
Claims16
An absorbent clumping animal litter composition comprising:
- an absorbent component, the absorbent component comprising a bentonite component, wherein the bentonite component has a bulk compacted density of about 40 lb/ft3 to about 95 lb/ft3;
- and
- a pumice component, wherein the pumice component has a bulk density of about 10 lb/ft3 to about 40 lb/ft3.
An absorbent clumping animal litter composition comprising:
- an absorbent component, the absorbent component comprising a bentonite component, wherein the bentonite component is present in an amount ranging from about 60 wt % to about 80 wt % by weight of the animal litter composition, wherein the bentonite component comprises SiO2 in an amount ranging from about 55 wt % to about 90 wt % by weight of the bentonite;
- a pumice component, wherein the weight ratio of the absorbent component to the pumice component is about 1:1 to about 5:1;
- and
- an amorphous silica component, wherein the amorphous silica component is present in an amount of about 0.01 wt % to about 8 wt % by weight of the animal litter composition, wherein the amorphous silica component comprises silica in an amount ranging from about 70 wt % to about 100 wt % by weight amorphous silica component;
- and wherein the animal litter composition has a compacted bulk density of about 35 lb/ft3 to about 70 lb/ft3.
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