Cleaning composition, method of making and use thereof

A method of formulating a cleaning composition, comprising the steps of:

• grinding an absorbent material to produce a granular absorbent material used in a coating step;
• coating the granular absorbent material with a coating agent to produce a coated absorbent material, wherein the coating agent is a biocide that forms a surface-bonded film on the granular absorbent material;
• adding a super-absorbent polymer to the coated absorbent material;
• and
• mixing the coated absorbent material with a sanitation agent, wherein the coated absorbent material absorbs the sanitation agent to form the cleaning composition,
• wherein the granular absorbent material is not perlite, and
• wherein the cleaning composition is capable of absorbing liquid at a liquid loading of 25-30% by volume or 200-300% by mass addition, and further
• wherein the granular absorbent material comprises vermiculite, and also
• wherein the granular absorbent material has a surface area per mass ratio up to 10,000 m2/g.