Extruded animal litters having an increased absorption rate
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsDan Kenneth Dixon, Nathan Foster Huck
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Abstract
The invention provides animal litters that have an increased absorption rate and methods of making and using such litters. The animal litters comprise one or more animal litter particles that have been produced by fragmenting extruded animal litter particles that have a film on the surface of the particle that adversely affects the absorption rate. The fragmenting exposes the interior of the extruded animal litter particles, which does not have this film, to the external environment and increases the absorption rate.
Claims20
An animal litter having an increased absorption rate comprising one or more animal litter particles that have been produced by fragmenting at least one extruded animal litter particle that has a film on the surface of the extruded animal litter particle.
A method for making an animal litter comprising fragmenting an extruded animal litter particle that has a film on its surface into two or more animal litter particles.
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