Animal litters exhibiting reduced adhesion properties, and related methods
AssigneeChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.
InventorsRaymond S. Brown, Richard D. Miller, Roger Bruno
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Abstract
An animal litter composition having reduced adhesive properties, and a related method, are disclosed. The animal litter can include a clay-based liquid absorbing material, a filler including one or both of the following: a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate; an absorbent substrate, and at least one oil present in an amount such that the animal litter composition has a total oil content of about 1.0% by weight to about 7.5% by weight based on the total weight of the animal litter composition.
Claims20
1-17. (canceled)
An animal litter composition comprising:
- a clay-based liquid absorbing material having a surface area of about 15 m2/g or less;
- a filler comprising one or both of the following:
- a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate;
- an absorbent substrate;
- and
- at least one oil.
A method for producing an animal litter composition, the method comprising:
- providing a clay-based liquid absorbing material having a surface area of about 15 m2/g or less and a filler comprising one or both of the following:
- a non-absorbent, non-soluble substrate;
- an absorbent substrate;
- and
- incorporating at least one oil with the clay-based liquid absorbing material and the filler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.