Boron-based odor control animal litter
AssigneeThe Clorox Company
InventorsDennis B. Jenkins, Randy L. Wood
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Abstract
This invention relates to an clay-based animal litter to which has been applied a liquid carrier containing a boron-containing compound in an odor-controlling effective amount. The boron-containing compound acts by antimicrobial action, controlling urease, or a combination of these mechanisms when the litter is used by the animal. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a litter to which is added a mixture of boric acid and borax via an aqueous dispersion, with an alkali metal hydroxide as the dispersing agent.
Claims22
An odor control animal litter comprising:
- particles of an absorbent clay substrate, said particles being contacted with a liquid carrier containing an odor-controlling-effective amount of a mixture of boric acid and borax having an equivalent boron level of at least 0.06% and said mixture being present in an amount of from about 0.06 to about 50% by weight, said liquid carrier comprising an alkali metal hydroxide in solution.
A method of controlling odor formation in animal litters when said litters are used by animals, comprising applying to particles of an absorbent litter substrate a liquid carrier containing an odor-controlling-effective amount of a mixture of boric acid and borax having an equivalent boron level of at least about 0.06% and said mixture being present in an amount of from 0.06 to about 50% by weight, said liquid carrier further comprising an alkali metal hydroxide in solution.
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