Absorbent mat for excreta treatment
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsKazuya Otsuji, Yasuki Tsutsumi, Hiromi Yamaguchi, Nobuya Sato
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Abstract
An absorbent mat useful for treating pet excreta has a flat shape and comprises an absorbing base material comprising at least one of plant fiber and pulp, an antimicrobial surface active agent or a combination of a surface active agent and an antimicrobial agent, and at least one of a binder, a crosslinking agent and water, the absorbent mat having a thickness of 3 mm or greater, a bulk density of 0.05 to 0.3 g/cm3, a saturated water absorption of 2 g/1 g or more, and a rate of water absorption of 30 sec or shorter.
Claims24
An absorbent mat for excreta treatment having a flat shape and comprising
- an absorbing base material comprising at least one of plant fiber and pulp,
- an antimicrobial surface active agent or a combination of a surface active agent and an antimicrobial agent, and
- at least one of a binder, a crosslinking agent and water, said absorbent mat having a thickness of 3 mm or greater, a bulk density of 0.05 to 0.3 g/cm3, a saturated water absorption of 2 g/1 g or more, and a rate of water absorption of 30 sec or shorter.
An excreta treating system for pets comprising:
- I. a draining board;
- II. an absorbent mat on the draining board, said mat comprising:
- A. an absorbing base material comprising at least one of plant fiber and pulp,
- B. an antimicrobial surface active agent or a combination of a surface active agent and an antimicrobial agent, carried by the base material;
- and
- C. at least one of a binder, a crosslinking agent and water, said absorbent mat having:
- D. a thickness of 3 mm or greater,
- E. a bulk density of 0.05 to 0.3 g/cm3,
- F. a saturated water absorption capacity of at least two grams of water per gram of base material;
- G. a rate of water absorption of 30 sec or shorter;
- and
- III. an excreta treating material on said mat, said excreta treating material comprising molded pieces of prescribed shape and having sufficient shape retention not to disintegrate on water absorption.
An excreta treating system for pets comprising:
- I. a draining board;
- II. an absorbent mat on the draining board, said mat comprising:
- A. an absorbing base material comprising at least one of plant fiber and pulp,
- B. an antimicrobial surface active agent carried by the base material;
- wherein said surface active agent is a member selected from the group consisting of:
- alkyltrimethylammonium chloride,
- dialkyldimethylammonium chloride,
- benzalkonium chloride,
- alkyldimethylaminoacetic acid betaine,
- alkyldimethylamine oxide,
- alkylcarboxymethylhydroxyethylimidazolinium betaine, and
- alkylimidopropyl betaine;
- and
- C. a binder, said absorbent mat having:
- D. a thickness of 3 mm or greater,
- E. a bulk density of 0.05 to 0.3 g/cm3,
- F. a saturated water absorption capacity of at least two grams of water per gram of base material;
- G. a rate of water absorption of 30 sec or shorter;
- and
- III. an excreta treating material on said mat, said excreta treating material comprising molded pieces of prescribed shape and having sufficient shape retention not to disintegrate on water absorption.
An excreta treating system for pets comprising:
- I. a draining board;
- II. an absorbent mat on the draining board, said mat comprising:
- A. an absorbing base material comprising at least one of plant fiber and pulp,
- B. a surface active agent carried by the base material;
- wherein said surface active agent is a member selected from the group consisting of:
- glycerol fatty acid esters,
- sorbitan fatty acid esters, and
- polyoxylethylene glycol fatty acid esters, employed in the presence of an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of:
- sodium benzoate,
- chloramines T,
- chlorocresol,
- sodium salicylate,
- ethyltrimethyl ammonium bromide,
- potassium sorbate,
- sodium dehydroacetate,
- p-chlorophenol, and
- phenol;
- and
- C. a binder, said absorbent mat having:
- D. a thickness of 3 mm or greater,
- E. a bulk density of 0.05 to 0.3 g/cm3,
- F. a saturated water absorption capacity of at least two grams of water per gram of base material;
- G. a rate of water absorption of 30 sec or shorter;
- and
- III. an excreta treating material on said mat, said excreta treating material comprising molded pieces of prescribed shape and having sufficient shape retention not to disintegrate on water absorption.
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