Agglomerated animal litter and manufacturing process for the same
AssigneeThe Andersons, Inc.
InventorRichard B. Swank
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Abstract
An animal litter is provided that includes a sorbent granule composed of granule particulate that is able to pass −20 screen sieve and a binder such that greater than 90% of said granules have a size of between −5 and +60 screen sieve. The granule has an oil coating thereon. An animal litter is produced by milling sorbent material to a particulate size such that greater than 90% by weight of said particulate is −20 screen sieve size or finer. The sorbent material is then agglomerated to the milled particulate to a granule size of between −5 and +60 screen sieve with a binder. The granule is then coated with an oil. Extrusion represents a preferred mode of agglomeration.
Claims12
An animal litter comprising:
- a plurality of sorbent granules each of said plurality of sorbent granules comprising granule particulate that is 90% by weight or more able to pass −20 screen sieve and a binder such that greater than 90% of said granules have a size of between −5 and +60 screen sieve;
- and
- an oil coating on each of said plurality of sorbent granules.
An animal litter comprising:
- a plurality of sorbent granules each of said plurality of sorbent granules comprising granule particulate that is 90% by weight or more able to pass −20 screen sieve and a binder wherein greater than 90% of said granules have a size of between −5 and +60 screen sieve;
- an oil coating on each of said plurality of sorbent granules;
- and
- clumping agent particles decorating the surface of each of said plurality of sorbent granules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.