Natural non-clay agglomerated cat litter

Abstract

The invention provides cat litter products and comprises the manufacture of a granulated panicum virgatum component which is mainly mixed with a granulated biochar component. Each component is granulated via an extrusion technique to form particles of about 40 microns. The combination of panicum virgatum and biochar granulated sand products together provides non-toxic and naturally safe, biodegradable, deodorant, and scented antibacterial sands; and the antibacterial sands are convenient for handling of convenient size agglomeration, have very little dust, and reduce track of cats.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to improved cat litter, and more particularly to a cakeable cat litter comprising all natural ingredients in pelletized form. Background technique [0002] The health risks to humans associated with clay-based cat litter are well known. All natural alternatives exist and continue to be developed utilizing a variety of grain-based ingredients. However, the use of grains or grain by-products creates two well-known commercial limitations. First, alternative commercial uses (food, energy, etc.) create cost pressures that can lead to unfavorable pricing positions for products that are to be continuously discarded. Second, grain-based sands are difficult to compare to clay-based sands on certain performance criteria such as caking and absorbency. [0003] A third limitation has also been discovered. Fungicides, herbicides and insecticides are widely used in the production of most cereals. An unintended consequence...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] However, such sands alone lack the properties to be commercially successful in their own right