The Clorox Company

Ahmed Drief

Perry Nga

Kaitlin Lawler

Dennis B Jenkins

Elisa Calimano

Roger V Lee

David Lee Lyons

Aram Garabedian, Jr

Sean Gooby

David M Gall

Donald K Swatling

Carrie Ripberger

Robert W Peugh

Anisa M Nuanes

Jacob L Orlowicz

David Frederick Lyons

Aram Garabedian

Carrier Ripberger

David Lyons

Animal litter comprising composite particles including powdered sodium bentonite and powdered activated carbon, agglomerated together into the composite particles, wherein the animal litter has a particle size distribution of 16/50 mesh (i.e., 300 μm to 1180 μm in size). The litter may include non-composite, granular clay particles (e.g., granular sodium bentonite) having the same particle size distribution (16/50 mesh). Such particle size characteristics significantly reduce dusting, without the need for a de-dusting agent, reduce clump depth and/or reduce clump width at the bottom of the clump (both acting to reduce risk of clumps sticking to the bottom of the litter box) and result in more efficient use of the litter in clumping (reduced clump weight) by increasing absorbency.

Low dusting, small clumping highly absorptive animal litter

A clumpable animal litter comprises composite particles of filler materials, such as limestone and sand, and sodium bentonite. The filler materials have a lower bulk density as compared to a granular mixture of the same percentage of filler and sodium bentonite clay and contain up to eighty-five percent less clay.

Clumping animal litter and method thereof

Animal litter having up to a sixty percent reduction in bulk density can be produced by combining flat-shaped cellulosic materials and sodium bentonite clay. Not only is the resulting litter lighter, but it also maintains a high clump strength as compared to clay-based animal litters that contain greater than ninety percent by weight sodium bentonite clay.

Lightweight clumping animal litter and methods thereof

Lightweight clumping animal litter and method thereof

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