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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 11, 1997
James P Cox, Lynden, WA (US);
Robert W Cox, Lynden, WA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A composition and method for preventing and/or reducing stench and septicity from animal waste comprising a sulfur and oxygen-bearing component and one or more aldehydes and/or one or more ketones. The sulfur and oxygen-bearing component is selected from the group consisting of sodium bisulfite, potassium bisulfite, lithium bisulfite, sodium metabisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, lithium metabisulfite, sodium hydrosulfite, potassium hydrosulfite, lithium hydrosulfite and hydrogen sulfite. The aldehyde is selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, benzaldehyde, acetaldehyde, butryaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, anisaldehyde, salicylaldehyde, citral, glycolic aldehyde, paraldehyde, metaldehyde, heptylaldehyde, octylaldehyde and decylaldehyde. The ketone is selected from the group consisting of diacetyl, ionone, pseudo-ionone, acetylacetone, 3-buten-2-one, mesityl oxide, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, diethyl ketone and dipropyl ketone. The composition and method also include the addition of a surfactant and/or metal thereto.