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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2000
Timothy D. Cathey, Raleigh, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method of producing an organic fertilizer from a highly absorbent animal bedding material manufactured from recycled waste paper, cotton fiber and cotton gin waste, and gypsum. The recycled waste products are combined to form a slurry mixture for processing by conventional paper making machinery into sheet material. Various chemical additives are admixed to the slurry mixture to control bacterial growth in the bedding material. The sheet material is further processed into sized particles to provide an animal bedding such as poultry litter. After the highly absorbent material is saturated with nutrient-rich animal excrement, it is subjected to chemical analysis and further processed to provide a biodegradable, organic fertilizer. The absorbent bedding material has alternative uses such as for collection of liquid chemical spills and for the remediation of such spills by biodegradation. The converted organic fertilizer can also be used as a ruminant feed after chemical analysis and the elimination of harmful microorganisms.