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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Chett Boxley, Park City, UT (US);
Jessica Mckelvie, Sandy, UT (US);
Chett Boxley, Park City, UT (US);
Jessica McKelvie, Sandy, UT (US);
Ceramatec, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
An animal litter composition including geopolymerized ash particulates having a network of repeating aluminum-silicon units is described herein. Generally, the animal litter is made from a quantity of a pozzolanic ash mixed with a sufficient quantity of water and an alkaline activator to initiate a geopolymerization reaction that forms geopolymerized ash. After the geopolymerized ash is formed, it is dried, broken into particulates, and sieved to a desired size. These geopolymerized ash particulates are used to make a non-clumping or clumping animal litter. Odor control is accomplished with the addition of a urease inhibitor, pH buffer, an odor eliminating agent, and/or fragrance.