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Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Robert C. Pearce, Iii, Arlington, TX (US);

Katrell Deon Copeland, McKinney, TX (US);

Alisha D. Farrington, Bedford, TX (US);

Ecaterina Henderson, Dallas, TX (US);

Inventors:

Robert C. Pearce, III, Arlington, TX (US);

Katrell Deon Copeland, McKinney, TX (US);

Alisha D. Farrington, Bedford, TX (US);

Ecaterina Henderson, Dallas, TX (US);

Assignee:

NCH Corporation, Irving, TX (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/16 (2006.01); C09K 3/00 (2006.01); B01J 20/00 (2006.01); A01K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An granular composition for absorbing liquids, the composition comprising perlite, super-absorbent polymer, a pH-indicating dye, and a minor amount of water. According to one preferred embodiment of the invention, the subject composition comprises about 80 weight percent perlite, about 5 weight percent SAP, about 0.0125 weight percent pH indicating dye (most preferably phenolphthalein), and from about 7 to about 9 weight percent water in the final product.


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