Animal litter, process for preparing animal litter and method of removal of animal waste

摘要

An animal litter, process for preparing the animal litter and a method for removal of animal waste using the animal litter are provided. The animal litter generally includes corn cob, a lubricant, and a cohesiveness agent. The animal litter is in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted.

主权项

1. An animal litter comprising:
a sorbent comprising at least about 35 weight % ground corn cob; a lubricant; and a cohesiveness agent, the animal litter being in the form of discrete plural particles which tend to agglomerate when wetted, the cohesiveness agent being present in an amount effective to enhance the intraparticle cohesion of the particles, wherein the ground corn cob contributes to the agglomeration of the litter and is in the form of a finely ground corn cob configured to pass through a 1/16 inch screen, and wherein no more than about 5% of the ground corn cob is larger than U.S. standard #30 mesh screen size, at least 50% of the ground corn cob is smaller than U.S. standard #40 mesh screen size, and at least 20% of the ground corn cob is smaller than U.S. standard #80 mesh screen size.