JP3638534B2

JP3638534B2 - Granular excrement disposal material and production method

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Publication number: JP3638534B2
Application number: JP2001165788A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 博伊藤
Original assignee: Daiki Co Ltd
Current assignee: Daiki Co Ltd
Priority date: 2001-05-31
Filing date: 2001-05-31
Publication date: 2005-04-13
Anticipated expiration: 2021-05-31
Also published as: JP2002354956A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、人用及びは動物用の排泄物処理材及びその製造方法に関し、特に野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を原料として使用する、人用、又は猫科及び犬科動物並びにその他愛玩動物等の動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材及びその製造方法に関する。また本発明は、葉菜屑、茎菜屑、根菜屑、果菜屑、花菜屑、香辛野菜屑、きのこ屑、山菜屑若しくは野草屑又はこれら二以上を含む野菜屑の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を活用した、人用及び動物用、特に猫科及び犬科動物並びにその他愛玩動物等の動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材及びその製造方法に関する。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
家畜、愛玩動物等の動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材、特に屋内での粒状の排泄物処理材は、砂、ベントナイト、ゼオライト、製紙用パルプ、パルプスラッジなどを小塊状又は粒状に成形されている。
この種の愛玩動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材は、例えば室内で使用されるところから、清潔で、衛生的であることが望まれ、使用後、清潔さ及び衛生上の点から、廃棄処理され易いのが望まれる。しかし、砂、ゼオライト、ベントナイトなどの無機物の場合は、使用時、砕けて埃となり易く、また、使用後放置する間に汚臭を発生しても、非可燃物であるため焼却処理を行うことができず、また下水等に流すこともできない。そこで、消臭効果が低く、価格が高いが、吸水能に優れ、可燃物であるところから、製紙用パルプ及び紙粉の小塊状成形物が使用されている。
また、現在、例えば、青果市場からは残り野菜、レタスやキャベツ等の葉菜の表皮及び根菜の葉部などの廃棄野菜が大量に発生し、また、水耕栽培農工場からは、例えば、もやしやかいわれ大根などの野菜の不適格品が大量に発生し、さらに、給食センターや惣菜工場からは、ジャガイモの皮や果実の皮などの屑が大量に発生し、さらにまた、スーパーマーケットなどでのカット野菜の加工工程からは、切り屑や残り滓が大量に発生し、また、ジュース工場からは，人参や林檎やオレンジなどの絞り滓が大量に発生し、さらに、生産農家からは不適合品の屑野菜が大量に発生する。これらの野菜屑は、焼却処理されて埋め立て等に廃棄されるか、又は堆肥化されて堆肥として使用されている。
【０００３】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかし、製紙用パルプ及び紙粉を原料とする排泄物処理材は比較的高価であり問題とされている。そこで、猫砂等の粒状の排泄物処理材の原材料として、製紙用パルプ廃材や、吸収体を有する衛生用品廃材などのその他廃材が使用されている。しかし、これらの廃材も、利用用途の開発に伴い、有用材化されて、廃材としての入手が困難となっており、問題とされている。
【０００４】
一方、野菜屑は、青果市場、水耕栽培農工場、給食センター、惣菜工場、ジュース工場及びスーパーマーケット等から大量に発生するが、何れも廃棄物として処理されており、その処理に多くの手間と費用を要し問題とされている。
本発明は、排泄物処理材の原材料を廃物に求めるとしても、保水性及び吸水性を有する廃材は、比較的有用であり、入手が困難であり、廉価な排泄物処理材を提供する上で問題とされている。
本発明は、青果市場、水耕栽培農工場、給食センター、惣菜工場、ジュース工場及びスーパーマーケット等から大量に発生する野菜屑粉砕物処理に係る問題点及び、廃材による人又は動物の排泄物処理材としての商品性能の低下に係る問題点を解決することを目的としている。
【０００５】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明者は、野菜屑乾燥物が、保水性及び吸水性が悪いが、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を５ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕し、且つ界面活性剤で粉砕物の一部表面を処理することにより、粒状の排泄物処理材の原料に使用して保水性及び吸水性の良好な粒状の排泄物処理材が製造できることを発見し、本発明に至った。
本発明は、野菜屑を粒状の排泄物処理材の原料とすることにより、排泄した尿の吸収性及び保水性が良く、排泄物に接して塊状化でき、また焼却でき、しかも、乾燥野菜屑の臭気及び色彩を緩和して、室内でも不快感を与えることが無く、衛生的に安全に使用できる粒状の排泄物処理材を提供することを目的としている。
【０００６】
即ち、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらに本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び前記吸水性樹脂より少量の添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらにまた、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び前記吸水性樹脂より少量の添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にある。
【０００７】
そして、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質及び吸水性樹脂を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらに、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらにまた、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にある。
【０００８】
そして、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらに、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらにまた、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部に、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にある。
【０００９】
そして、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらに、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらにまた、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にある。
【００１０】
さらに、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、及び前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらに、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にあり、さらにまた、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、前記野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物を含む芯部と、この芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を覆い、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含有する被覆材料により形成されている被覆部とを有する被覆粒状物であることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材にある。
【００１１】
そして、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物に、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質及び該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を混合し、この混合物を造粒して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度の造粒物を形成し、この形成された造粒物を乾燥して乾燥造粒物とすることを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材の製造方法にあり、また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物に、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質及び該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を混合し、この混合物を造粒して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度の造粒物を形成し、この造粒物の表面に、被覆物質及び吸水性樹脂を含む被覆層を形成して、被覆粒状物を形成し、この被覆粒状物を乾燥することを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材の製造方法にあり、さらに本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物に、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質及び該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を混合し、この混合物を造粒して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度の造粒物を形成し、この造粒物の表面に、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含む被覆層を形成して、被覆粒状物を形成し、この被覆粒状物を乾燥することを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材の製造方法にあり、さらにまた、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物に、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質及び該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を混合し、この混合物を造粒して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度の造粒物を形成し、この造粒物の表面に、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂及び添加物質を含む被覆層を形成して、被覆粒状物を形成し、この被覆粒状物を乾燥することを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材の製造方法にあり、さらに加えて、本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物に、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質及び該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂及び添加物質、又は５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合物質、該野菜屑粉砕物より少ない量の吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を混合し、この混合物を造粒して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度の造粒物を形成し、この造粒物の表面に、被覆物質、吸水性樹脂、添加物質及び界面活性剤を含む被覆層を形成して、被覆粒状物を形成し、この被覆粒状物を乾燥することを特徴とする粒状の排泄物処理材の製造方法にある。
【００１２】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明は、粒状の排泄物処理材の原材料の一つとして、野菜屑を使用する。本発明の粒状の排泄物処理材は、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物、特に界面活性剤により一部処理された野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を原料として、造粒することにより製造される。このように製造された造粒物は、吸水性がよく、吸水速度が大きく、しかも、排泄物処理材としても、乾燥されて水分を１０重量％以下とすると、野菜屑の臭いを緩和することができる。
本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕された野菜屑粉砕物の水分調整は、野菜屑を、５ｍｍ以下の粒度に湿式で粉砕して製造されたものと、野菜屑を乾燥し、この野菜屑乾燥物を５ｍｍ以下の粒度に乾式で粉砕して製造されたものを混合して製造することができる。このようにすると、その混合割合に応じて、野菜屑の水分を調整することができる。
【００１３】
本発明において、野菜屑の用語は、葉菜屑、茎菜屑、根菜屑、果菜屑、花菜屑、香辛野菜屑、きのこ屑、山菜屑若しくは野草屑又はこれら二以上を含むものを意味する。本発明において、野菜屑は、例えば、水耕栽培の工場からの不適格品、例えばもやし、かいわれ大根等の不適格品、青果市場からの各種野菜の残り物、例えば、白菜、レタス、キャベツ、ほうれん草等の葉菜の表皮や、大根、人参、牛蒡、蕪等の根菜の葉の部分、給食センターや惣菜工場からのジャガイモの皮や果実の皮等の各種野菜の廃棄部分、生産農家からの各種野菜についての不適合品である廃棄野菜、又は市場の各種野菜についてのコスト調整の廃棄野菜、ジュース工場からの人参などの野菜汁の絞り滓、又は林檎やオレンジなどの果汁の絞り滓、又はスーパーマーケット等のカット野菜の加工工程で発生する各種野菜の切り屑や残り滓等、又はこれらの二種以上の野菜屑を含む屑類がある。これら野菜屑粉砕物は、人又は動物が接触して、毒性が少ないものが選ばれる。
【００１４】
本発明において、野菜屑は、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する粒状の排泄物処理材に形成するために、造粒し易い粒度、例えば５ｍｍ以下の粒度、好ましくは３ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕される。
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材は、人又は動物用であり、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を主として含有して１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物に形成される。また本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材に、吸水性及び保水性を与えるために、粒状の排泄物処理材は、該野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の他に、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量で吸水性樹脂を含有させて、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物に形成されるのが好ましい。また本発明の粒状の排泄物処理材には、野菜屑粉砕物が使用されるために、その臭気及び色調が室内の環境を低下させることが無いように、また、衛生的に安全であるように、添加物質、即ち、殺菌作用を有する物質、脱臭作用を有する物質、着色作用を有する物質若しくは接着作用を有する物質又はこれらの二種以上の物質を混合することができる。
【００１５】
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材の、使用される野菜屑粉砕物による臭気等を緩和するために、また、粒状の排泄物処理材の吸水能を高めるために、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を配合することができる。野菜屑粉砕物に配合される廃棄物配合材料は、粒状の排泄物処理材中の野菜屑粉砕物の含有率を低下させて、野菜屑の臭気を緩和できるものであり、また、粒状の排泄物処理材の吸水能力及び保水能力を高めることができるものから選ぶのが好ましい。
【００１６】
本発明において、このような廃棄物配合材料としては、トイレットペーパー廃材、ティッシュペーパー廃材、化粧紙廃材、紙ナプキン廃材、ちり紙廃材、紙綿廃材、紙タオル廃材、便座シート廃材、動物用排泄物処理材の廃材、寝具用シーツ廃材、マスク廃材、アイマスク廃材、座席用ヘッドカバー廃材、枕カバー廃材、紙おむつ廃材、生理用ナプキン廃材、動物用紙おむつ廃材、動物用生理用ナプキン廃材、乳パッド廃材、汗パッド廃材、失禁パッド廃材、排泄物処理材の廃材、動物用シーツ廃材、衛生用品の廃材、鮮魚輸送用ラミネート紙廃材、野菜輸送用ラミネート紙廃材、ラミネート紙の印刷屑、ラミネート紙の端屑、バフ粉、ダンボール屑、新聞紙屑、雑誌屑、茶殻、焙煎コーヒー豆の抽出残渣、チタン紙廃材、製紙スラッジ、パルプスラッジ、木材屑、鉋屑、木粉、家屋の解体材、新築廃材、不織布屑、ビート糖の粕、蜜柑の実の皮等の柑橘果皮、製紙用パルプ廃材、活性炭入りパルプ廃材、茶殻、機械パルプ廃材、化学パルプ廃材、セミケミカルパルプ廃材、綿状パルプ廃材、木材パルプ廃材、古紙パルプ廃材、紙粉、パンチ屑、衛生用品廃棄物の分級産物のフラッフパルプ、吸水性繊維廃材、吸水性樹脂廃材、吸水性樹脂を含む紙粉、製本時に発生する紙粉、不織布製造時に発生する紙粉、製紙工程において発生する紙粉若しくは衛生材料製造時に発生する紙粉、おから、ビートパルプ、ベントナイト、ゼオライト、シリカゲル若しくは製紙用パルプ、又はこれらの中の２以上を含む混合物がある。これらの廃棄物配合材料粉砕物は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度、好ましくは、３ｍｍ以下の粒度、さらに好ましくは、２ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕されて、粒状の排泄物処理材の造粒に使用される。
【００１７】
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材は、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を原料とする乾燥造粒物であり、また、該乾燥造粒物を芯材とし、該芯材のの少なくとも一部表面を被覆材料で覆った乾燥被覆粒状物である。本発明において、乾燥造粒物及び乾燥被覆造粒物中の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の量は多いほうが、野菜屑が多く処理できることとなるので好ましい。例えば、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を５０重量％以上の量で含有することができるが、好ましくは５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を３０重量％以上の量で含有することができ、更に好ましくは、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を１０重量％以上の量で含有することができる。
【００１８】
本発明において、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物に加えられる乾燥造粒物の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物含有率は、乾燥造粒物又は乾燥被覆粒状物中の、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の含有率に応じて、５０重量パーセント以下とすることができ、好ましくは、３０重量％以下、さらに好ましくは１０重量％以下とすることができる。廃棄物配合材料の吸水能力が大きい場合には、適宜増量することができる。吸水能力が大きい廃棄物配合材料としては、トイレットペーパー廃材、ティッシュペーパー廃材、化粧紙廃材、紙ナプキン廃材、ちり紙廃材、紙綿廃材、紙タオル廃材、便座シート廃材、動物用排泄物処理材の廃材、寝具用シーツ廃材、マスク廃材、枕カバー廃材、紙おむつ廃材、生理用ナプキン廃材、動物用紙おむつ廃材、動物用生理用ナプキン廃材、乳パッド廃材、汗パッド廃材、失禁パッド廃材、動物用シーツ廃材、機械パルプ廃材、化学パルプ廃材、セミケミカルパルプ廃材、綿状パルプ廃材、木材パルプ廃材、古紙パルプ廃材、合成樹脂繊維廃材、木材屑、鉋屑、木粉、家屋の解体材、新築廃材、紙粉、フラッフパルプ、吸水性繊維廃材、吸水性樹脂廃材、吸水性樹脂を含む紙粉、製本時に発生する紙粉、不織布製造時に発生する紙粉、製紙工程において発生する紙粉若しくは衛生材料製造時に発生する紙粉又はこれら二以上を含む混合物などがあるが、このような吸水能力が大きい廃棄物配合材料の場合は、配合量を少なくできるので好ましい。
これに対して、鮮魚輸送用ラミネート紙廃材、野菜輸送用ラミネート紙廃材、ラミネート紙の印刷屑、ラミネート紙の端屑、木材屑、鉋屑、不織布屑、プラスチックフィルム廃材、プラスチックシート廃材、プラスチック材料製不織布廃材若しくは紙おむつ廃材粉砕物から分離されたプラスチック材料に富む分離産物、チタン紙廃材、パンチ屑、合成樹脂繊維廃材、木材屑、鉋屑、木粉、家屋の解体材、又はこれら二以上を含む混合物などの比較的吸水能力の低い廃棄物配合材料の場合は、保水能力があるので比較的多く配合することとなる。
【００１９】
本発明において、野菜屑粉砕物又は野菜屑粉砕乾燥物に廃棄物配合材料が混合されるが、これら廃棄物は、製品の製造時に発生する規格外の不良品若しくは裁断屑、該不良品の再生処理時に発生する廃品及び使用済みの廃品の再生処理時に発生する廃品であって、前記製品の製造工程、並びに不良品及び廃品の再生工程において利用されないものである。例えば、紙食器廃棄物は、製造時に発生する紙食器の不良品、例えばラミネート紙食器の不良品廃棄物の他に、食事に供された使用済みの使い捨て紙食器類の廃棄物をも包含する。
【００２０】
前記５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の中、例えば、乳パッド廃棄物、失禁パッド廃棄物、紙おむつ廃棄物や生理用ナプキン廃棄物等の吸収体を含む廃棄物の有機質の廃棄物は、ポリエチレン、ポリプロピレン、レーヨン及び合成ゴム材などのプラスチック材料を、フィルムなどの形態で含有するが、この他に、吸水性を有する材料のフラッフパルプや紙粉を含み、さらに、吸水性樹脂をも含んでいるので、吸水性を有する芯部の形成材料として使用することができる。この場合、これらの廃棄物は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度、好ましくは、３ｍｍ以下の粒度、さらに好ましくは２ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕されて使用されるが、このような粒度に粉砕すると、前記廃棄物に含有されているプラスチックフィルムは、フィルム間に水分を保持し易くなって保水機能を発揮できるので、保水材として使用可能である。また、廃棄物に残留するフラッフパルプ及び吸水性樹脂は、吸水性材料として使用可能である。
【００２１】
また、乳パッド廃棄物、失禁パッド廃棄物、紙おむつ廃棄物又は生理用ナプキン廃棄物等の吸収体を有する衛生用品の廃棄物は、２０ｍｍ以下の粒度に破砕して分級することにより、フラッフパルプ及び高吸水性樹脂に富む部分と、プラスチック類に富む部分とに分別することができ、フラッフパルプ及び高吸水性樹脂に富む部分を分級回収して、衛生用品等に再利用されている。本発明は、このフラッフパルプ及び高吸水性樹脂に富む部分の回収の際に発生するプラスチック類に富む部分を、５ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕して、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物に混合することにより、造粒物又は、造粒物で構成される芯材の原料として使用するものでもある。しかし、この回収の際に発生するプラスチック類に富む部分と、フラッフパルプ及び高吸水性樹脂に富む部分とを、必要に応じて、夫々５ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕して、適宜の割合で配合することにより、造粒物、芯材又は粒状物の原料として使用することもできる。
【００２２】
プラスチックフィルムに富む部分の場合は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物粒子とプラスチックフィルム又はフィルム相互間に水分を保持することができるので、保水性を有し、保水材料として使用可能である。また、プラスチック類に富む材料は、フラッフパルプ及び高吸水性樹脂をも含んでおり、この高吸水性樹脂は、プラスチック類に富む材料について、吸水性を付与することができるので、プラスチック類に富む材料は、５ｍｍ以下、好ましくは３ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕することにより、保水性を有し、かつ吸水性を有する材料として使用可能である。この場合、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物若しくは野菜屑粉砕乾燥物又はこれらの混合物は、プラスチック材料が配合されて造粒されることとなるので、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を含有していても、粒状の排泄物処理材の燃焼熱を高めて、粒状の排泄物処理材が、使用後においても可燃性とすることができる。この場合においても、界面活性剤の使用は、廃プラスチック材料の吸水速度を向上させるので好ましい。
【００２３】
本発明において、野菜屑の粉砕は、湿式及び乾式で行うことができる。野菜屑の粉砕を湿式で行うときは、野菜屑からの水が被造粒材料に含まれて、被造粒材料中の水分含有率が高くなるので、造粒に必要な水分含有率にまで、例えば、廃棄物配合材料等を加えて低下させることとなる。この場合、野菜屑を多く消費するために、廃棄物配合材料等の配合量を抑えて、被造粒材料の水分含有率を比較的高い水分含有率、例えば３０乃至４０重量％の水分含有率とし、この比較的高い水分含有率下による造粒、例えば、スクリュー式押出し造粒機による造粒を行うのが好ましい。これに対して、野菜屑を乾燥して粉砕する乾式粉砕の場合には、被造粒材料中の水分含有率が低くなるので、粘性を与える吸水性樹脂を潤滑成分として混合して、比較的低水分で造粒できるディスクペレッター等のロール式押出し造粒機やラム式押出し造粒機による造粒を行うのが好ましい。
【００２４】
本発明において、乾燥野菜屑は、吸水速度が、パルプ等に比して小さい欠点を改良するために、界面活性剤が使用される。界面活性剤は、造粒前に、被造粒材料に添加される。界面活性剤の添加量は、被造粒材料の５重量％以下、好ましくは１重量％以下とするのが好ましい。界面活性剤は、アニオン界面活性剤、カチオン界面活性剤、両性界面活性剤又はノニオン界面活性剤を使用することができる。この場合、界面活性剤は、水等の溶媒に溶解され溶液を希釈して又は希釈しないで使用される。乾燥造粒物は、界面活性剤溶液が添加された混合物を造粒して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度の造粒物を形成し、この形成された造粒物を乾燥して製造される。このように界面活性剤の添加は、造粒により得られた野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を含む造粒物粒子を水に対して濡れ易くさせ、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の造粒物、即ち粒状の排泄物処理材についての水の吸収を速くすることができる。
【００２５】
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材は、触って、さらさらした感触を与え、また、粒状の排泄物処理材の長期保存の際に、黴等を生じないようにし、さらに、粒状の排泄物処理材中の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物から発生する臭を和らげるために、乾燥造粒物又は乾燥被覆粒状物における水分含有率、即ち排泄物処理材の水分含有率は、１５重量％以下、好ましくは、１０重量％以下、さらに好ましくは、５重量％以下にされる。このように水分含有率が１５重量％以下、１０重量％以下又は５重量％以下となるように、熱風乾燥等の加熱乾燥により乾燥して、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の造粒物の野菜屑粉砕物臭や感触の悪さを大いに減少することができ、衛生的に安全なものにすることができ、猫等の動物の排泄に使用する上で影響を与えない。
【００２６】
本発明において、吸水性樹脂を含有させた野菜屑粉砕物の乾燥造粒物又は乾燥された被覆粒状物は、その侭、動物の排泄物処理材として使用することかできるが、この場合、粒状物の崩壊又は剥離等により粉塵となって飛散するのを避けるために、例えば、０．１ｍｍより小さい粒径の細かい粉状部分を分離しておくのが好ましい。
本発明において粒状の排泄物処理材は、０．１ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物等の微細な粉塵の発生を極力避けるために、例えば１ｍｍ以上の粒径の造粒物に造粒されるのが好ましいが、３ｍｍ以上の粒径の粒子に造粒すると、例えば、トイレ用の箱から室内に散り難くなり、仮令散ったとしても、粒子を拾い集めるのが容易であり、室内の衛生を保つ上で好ましい。しかし、これらの場合、１ｍｍ以下の粒子の存在や、３ｍｍ以下の粒子の存在を完全に排斥するものではない。本発明において、造粒物及び被覆粒状物は、球状、柱状、粒状、顆粒状若しくはその他の形状又はこれらの混合物に形成することができる。
【００２７】
本発明において、人又は動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材には、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を含む造粒物の吸水機能及び保水機能を高めるために、またこの造粒物で形成される芯部の吸水機能及び保水機能を高めるために、粉状の吸水性樹脂を、前記野菜屑粉砕物及び廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を含む被造粒材料の混合物に配合することができる。この場合、造粒前に、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物、又は前記５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の混合物に吸水性樹脂が混合される。この場合、混合される吸水性樹脂は、造粒物又は粒状芯部を造粒する造粒機内において、潤滑材として機能するものである。
【００２８】
このように吸水性樹脂を潤滑材として機能させる場合には、例えば、α澱粉やポリアクリル酸ナトリウム等の吸水性能が低い吸水性樹脂を使用することができる。吸水性樹脂をこのように使用する場合には、吸水性樹脂は、野菜屑粉砕物及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を含む被造粒材料を造粒機で造粒するときの潤滑材として機能する量で使用される。この場合、吸水性樹脂の量は、形成される粒状芯部の２０重量％以下とするのが好ましく、特に１０重量％以下であるのが好ましい。
【００２９】
また、本発明において、吸水性樹脂は、該造粒物の粘着性及び吸水性を向上させ、さらに押出し造粒装置における造粒物の滑り易さを増すために配合される。
本発明の動物の排泄物処理材においては、その吸水能及び保水機能を高めるための５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物とし、粉状の高吸水性樹脂を配合することができる。
本発明において配合される吸水性樹脂は、不良品の吸水性樹脂、高吸水性樹脂廃棄物、比較的吸水性能の小さい吸水性樹脂及び吸水性能の高い高吸水性樹脂を意味する。しかし、吸水性の高いものを使用すると、吸水性樹脂の使用量を少なくできるので好ましい。
【００３０】
高吸水性樹脂は、該樹脂に対し重量で数十倍から二千倍程度の水を吸収しても、形を保持できる樹脂であり、例えば、ビニルエステルとエチレン系不飽和カルボン酸又はその誘導体との共重合体鹸化物、澱粉とアクリル酸のグラフト重合体、ポリアクリル酸の架橋物、ビニルアルコールとアクリル酸の共重合体、ポリアクリロニトリルの部分加水分解物、カルボキシメチルセルロースの架橋物、ポリエチレングリコールの架橋物、キトサンの塩又はプルランのゲルなどがある。これら高級水性樹脂は、造粒に先立って、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の粒子に、単独で又は２種以上の混合物の形で配合することができる。
【００３１】
本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を含む造粒物の芯部の表面の一部を被覆して被覆部が形成される。この被覆部には、被覆部が速やかに水を吸収でき、かつ粒子相互が尿に濡れて粘着又は接着できるように、吸水及び接着機能を有するパルプ粉又は紙粉、及び吸水性樹脂が選ばれる。芯部の上に形成される被覆層部は、吸水及び接着機能を有するように、各種パルプ粉又は紙粉の他に各種吸水性樹脂を配合して形成することができる。この場合、被覆層部は、例えば、パルプ粉又は紙粉に加えて、吸水及び接着機能を有する吸水性樹脂、吸水量が比較的大きい高吸水性樹脂及び増粘剤として機能する吸水性樹脂を、実験的に求められた適当な比率で配合して形成することができる。
【００３２】
本発明において、造粒物及び芯部に使用される接着作用を有する物質、例えば接着剤は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の粘着性を向上させるための添加物質として使用されるものであり、ポリビニルアルコール、小麦粉、コーンスターチ、カルボキシメチルセルロース（ＣＭＣ）、ゼラチン、高吸水性樹脂、ビニルエステル、ベントナイト、ポリビニルアルコール（ＰＶＡ）（ポバール：商品名）、α−澱粉、コーンスターチ、アルギン酸ナトリウム、プルラン、カゼイン又はゼラチンなどがあり、これらは、単独で使用されるか、又はこれら２種以上を混合して接着剤として使用される。また、アルコール溶解性の接着剤としては、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース（ＨＥＣ）、ヒドロキシプロピルセルロース（ＨＰＣ）又はポリビニルピロリドン或は（ＰＶＰ）などがあり、この場合も同様に、単独で使用されるか、又はこれら２種以上を混合して５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物として使用することができる。ゼラチン等のゲル化剤及びポリビニルアルコールは、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の固形化を安定させる接着剤として機能するので好ましい。
【００３３】
本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の紙粉としては、吸水速度が比較的小さい紙粉、例えば、鮮魚輸送用ラミネート紙廃材、野菜輸送用ラミネート紙廃材、ラミネート紙の印刷屑又はラミネート紙の端屑などの粉砕物、また、バフ粉、ダンボール屑、新聞紙屑、雑誌屑、チタン紙廃材又はパンチ屑などの粉砕物等の紙粉、衛生用品廃棄物の分級産物のフラッフパルプ、吸水性樹脂を含む紙粉、製本時に発生する紙粉、不織布製造時に発生する紙粉、製紙工程において発生する紙粉若しくは衛生材料製造時に発生する紙粉又はこれら２種以上の混合物がある。
【００３４】
本発明において、乾燥造粒物、乾燥被覆粒状物、乾燥被覆粒状物の芯部又は乾燥被覆粒状物の被覆部には、添加物質を配合することができる。本発明において、添加物質は、脱臭作用を有する物質、殺菌作用を有する物質、接着作用を有する物質若しくは着色作用を有する物質又はこれらの二以上の物質を包含する。
【００３５】
本発明において、殺菌作用を有する物質には、殺菌剤若しくは防黴剤又は殺菌剤及び防腐剤が包含される。本発明において、殺菌作用を有する物質としては、酢酸、コハク酸、乳酸、リンゴ酸、クエン酸、酒石酸、アジピン酸、安息香酸、安息香酸ナトリウム、ソルビン酸、ソルビン酸カリウム、、デヒドロ酢酸、デヒドロ酢酸ナトリウム、プロピオン酸、プロピオン酸ナトリウム、プロピオン酸カルシウム、ヒノキチオール、次亜塩素酸ナトリウム、パラオキシ安息香酸イソブチル、パラオキシ安息香酸イソプロピル、パラオキシ安息香酸エチル、パラオキシ安息香酸ブチル、パラオキシ安息香酸プロピル、二酸化塩素若しくは食塩、又はこれら２種以上の混合物がある。
【００３６】
本発明において使用される脱臭作用又は消臭作用を有する物質、即ち、脱臭剤又は消臭剤としては、活性炭、シリカゲル、木酢液、竹酢液、焙煎コーヒー豆の抽出残渣、茶殻、ゼオライト、ベントナイト、カテキン類、カルコン、フラバノン、フラボン、フラボノール、フラバノノール、フラバノール、イソフラボン、アントシアン類、スメルナーク（商品名：株式会社東海興産製）、ミヤラビ（商品名：発売元：海球倶楽部）パンシルＢＡ−２１０−１（柿抽出液）（リリース科学工業株式会社製）若しくはヒバ油、又はこれらの二種以上の混合物がある。
【００３７】
また、本発明において、排泄物処理材は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を主として含有するので、造粒物の表面及び外観は、該５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の本来有する黄褐色になっており、室内等において使用するのに、見た目が悪くなり、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物これら廃材偉材の固有の色とは異なる色の着色物質により着色されるのが好ましい。例えば、白色粉状の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を、排泄物処理材の４０重量％以下の量、好ましくは、１０重量％以下の量で、造粒に先立って、該野菜屑粉砕物に混合したり、該５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕物の造粒物の表面にまぶしたりして、粒状の排泄物処理材における野菜屑粉砕物乾燥造粒物の色調を、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の色調と異なる色調に、例えば、略白色又は白色に近づかせるなどして、野菜屑粉砕物乾燥造粒物おける野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の色を緩和させることができる。
【００３８】
また、本発明において、着色作用を有する物質は、例えば、着色剤等の着色物質であり、これらの着色物質の使用は、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物粒子、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の造粒物及び野菜屑粉砕物粒子を前記着色物質により着色して、野菜屑粉砕乾燥物等の色を隠すことができる。また、この場合、着色された野菜屑粉砕物粒子を造粒して、野菜屑粉砕物の色を確実に隠した造粒物とすることもでき、またこの造粒物を更に着色することもできる。またこの他に、造粒された５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の造粒物の色を、着色物質により着色した場合で、被覆物質及び吸水性樹脂により被覆した場合、排泄に使用後には、粒状の排泄物処理材が濡れるが、濡れた被覆部は透け易いので、濡れていないときは隠れていた被覆部の下の色が、濡れた被覆部を透して顕色するようになる。したがつて、例えば、排泄時に濡れた粒状の排泄物処理材の部分は、地の色が透けて外側から見える様になるので、この色の発現を利用して濡れた部分を濡れない部分と識別可能となる。
【００３９】
本発明において、このような着色作用を有する物質として、顔料及び染料を使用することができる。このような顔料及び染料には、白色のものとして、紙粉、炭酸カルシウム、酸化チタン及び合成パールがあり、黒色のものとしては、カーボン、エリオクロムブラックＴ、アミノブラック１０Ｂ及びクロラゾルブラックＢＨがある。青色の顔料及び染料としては、シアニンブルー、アゾブルー及びパテントブルーがあり、緑色の顔料及び染料としては、シアニングリーン及びエメラルドグリーンがあり、黄色の顔料及び染料としては、アゾイエロー、アシッドイエロー及びハンサイエローがある。紙粉は、染料、顔料等により予め着色して、各種着色用の材料として使用することができる。
【００４０】
本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の乾燥造粒物に配合される５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度、好ましくは３ｍｍ以下の粒度で混合され、造粒物における野菜屑粉砕物の性質を緩和する。
本発明において、野菜屑粉砕物粒子には、造粒に先立って、粉状の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を４０重量％以下の量で、好ましくは１０重量％以下の量で混合することができる。この場合、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の色調は、本発明の排泄物処理材の色調に合わせた色調とするのが好ましい。野菜屑粉砕物粒子が、造粒に先立って予め着色される場合には、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の色調は、着色粒子の色調と混合して、単一色又は混合色とすることができる。しかし、本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の着色粒子の色調と５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の色調とを一致させると、斑模様を少なくできるので好ましい。
【００４１】
本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の着色又は未着色の粒子と混合して加えてもよく、また別途に加えても良いが、造粒物中で、野菜屑粉砕物粒子と合体させるようにするのが好ましい。被覆造粒物の場合、芯部を着色剤で着色しておくと、粒状の排泄物処理材として使用したとき、排泄後に被覆部が濡れて、内側の芯部が透けて見えることにより、濡れた粒子を見分けるのが簡単になるので好ましい。
【００４２】
本発明において、着色物質及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の色彩を、紙粉又はパルプ等により、例えば白一色に揃えると、人又は動物用の診断用指示薬を配合して、排泄物についての検査用指示薬の発色の確認が容易となり、人又は動物の排泄物による検診を簡単に行うことができる。本発明において使用される排泄物検査用指示薬としては、例えば、従来の人又は動物用の尿検査用指示薬、例えば、人の尿検査用指示薬、即ち尿ｐＨ指示薬、尿蛋白指示薬、尿糖指示薬、尿ヘモグロビン指示薬及びその他の人の尿検査用指示薬が使用することができる。
【００４３】
本発明において、このような指示薬、特にｐＨ指示薬を配合する場合には、指示薬の発色を正確かつ容易に検出できるようにするために、造粒物の表面を紙粉又はパルプ粉で被覆して、被覆部を形成し、指示薬を配合するのが好ましい。ｐＨ指示薬以外の他の指示薬の場合には、乾燥造粒物又は被覆粒状物の粒子表面を白色の着色剤で着色し、これに白色乃至略白色の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物に指示薬を添加混合したものを配合するのが好ましい。この場合、上記の白色の顔料及び染料に替えて、白色乃至略白色の増量材等の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を着色物質として使用することができる。
【００４４】
したがって、例えば上に列記の白色の着色物質以外に、例えば、ベントナイト、ゼオライト、炭酸カルシウム及び石膏等の鉱物質の白色５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物、並びに小麦粉、紙粉、製紙用パルプ粉、製紙スラッジ及びＣＭＣ等の白色５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物粒子の表面の着色物質として、使用することができる。
尿ｐＨ指示薬の場合は、使用される着色物質及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物はｐＨに影響を与えないものとされる。例えば、パルプ粉、紙粉、チタン白等が使用される。
【００４５】
また、本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の着色乾燥造粒物は、それ自体脱臭能を有しているが、動物が排泄した尿等が分解して汚臭となるのを極力避けるために、本発明の動物の排泄物処理材には、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の着色乾燥造粒物に、補助脱臭剤として、１０重量％以下の量で、吸着能を有する白色粉状のベントナイト、ゼオライト等、又は例えば黒色のたばこ用のチャコールフイルターの屑といった活性炭入りパルプ廃物などを配合することができる。これらは造粒物中に配合されるのが好ましい。
【００４６】
本発明において、排泄物処理材は、保存時の黴の発生を避けるために、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の乾燥造粒物に、殺菌作用を有する物質を添加することができる。本発明において、このような殺菌作用を有する物質は、着色された５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を脱色しないように、脱色作用を有しないものが好ましい。例えば、食品の保存及び殺菌に使用される食品用の保存料及び殺菌料を使用するのが好ましい。したがって、有機酸、食塩、ソルビン酸又はその塩、プロピオン酸カルシウム、ヒノキチオール並びに安息香酸又はその塩、などの殺菌剤、防腐剤及び防黴剤が使用される。酸化により容易に脱色されない顔料を５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物の着色物質とする場合には、次亜塩素酸又はその塩、例えば次亜塩素酸ナトリウムや次亜塩素酸カルシウム、これらの他に二酸化塩素を配合することができる。ヒバ油の中の有効成分であるヒノキチオールの添加は、桧及びひば等のヒノキチオールを含有する木粉を添加して行なうことができる。このようなヒノキチオール含有の木粉を使用することは、製材工場の廃物を有効に利用することができるので好ましい。
【００４７】
本発明において、尿に触れて排泄物処理材粒子相互を接着させて、容易に塊を形成して、尿に触れた部分を容易に取り出し易くさせるようにしたり、使用時の粒状の排泄物処理材の粉化を避けるために、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物に、接着機能を有する５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を配合するのが好ましい。このような５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物には、水溶性又は水分散性の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物として、紙粉、製紙用パルプ、製紙スラッジ、パルプスラッジ、ポリビニルアルコール（ＰＶＡ）、小麦粉、澱粉、コーンスターチ、カルボキシメチルセルロース（ＣＭＣ）、プルラン又はゼラチンなどがあり、これらは、単独で使用されるか、又はこれら２種以上を混合して混合物の形で使用される。また、アルコール溶解性の５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物としては、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース（ＨＥＣ）、ヒドロキシプロピルセルロース（ＨＰＣ）又はポリビニルピロリドン或（ＰＶＰ）などがあり、この場合も同様に、単独で使用されるか、又はこれら２種以上を混合して混合物の形で使用される。
【００４８】
本発明において、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物は、造粒装置により造粒される。造粒装置としては、従来周知の、スクリュー式、ラム式及びロール式等の押出し造粒装置を使用することができる。しかし、この他に、圧縮造粒装置、パン型造粒装置、ドラム型造粒装置及び流動層型造粒装置などの各種造粒装置を使用することができる。このようにして造粒された造粒物は、乾燥される。この
乾燥造粒物は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を５０重量％以上の量で含有するものであり、また好ましくは、乾燥造粒物が、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を３０重量％以上の量で含有するものであり、さらに好ましくは、乾燥造粒物が、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を１０重量％以上の量で含有するものである。
これらの造粒装置において、成形された造粒物の表面への白色粉末の付着は、造粒物が形成されたところで、造粒物表面に、例えば白色粉末を直接付着させたり、又は白色粉末を溶液又は懸濁液に変えて、噴霧等により付着させることができる。
【００４９】
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材を、造粒物で形成される芯部と、該芯部の表面を被覆する被覆部とで形成した乾燥被覆粒状物とすることができる。この場合、着色され又は着色されない野菜屑粉砕物の造粒物又は野菜屑粉砕物の乾燥造粒物には、その表面を覆って、被覆物質及び高吸水性樹脂で形成され、又は被覆物質、高吸水性樹脂及び接着剤で形成された被覆部を設けることができる。被覆部は、濡れて互いに接触する排泄物処理材粒子同士が接着して、凝集塊を形成することができるように、被覆物質は、濡れて接着可能である材料が好ましい。
【００５０】
この場合、被覆部は、被覆材料で芯部を被覆して形成される。被覆材料は、被覆物質と吸水性樹脂の混合物に、添加物質若しくは界面活性剤又は添加物質及び界面活性剤を混合して調製することができる。被覆物質としては、紙粉を使用するのが好ましい。この場合、被覆部を形成する紙粉の量は、被覆部の５０重量部以上であり、好ましくは６０重量％であり、さらに好ましくは、紙粉５５重量％である。また,被覆部を形成する吸水性樹脂の量は、被覆部に対して４０重量％以下であり、好ましくは、３５重量％である。被覆部を形成する接着剤の量は、被覆部に対して１０重量％以下であり、好ましくは、０．５重量％、であり、さらに好ましくは、１０重量％である。この場合、例えば、野菜屑粉砕物の造粒物に、紙粉と吸水性樹脂の混合物を付着させ、その後乾燥することにより容易に剥落しないようにすることができる。しかし、この場合、接着剤を使用すると、被覆部の芯部に対する接着が強固にできるので好ましい。
【００５１】
本発明において、このような被覆物質としては、衛生用品の製造工程から排出される規格外の廃材又は裁断屑などがあり、このような廃材としては、トイレットペーパー廃材、ティッシュペーパー廃材、化粧紙廃材、ちり紙廃材、紙綿廃材、紙タオル廃材、便座シート廃材、バフ粉などがあり、これらの以外の被覆材料として使用できる廃材としては、ダンボール屑、木材屑、鉋屑、木粉、不織布屑、製紙用パルプ廃材、機械パルプ廃材、化学パルプ廃材、セミケミカルパルプ廃材、綿状パルプ廃材、木材パルプ廃材、古紙パルプ廃材、紙粉、衛生用品廃棄物の分級産物のフラッフパルプ、吸水性繊維廃材、吸水性樹脂廃材、吸水性樹脂を含む紙粉、製本時に発生する紙粉、不織布製造時に発生する紙粉、製紙工程において発生する紙粉若しくは衛生材料製造時に発生する紙粉、ベントナイト若しくは製紙用パルプ、又はこれら２種以上の混合物がある。これらの被覆材料は、０．５ｍｍ以下の粒度、好ましくは０．３ｍｍ以下の粒度、さらに好ましくは０．１ｍｍ以下の粒度に粉砕されて被覆部の形成に使用される
【００５２】
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を含む造粒物表面が、被覆層又は着色層で覆われているので、野菜屑粉砕物特有の黄色、薄茶、茶色又は茶褐色等の色は隠されて、粒状の排泄物処理材の使用時における、例えば室内の調度との調和、衛生感、使用者の好み及び色彩雰囲気等に応じることが可能なり、また、粒状の排泄物処理材の多色化を可能にすることができる。
【００５３】
本発明において、粒状の排泄物処理材は、野菜屑乾燥粉砕物を含む造粒物表面を、被覆部で覆って形成することができる。被覆部で覆われた粒状の排泄物処理材において、被覆部は、乾燥被覆粒状物の被覆部の表面に排泄物を付着させて、排泄物を排泄物処理材により包み込むように、排泄物処理材の粒子相互も接着可能に形成されて、排泄物処理材粒子はその周囲から排泄物を包み込むことができるので、排泄物の汚臭等は、排泄物処理材に吸着されて周囲に汚臭が放散されることはない。
【００５４】
しかも、本発明においては、粒状の排泄物処理材は、野菜屑粉砕物に５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を混合して造粒して形成される。５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を混合する場合、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物の中には、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物自体が、吸着能を有するものがあるので、この場合は、吸着物質を特に加えることなく、人又は動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材として使用することができる。したがって、本発明の粒状の動物用排泄物処理材は、人又は動物の排泄した尿を吸収し、消臭性が良好である。さらに、本発明の粒状の排泄物処理材は、特に着色物質で着色してあるので、尿検査用指示薬を配合しても、その発色を際立たせることが容易であり、人又は動物の排泄した尿の色を検査して、人又は動物の健康状態を監視することが容易となる。
【００５５】
本発明において、ポリビニルアルコール及び／又は小麦粉が混合されている場合には、人又は動物の排泄物に付着して、排泄物を塊状に包み込むこととなり、後始末が簡単かつ容易である。また、動物の排泄処理材中に補助脱臭剤及び／又は高吸水性樹脂が混合されている場合には、排泄物処理材として更に優れた脱臭性並びに吸水性及び保水性を発揮する。
【００５６】
本発明は、従来、廃物とされて、その処理が問題とされていた野菜屑を、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物とし、この野菜屑粉砕乾燥物に、茶殻、活性炭入りパルプ廃物、紙粉等の可燃性の廃棄物配合材料及び吸水性樹脂を混合して、人又は動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材とするものである。このように、本発明においては、人又は動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材は、主として可燃物で構成されているので、焼却等廃棄処理が容易である。
【００５７】
本発明は、人又は動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材が、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を主として含有し、吸水性若しくは脱臭性又は吸水性及び脱臭性に優れる茶殻等の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を混合して、１ｍｍ以上、好ましくは３ｍｍ以上の粒径の造粒物に、形成されるので、動物の排泄した尿の吸収が良く、また保水性が良く、消臭性が顕著に良好である。
【００５８】
しかも、本発明の人又は動物用の粒状の排泄物処理材には、吸水性樹脂、特に高吸水性樹脂等の吸水性を有する材料、又は小麦粉、ポリビニルアルコール、澱粉若しくはゲル化剤その他接着能を有する材料、又は殺菌作用を有する物質或はこれら添加物質の二以上のものを配合できるので、動物の排泄物に付着して、排泄物を塊状に包み込むこととなり、後始末が簡単かつ容易である。また、脱臭剤及び／又は吸水剤が混合されている場合には、排泄物処理材として更に優れた脱臭性及び吸水性を発揮する。さらにまた、殺菌作用を有する物質が混合されている場合には、排泄物処理材は、黴などの発生がなく長期間に亙って保存することができる
【００５９】
【実施例】
以下、本発明の実施の態様の例を説明するが、本発明は、以下の説明及び例示によって何等制限されるものではない。
図１は、本発明の一実施例の粒状の排泄物処理材を製造する工程を示す概略の平面図である。図２は、本発明の他の一実施例の粒状の排泄物処理材を製造する工程を示す概略の平面図である。図１及び図２において、対応する箇所には同一の符号が付されている。
【００６０】
図１において、青果市場等から排出される野菜屑は、５mm以下の粒度に粉砕されて、野菜屑粉砕物供給用の計量ホッパー１に供給される。野菜屑粉砕物供給用ホッパー１は、ベルトコンベヤ装置２の搬送路上に位置して、ベルトコンベヤ装置２に、野菜屑粉砕物を供給可能に設けられている。また、本例において、主としてプラスチック廃棄物、パルプ及び高吸水性樹脂を含む紙おむつ分級残渣供給用の計量ホッパー３は、ベルトコンベヤ装置４の搬送路上に位置して、ベルトコンベヤ装置４に紙おむつ分級残渣を供給可能に設けられている。本例において、野菜屑粉砕物供給用のベルトコンベヤ装置２の搬出口５及び紙おむつ分級残渣供給用のベルトコンベヤ装置４の搬送出口６は、夫々、第一混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置７の導入口に位置して設けられている。ベルトコンベヤ装置２及びベルトコンベヤ装置４で第一混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置７に供給された野菜屑粉砕物及び紙おむつ分級残渣は、第一混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置７の搬送出口８から混合用ホッパー９に収容される。
【００６１】
混合用ホッパー９に入れられた紙おむつ分級残渣は、混合用ホッパー９の供給口１０から第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置１１に供給され、第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置１１からスクリュー式押出し造粒装置１２の混合装置１３に供給される。混合装置１３において、野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣の混合される。造粒される混合物の水分は、野菜屑粉砕物から供給される。野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣の混合比率は、その混合物の水分が造粒に適した水分となるように調整される。野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣の混合物は、スクリュー式押出し造粒装置１２に導入されて、ダイス１４から、径が４ｍｍ長さが１０ｍｍの柱状の造粒物として押し出される。造粒装置１２のダイス１４の下方には、押し出された造粒物を、円形篩１５に送るための造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１６が設けられている。本例において、前記造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１６の造粒物供給口１７は、円形篩１５上に位置している。前記円形篩１５の目の開きは、粒子径の４ｍｍより小さく、約３．５ｍｍである。該円形篩１５における篩上粒子は、篩上出口１７から出て、該篩上出口１８に接続する篩上粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１９に供給される。
【００６２】
篩上粒子の搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置１９の搬出端２０は、振動型整粒機２１上に位置し、振動型整粒機２１に接続している。振動型整粒機２１は、互いに付着する造粒物を、振動させることにより，付着し合った粒を一粒の粒子に解すものであり、使用時の粉化を極力少なくするために設けられている。篩上粒子は、搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置１９により、振動型整粒機２１に供給され、個々の粒子に解される。
一方、円形篩１６の篩下粒子は、篩下出口２２に設けられている篩下粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２３に移され、該ベルトコンベヤ装置２３の搬出端２４から、造粒装置１２への第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置１１に戻される。
【００６３】
本例においては、振動型整粒機２１の出口側には、目の開きが４ｍｍ以下の篩２５が設けられている。前記篩上粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１９から振動型整粒機２１に送られた造粒物は、振動型整粒機２１の振動により一粒宛解されて、粒状の芯部となるものであり、該振動型整粒機２１の出口側の篩２５に送り出される。篩２５の篩下出口（図示されていない）の下方には、搬出端２６が混合物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１１上に位置している篩下搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置２７が設けられており、篩２５の篩下粒子は、篩下搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置２７により、造粒装置１２に接続する第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置１１に戻される。
【００６４】
振動型整粒機２１において、４ｍｍ以上の粒度の粒子は、篩上出口２８に送り出される。この篩上出口２８に送り出された篩上粒子は、その表面を、０．３ｍｍの粒度の紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物である被覆材料で被覆するために、篩上出口２８に接続する篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２９から搬出される。該篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２９の出口３０は、振動篩型の第一造粒物被覆装置３１の供給装置３２の上に設けられている。本例において、前記第一造粒物被覆装置３１には、０．３ｍｍの粒度の例えば紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物の被覆材料供給ホッパー３３が被覆材料供給路３４を介して接続しており、該被覆材料は、被覆材料供給路３４により、振動篩型の第一造粒物被覆装置３１に供給される。
前記振動型整粒機２１において解された４ｍｍ以上の粒度の粒子は、篩上出口２５に接続する篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２９から搬出され、該篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２９に接続する第一造粒物被覆装置３１の供篩装置３２に供給される。芯部となる粒子は、供給装置３２から第一造粒物被覆装置３１に搬送されて、被覆材料供給路３４により、０．３ｍｍの粒度の紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物である被覆材料が散布されて、該被覆材料により表面が被覆される。
【００６５】
本例において使用される第一、第二及び第三の造粒物被覆装置３１、３５及び３６は、共に同一タイプの振動型の造粒物被覆装置であり、本例においては、これら三基の造粒物被覆装置３１、３５及び３６は直列に接続して設けられている。即ち、第一造粒物被覆装置３１の排出路３７は第二造粒物被覆装置３５に接続し、第二の造粒物被覆装置３５の排出路３８は第三造粒物被覆装置３６に接続している。第一、第二及び第三の造粒物被覆装置３１、３５及び３６において、前記振動型整粒機２１において解された４ｍｍ以上の粒度の粒子は、０．３ｍｍの粒度の紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物の被覆材料が散布されて、芯部の表面上に被覆部が形成される。
本例において、第三造粒物被覆装置３６には、水の噴霧装置３９が設けられており、被覆部が形成された被覆粒子の被覆部に、噴霧装置３９からは、水道水等の水が噴霧される。
【００６６】
第三造粒物被覆装置３６において、被覆部に水道水が噴霧された被覆粒子は、第三の造粒物被覆装置３６の排出路４０から、その下方に設けられている被覆造粒物搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置４１によつて、該被覆造粒物搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置４１が接続する乾燥機４２に送られる。
被覆材料で被覆された被覆造粒物は、乾燥機４２、例えば熱風乾燥機に導入され、乾燥される。乾燥機４２の乾燥物出口４３の下方には、乾燥造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置４４が設けられている。この乾燥被覆造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置４４の搬出端は、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５の入り口部４６に設けられており、乾燥機４２で乾燥された乾燥被覆造粒物は、乾燥機４２の乾燥物出口４３から、乾燥被覆造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置４４に移り、この搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置４４により、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５の入り口部４６に送られる。本例において、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５は、廃塵除去装置（図示されていない）を排気部４７に備えている。乾燥被覆造粒物は、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５の出口（図示されていない）下方に設けられた乾燥被覆造粒物搬出用のシュート４８により乾燥被覆造粒物搬出用ベルトコンベヤ装置４９に取り出され、目開き例えば１０ｍｍの上段篩及び目開き４ｍｍの下段篩を備える整粒用の円形振動篩装置５０に送られて、比較的粗い粒子と比較的細かい粒子が分離除去されて、整粒される。整粒された被覆造粒物は粒状の排泄物処理材の製品である。円形振動篩装置５０の中段出口（図示されていない）に接続する製品搬出用ベルトコンベヤ装置５１は、自動包装装置５２に接続しており、整粒された製品は、自動包装装置５２に送られて、そこで自動包装される。自動包装装置５２には、出荷用ベルトコンベヤ装置５３が接続しており、包装された製品は、出荷用ベルトコンベヤ装置５３から出荷される。
【００６７】
本例の装置は以上のように構成されているので、所定量の野菜屑粉砕物を計量ホッパー１に入れ、また所定量の紙おむつ分級残渣を計量ホッパー３に入れる。
そこで、野菜屑粉砕物供給用のベルトコンベヤ装置２及び紙おむつ分級残渣供給用のベルトコンベヤ装置４を作動させて、混合用ホッパー９に、夫々、所定量の野菜屑粉砕物及び紙おむつ分級残渣を供給する。これら所定量の野菜屑粉砕物及び紙おむつ分級残渣の混合用ホッパー９で混合された混合物は、混合物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１１に供給され、予備混合装置１３に送られる。本例において、予備混合装置１３において、野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣は、含水状態で一様に混合される。この混合物は、水分含有率が概略８０重量％の野菜屑粉砕物及び水分含有率が１０重量％以下の紙おむつ分級残渣の混合比率に応じて、この混合物の水分含有率は約３０乃至４５重量％であり、本例においては、約４０重量％に調整されて造粒装置１２に供給される。
【００６８】
本例において、造粒装置１２は、スクリュウ押出し型造粒機であり、スクリュウの回転により押し出されて、ダイス１４の穴に相当する断面を有し、チョッパーにより所定の長さに切断されて、例えば、平均径が約４ｍｍ、平均長さが１０ｍｍの造粒物粒子が得られる。
造粒装置１２のダイス１４から押し出される造粒物粒子は、造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１６により、円形篩１５に送られて、篩分けされ、篩下の４ｍｍ以下の粒度の造粒物は、篩下粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２３によつて、混合物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１１に戻される。４ｍｍ以上の粒度の篩上粒子は、篩上粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１９によって、振動型整粒機２１に送られ、一粒づつに解される。一粒づつに解されて、４ｍｍ以上の粒子は、振動型整粒機２１の出口側篩２５の篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２９によつて、第一の造粒物被覆装置３１に送られ、そこで、紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物の被覆材料が造粒物に対し所定の比率で被覆される。被覆材料は、被覆材料供給ホッパー３３で、被覆材料の紙粉及び吸水性樹脂の混合物は、所定の配合比に調製され、被覆材料供給路３４により第一造粒物被覆装置３１に送られる。
他方、振動型整粒機２１で解されて４ｍｍ未満の粒度の粒子は、振動型整粒機２１の出口側篩２５の篩下出口から篩下搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置２７を介して混合物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１１に戻され、再度造粒処理される。
【００６９】
第一の造粒物被覆装置３１で被覆材料で被覆された一次被覆造粒物粒子は、余剰の被覆材料と共に、第一造粒物被覆装置３１の排出路３３から、第二の造粒物被覆装置３５に送られ、前記一次被覆造粒物粒子をさらに被覆される。第二造粒物被覆装置３５でさらに被覆処理された二次被覆造粒物粒子は、余剰の被覆材料と共に、第二造粒物被覆装置３５の排出路３８から、第三の造粒物被覆装置３６に送られて、水道水の噴霧下で余剰の被覆材料によりさらに被覆される。
第三造粒物被覆装置３６で被覆材料で被覆された三次被覆造粒物粒子は、第三造粒物被覆装置３６の排出路４０から乾燥機４２に送られて、熱風により乾燥される。熱風乾燥機の温度は１００℃以上の温度に保たれる。乾燥された造粒物は、乾燥被覆造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置４４により、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５に送られ、乾燥被覆造粒物は、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５に収容される。乾燥被覆造粒物には、被覆工程及び乾燥工程で粒子同士が接着したり、又は粒子の一部が剥離して、一部不揃いの粒子となるので、乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５から出荷される乾燥被覆造粒物は、乾燥被覆造粒物搬出用のシュート４８から乾燥被覆造粒物搬出用のベルトコンベヤ装置４９を経て、目開きが例えば１０ｍｍの上段篩及び目開きが例えば４ｍｍの下段篩を備える円形振動篩装置５０に送られて整粒されて、粒状の排泄物処理材の製品とされる。円形振動篩装置５０で整粒された粒状の排泄物処理材の製品は、製品搬出用ベルトコンベヤ装置５１から自動包装装置５２に送られて、自動包装される。自動包装装置５２で包装された製品は、出荷用ベルトコンベヤ装置５３から出荷される。
本例において、添加物質、即ち、殺菌作用を有する物質、脱臭作用を有する物質、接着作用を有する物質若しくは着色物質又はこれらの二以上の混合物は、水に混合して噴霧下に被覆造粒物粒子の被覆層に混合される。着色物質が混合された被覆造粒物粒子の色は着色物質の色に応じて、白色、黄色、緑色又は青色等の色を呈する。
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図２に示す実施例は、被覆造粒物の芯部にも、添加物質を混合する事例であり、他の点は、図１に示す実施例と同様である。
図２に示す実施例において、混合装置１３には、添加物質溶液を混合するための添加溶液噴霧用ノズル５４を備える添加物質溶液噴霧装置５５が設けられている。
本例においては、混合用ホッパー９で混合された野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び紙おむつ分級残渣の混合物は、混合用ホッパー９の排出口１０から第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置１１に供給され、第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置１１からスクリュー式押出し粒装置１２の混合装置１３に供給される。本例において、混合装置１３には、添加物質溶液噴霧装置５５が設けられており、野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣混合物に、添加物質の溶液を噴霧することにより、添加物質が混合された野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣は、含水状態で一様に混合される。本例においても、図１に示す実施例の場合と同様に、造粒される混合物の水分は、その殆どは、野菜屑粉砕物から供給されるが、僅かながら、添加物質の溶液の噴霧によっても加えられる。本例においても、図１に示す実施例と同様に、造粒に必要な水分は、野菜屑粉砕物と紙おむつ分級残渣の混合比率によって調整される。本例においては、予備混合装置１３で混合された混合物は、水分含有率が概略８０重量％の野菜屑粉砕物、水分含有率が１０重量％以下の紙おむつ分級残渣及び添加物質溶液の混合比率に応じて、水分含有率は約３０乃至４５重量％に調整され、殊に、本例においては、約４０重量％に調整されて造粒装置１２に供給される。このように形成された、添加物質、野菜屑粉砕物及び紙おむつ分級残渣の混合物は、スクリュー式押出し造粒装置１２に導入されて、ダイス１４から、径が４ｍｍ長さが１０ｍｍの柱状の造粒物として押し出される。
図２に示す実施例において、更に図１に示す実施例と相違する点は、被覆造粒物搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置４１に、界面活性剤の噴霧装置５６を備える界面活性剤溶液噴霧装置５７が設けられており、被覆造粒物に、界面活性剤の溶液を噴霧することにより、粒状の排泄物処理材に界面活性剤を付着させて粒状の排泄物処理材は、排泄物の吸収速度を大きくした点である。
図２に示す実施例は、以上に掲げた相違する点の他は、図１に示した実施例と同様であり、図１に示す装置と同様に処理され、人又は動物用排泄物処理材を製造する。
図１及び図２に示す実施例において、界面活性剤は、第三の造粒物被覆装置３６において、水の噴霧装置３９から被覆層に噴霧することにより被覆層に混合させることができる。
【００７１】
例１．
青果市場から排出されたレタスの表皮を湿式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目５ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された５ｍｍ以下の粒度の含水率８０重量％のレタスの表皮粉砕物５０重量部、並びに規格はずれの紙おむつ不良品を、乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度の紙おむつ不良品の粉砕物２０重量部及び不織布製造業者から排出される裁断屑を、乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度の不織布裁断屑の粉砕物の２０重量部を、リボンミキサーで混合し、この混合物９０重量部を、株式会社平賀工作所製のミートチョッパーの導入部の手前のスクリューフィーダー内に入れ、これに添加物質を含む配合物質５１重量部を混合した。この配合物質は、▲１▼ 三菱化学株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂２０重量部、▲２▼ ハイモ株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂（商品名ＨＳ−１１００ハイモサブ）を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂１５重量部、▲３▼Ｔ−α澱粉（商品名）（松谷化学工業株式会社製）１０重量部、▲４▼ デキストリン（松谷化学工業株式会社製）５重量部及び▲５▼ 消臭及び抗菌剤のセルロースに銅を化学結合したクリーンスカイ（商品名、株式会社興人製）３重量部の混合物である。この配合物質を混合した混合物は、含水率約２９重量％であり、株式会社平賀工作所製のミートチョッパーの導入部に入れて、直径４ｍｍの開口、厚さ２５ｍｍのダイスから押し出し、チョッパーで裁断して造粒した。この造粒により４ｍｍ径で長さ１０ｍｍの粒子の造粒物が得られた。この造粒物は、４０乃至６０℃の温度の温風乾燥機で水分が１０％以下になるまで乾燥された。乾燥後、乾燥物は、上段に８ｍｍ開口の篩、下段に３．８ｍｍ開口の篩を備える円形振動篩装置で、比較的大きい粒子と細かい粒子が篩分けて分離除去され、主として、直径４．２ｍｍ、長さ１０ｍｍのペレット状の造粒物を得た。このペレットを集めて、猫のトイレ用の砂とした。
室内において、本例で作製された猫のトイレ用の砂に３５℃の温度の２０倍に希釈したアンモニア水５０ｍを加えたが、非常に吸水性及び脱臭性が良好であり、室内にアンモニア臭を感じなかった。
またこの猫のトイレ用の砂を猫のトイレに厚さ３ｃｍに敷いて使用したが、猫は普段と同様にトイレとして使用しており、使用の上で何等支障がなかった。
猫が排泄に使用後、この猫のトイレ用の砂の、猫が排泄した部分についてはよく固まっており、スコップで簡単且つ容易に取り出すことができた。
本例においては、造粒される混合物の高吸水性樹脂の使用量が２３重量％と比較的多量に使用され、高吸水性樹脂による潤滑機能が発揮されるので、使用水分量を少なくすることができる。
【００７２】
例２．
ジュース製造業者から排出された人参の絞り粕を湿式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度の含水率６０重量％の人参の絞り粕粉砕物５０重量部、並びに衛生ナプキンの規格外品２０重量部を、不織布製造業者から排出される不織布裁断屑３０重量部と混合し、乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度の衛生ナプキンの規格外品及び及び不織布裁断屑の混合物の粉砕物の全量５０重量部を、リボンミキサーで混合し、この混合物を不二パウダル株式会社製のディスクペレッターの導入部の手前のスクリューフィーダー内に、配合物質を加えた。この配合物質は、▲１▼ 三菱化学株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂１０重量部、▲２▼ 消臭及び抗菌剤のパンシルＢＡ-２１０−１（商品名、リリース科学工業株式会社製）１重量部の混合物である。配合物質を混合した混合物は、含水率約２７重量％であり、不二パウダル株式会社製のディスクペレッターの導入部に入れて、直径４ｍｍの開口、厚さ２５ｍｍのダイスから押し出し、チョッパーで裁断して造粒した。この造粒により４ｍｍ径で長さ１０ｍｍの粒子の造粒物が得られた。この造粒物の表面に、界面活性剤のネオペレックス（商品名：花王株式会社製）の７０倍希釈液を噴霧した。界面活性剤が噴霧された造粒物は、４０乃至６０℃の温度の温風乾燥機で水分が１０％以下になるまで乾燥された。乾燥後、乾燥物は、上段に８ｍｍ開口の篩、下段に３．８ｍｍ開口の篩を備える円形振動篩装置で、比較的大きい粒子と細かい粒子が篩分けて分離除去され、主として、直径４．２ｍｍ、長さ１０ｍｍのペレット状の造粒物を得た。このペレットを集めて、猫のトイレ用の砂とした。
室内において、本例で作製された猫のトイレ用の砂に３５℃の温度の２０倍に希釈したアンモニア水５０ｍを加えたが、非常に吸水性及び脱臭性が良好であり、室内にアンモニア臭を感じなかった。
またこの猫のトイレ用の砂を猫のトイレに厚さ３ｃｍに敷いて使用したが、猫は普段と同様にトイレとして使用しており、使用の上で何等支障がなかった。
猫が排泄に使用後、この猫のトイレ用の砂の、猫が排泄した部分についてはよく固まっており、スコップで簡単且つ容易に取り出すことができた。
【００７３】
例３．
青果市場から排出されたレタスの表皮を湿式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目５ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された５ｍｍ以下の粒度の含水率８０重量％のレタスの表皮粉砕物６５重量部、印刷工場から排出されたラミネート紙を乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度のラミネート紙粉砕物６１．５重量部をリボンミキサーで混合し、この混合物に、Ｔ−α澱粉（商品名）（松谷化学工業株式会社製）３．５重量部を混合して、含水率約４０重量％として、株式会社平賀工作所製のミートチョッパーの押出部に入れて、直径４ｍｍの開口、厚さ２５ｍｍのダイスから押し出し、チョッパーで裁断して造粒した。この造粒により４ｍｍ径で長さ１０ｍｍの粒子の造粒物が得られた。この造粒物の表面にコーティングするために、前記造粒物は、第一円形コーティング機上に送られた。
本例において、被覆材料、即ちコーティング材は、▲１▼ 衛生材料製造業者から排出された紙粉を０．３ｍｍのスクリーン目を通して粉砕した紙粉６０重量部、▲２▼三菱化学株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂２０重量部及び▲３▼ ハイモ株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂（商品名ＨＳ−１１００ハイモサブ）を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂２０重量部を混合して調製された。
第一円形コーティング機上で、前記造粒物を芯材とし、該芯材の造粒物に対して、被覆材料、即ちコーティング材が１７重量％となるように、コーティング材を撒布して、コーティングした。第一円形コーティング機上でコーティング材が撒布されてコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、第二及び第三コーティング機上で、造粒物粒子を転動させて、コーティング材を造粒物粒子に付着させる。このようにコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、上段に１０ｍｍ開口の篩、下段に４ｍｍ開口の篩を備える円形振動篩装置で、比較的大きい粒子と細かい粒子を篩分けて分離し、熱風乾燥機で水分が１０％以下になるまで乾燥し、主として、直径４．２ｍｍ、長さ１０ｍｍのペレットを得た。このペレットを集めて、猫のトイレ用の砂とした。
室内において、本例で作製された猫のトイレ用の砂に３５℃の温度の２０倍に希釈したアンモニア水５０ｍを加えたが、非常に吸水性及び脱臭性が良好であり、室内にアンモニア臭を感じなかった。
またこの猫のトイレ用の砂を猫のトイレに厚さ３ｃｍに敷いて使用したが、猫は普段と同様にトイレとして使用しており、使用の上で何等支障がなかった。
猫が排泄に使用後、この猫のトイレ用の砂の、猫が排泄した部分についてはよく固まっており、スコップで簡単且つ容易に取り出すことができた。
【００７４】
例４．
水耕栽培業者から排出されたかいわれ大根の不適格品を湿式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目５ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された５ｍｍ以下の粒度の含水率９０重量％のかいわれ大根粉砕物６５重量部、鉄道の使用済みの切符や使用済みの航空券を乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目２ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された２ｍｍ以下の粒度の切符や航空券の粉砕物６５重量部をリボンミキサーで混合し、この混合物に、Ｔ−α澱粉（商品名）（松谷化学工業株式会社製）４重量部を混合して、含水率約４４重量％として、株式会社平賀工作所製のミートチョッパーの押出部に入れて、直径４ｍｍの開口、厚さ２５ｍｍのダイスから押し出し、チョッパーで裁断して造粒した。この造粒により４ｍｍ径で長さ１０ｍｍの粒子の造粒物が得られた。この造粒物の表面にコーティングするために、前記造粒物は、第一円形コーティング機上に送られた。
本例において、被覆材料、即ちコーティング材は、▲１▼ 衛生材料製造業者から排出された紙粉を０．３ｍｍのスクリーン目を通して粉砕した紙粉６０重量部、▲２▼ 三菱化学株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂２０重量部、▲３▼ ハイモ株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂（商品名ＨＳ−１１００ハイモサブ）を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂１７重量部及び▲４▼ 消臭及び抗菌剤のセルロースに銅を化学結合したクリーンスカイ（商品名、株式会社興人製）３重量部を混合して調製された。
第一円形コーティング機上で、前記造粒物を芯材とし、該芯材の造粒物に対して、コーティング材が１７重量％となるように、コーティング材を撒布して、コーティングした。第一円形コーティング機上でコーティング材が撒布されてコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、第二及び第三コーティング機上で、造粒物粒子を転動させて、コーティング材を造粒物粒子に付着させる。このようにコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、上段に１０ｍｍ開口の篩、下段に４ｍｍ開口の篩を備える円形振動篩装置で、比較的大きい粒子と細かい粒子を篩分けて分離し、熱風乾燥機で水分が１０％以下になるまで乾燥し、主として、直径４．２ｍｍ、長さ１０ｍｍのペレットを得た。このペレットを集めて、猫のトイレ用の砂とした。
室内において、本例で作製された猫のトイレ用の砂に３５℃の温度の２０倍に希釈したアンモニア水５０ｍを加えたが、非常に吸水性及び脱臭性が良好であり、室内にアンモニア臭を感じなかった。
またこの猫のトイレ用の砂を猫のトイレに厚さ３ｃｍに敷いて使用したが、猫は普段と同様にトイレとして使用しており、使用の上で何等支障がなかった。
猫が排泄に使用後、この猫のトイレ用の砂の、猫が排泄した部分についてはよく固まっており、スコップで簡単且つ容易に取り出すことができた。
【００７５】
例５．
業者から排出されたもやしの不適格品を湿式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目４ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された４ｍｍ以下の粒度の含水率９０重量％のもやし粉砕物６５重量部、紙おむつ製造業者から回収した紙おむつの不良品の粉砕物から分級処理により綿状パルプ成分及び高吸水性樹脂成分を分離したプラスチック成分に富む所謂紙おむつ分級残渣（俗称：ポリカス）を乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度の紙おむつ分級残渣の粉砕物６５重量部をリボンミキサーで混合して、含水率約４５重量％として、株式会社平賀工作所製のミートチョッパーの押出部に入れて、直径４ｍｍの開口、厚さ２５ｍｍのダイスから押し出し、チョッパーで裁断して造粒した。この造粒により４ｍｍ径で長さ１０ｍｍの粒子の造粒物が得られた。この造粒物の表面にコーティングするために、前記造粒物は、第一円形コーティング機上に送られた。
本例において、被覆材料、即ちコーティング材は、▲１▼ 紙おむつ製造業者から回収した紙おむつの不良品の粉砕物から分級処理により分離会市有された綿状パルプ成分を０．３ｍｍのスクリーン目を通して粉砕した綿状パルプ粉砕物５５重量部、▲２▼ 三菱化学株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂２３重量部、▲３▼ Ｔ−α澱粉（商品名）（松谷化学工業株式会社製）１７重量部及び▲４▼ デキストリン（松谷化学工業株式会社製）５重量部を混合して調製された。
第一円形コーティング機上で、前記造粒物を芯材とし、該芯材の造粒物に対して、コーティング材が１７重量％となるように、コーティング材を撒布して、コーティングした。第一円形コーティング機上でコーティング材が撒布されてコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、第二及び第三コーティング機上で、造粒物粒子を転動させて、コーティング材を造粒物粒子に付着させる。このようにコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、上段に１０ｍｍ開口の篩、下段に４ｍｍ開口の篩を備える円形振動篩装置で、比較的大きい粒子と細かい粒子を篩分けて分離し、熱風乾燥機で水分が１０％以下になるまで乾燥し、主として、直径４．２ｍｍ、長さ１０ｍｍのペレットを得た。このペレットを集めて、猫のトイレ用の砂とした。
室内において、本例で作製された猫のトイレ用の砂に３５℃の温度の２０倍に希釈したアンモニア水５０ｍを加えたが、非常に吸水性及び脱臭性が良好であり、室内にアンモニア臭を感じなかった。
またこの猫のトイレ用の砂を猫のトイレに厚さ３ｃｍに敷いて使用したが、猫は普段と同様にトイレとして使用しており、使用の上で何等支障がなかった。
猫が排泄に使用後、この猫のトイレ用の砂の、猫が排泄した部分についてはよく固まっており、スコップで簡単且つ容易に取り出すことができた。
【００７６】
本例においては、コーティング材にデキストリンが使用されている。デキストリンは、水分が少なくても粘性が強いので、製品において、表面からコーティング材の剥離を防止できる。デキストリンの使用は、袋詰めされた排泄物処理材からのコーティング材の剥離が少なくなるので好ましい。
【００７７】
例６．
青果市場から排出されたキャベツの表皮を湿式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目７ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された７ｍｍ以下の粒度の含水率８０重量％のキャベツの表皮粉砕物７０重量部、チタン紙等の無機繊維紙廃材を乾式粉砕機（株式会社ホーライ社製）で、スクリーン目３ｍｍを通して粉砕し、この粉砕された３ｍｍ以下の粒度の無機繊維紙の粉砕物６０重量部をリボンミキサーで混合し、この混合物に、アクリルアミド（ダイヤフロック株式会社製）３重量部を混合して、含水率約４２重量％として、株式会社平賀工作所製のミートチョッパーの押出部に入れて、直径４ｍｍの開口、厚さ２５ｍｍのダイスから押し出し、チョッパーで裁断して造粒した。この造粒により４ｍｍ径で長さ１０ｍｍの粒子の造粒物が得られた。この造粒物の表面にコーティングするために、前記造粒物は、第一円形コーティング機上に送られた。
本例において、被覆材料、即ちコーティング材は、▲１▼ 衛生材料製造業者から排出された紙粉を０．３ｍｍのスクリーン目を通して粉砕した紙粉６０重量部、▲２▼ 三菱化学株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂１６重量部、▲３▼ ハイモ株式会社製の高吸水性樹脂（商品名ＨＳ−１１００ハイモサブ）を４０μｍ以下に粉砕した高吸水性樹脂２０重量部、▲４▼ アクリルアミド（ダイヤフロック株式会社製）の４０μｍ以下に粉砕した粉砕物２重量部及び▲５▼ 消臭及び抗菌剤のセルロースに銅を化学結合したクリーンスカイ（商品名、株式会社興人製）２重量部を混合して調製された。
第一円形コーティング機上で、前記造粒物を芯材とし、該芯材の造粒物に対して、コーティング材が１７重量％となるように、コーティング材を撒布して、コーティングした。第一円形コーティング機上でコーティング材が撒布されてコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、第二及び第三コーティング機上で、造粒物粒子を転動させて、コーティング材を造粒物粒子に付着させる。このようにコーティングされた被覆造粒物は、上段に１０ｍｍ開口の篩、下段に４ｍｍ開口の篩を備える円形振動篩装置で、比較的大きい粒子と細かい粒子を篩分けて分離し、熱風乾燥機で水分が１０％以下になるまで乾燥し、主として、直径４．２ｍｍ、長さ１０ｍｍのペレットを得た。このペレットを集めて、猫のトイレ用の砂とした。
室内において、本例で作製された猫のトイレ用の砂に３５℃の温度の２０倍に希釈したアンモニア水５０ｍを加えたが、非常に吸水性及び脱臭性が良好であり、室内にアンモニア臭を感じなかった。
またこの猫のトイレ用の砂を猫のトイレに厚さ３ｃｍに敷いて使用したが、猫は普段と同様にトイレとして使用しており、使用の上で何等支障がなかった。
猫が排泄に使用後、この猫のトイレ用の砂の、猫が排泄した部分についてはよく固まっており、スコップで簡単且つ容易に取り出すことができた。
【００７８】
【発明の効果】
本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物を含有し、また該５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より少ない量で吸水性樹脂を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する乾燥造粒物により粒状の排泄物処理材とするので、その儘廃棄物として処理されていた野菜屑粉砕物を有効利用することができることとなり、また原料として使用される野菜屑粉砕物は、排泄物処理材の製造過程で水分が減少されて、使用後においても焼却処理が可能であり、野菜屑粉砕物の処理が容易となる。
【００７９】
また本発明は、５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物及び５ｍｍ以下の粒度の廃棄物配合材料粉砕物を含有し、また５ｍｍ以下の粒度の野菜屑粉砕乾燥物より夫々少ない量で吸水性樹脂、殺菌作用を有する物質、脱臭剤、着色物質若しくは接着剤、又は吸水性樹脂、殺菌作用を有する物質、脱臭剤、着色物質及び接着剤の中の二種以上、即ち添加物質を含有して、１ミリメートル以上の粒度を有する芯部と、紙粉及び吸水性樹脂を含有して、前記芯部の表面の少なくともその一部を被覆する被覆部を有する乾燥被覆粒状物である粒状の排泄物処理材とするので、原料として野菜屑粉砕物を使用しても、使用場所の色調に合わせて、種々の色調、即ち適宜の色彩の排泄物処理材を選ぶことが可能となり、衛生的な雰囲気はもとより、室内の色彩の調和を保つことができる。しかも、適宜の発色指示薬を排泄物処理材の表面に塗布できるので、安価な検尿用指示薬を提供でき、人及び動物の健康状態を把握することが容易となる。
【００８０】
本発明は、従来、廃物とされて、その処理が問題とされていた野菜屑粉砕物を、排泄物処理材として有効に利用するものであり、しかも、廃プラスチック材料を混合することにより、保水性を高めると共に、発熱量を増加して、使用後においても、燃焼可能であり、野菜屑粉砕物を有効に使用することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】本発明の一実施例の粒状の排泄物処理材を製造する工程を示す概略の平面図である。
【図２】本発明の他の一実施例の粒状の排泄物処理材を製造する工程を示す概略の平面図である
【符号の説明】
１野菜屑粉砕物供給用の計量ホッパー
２、４ベルトコンベヤ装置
３紙おむつ分級残渣供給用の計量ホッパー
５野菜屑粉砕物供給用のベルトコンベヤ装置２の搬送出口
６紙おむつ分級残渣供給用のベルトコンベヤ装置４の搬送出口
７第一混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置
８第一混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置７の搬送出口
９混合用ホッパー
１０混合用ホッパー９の供給口
１１第二混合用ベルトコンベヤ装置
１２スクリュー押出し式造粒装置
１３造粒装置１２の混合装置
１４造粒装置１２のダイス
１５円形篩
１６造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置
１７造粒物供給口
１８篩上出口
１９篩上粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置
２０篩上粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置１９の搬出端
２１振動型整粒機
２２篩下出口
２３篩下粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置
２４篩下粒子搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置の搬出端
２５目の開きが４ｍｍ以下の篩
２６搬出端
２７篩下搬送用ベルトコンベヤ装置
２８篩上出口
２９篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置
３０篩上搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置２９の出口
３１振動型の第一の造粒物被覆装置
３２第一の造粒物被覆装置３１の供給装置
３３０．３ｍｍの粒度の紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物の被覆材料供給ホッパー
３４紙粉及び高吸水性樹脂の混合物の供給路
３５第二の造粒物被覆装置
３６第三の造粒物被覆装置
３７第一の造粒物被覆装置３１の排出路
３８第二の造粒物被覆装置３５の排出路
３９水の噴霧装置
４０第三の造粒物被覆装置３６の排出路
４１被覆造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置
４２被覆造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置３７が接続する乾燥機
４３乾燥物出口
４４乾燥被覆造粒物搬送用のベルトコンベヤ装置
４５乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク
４６乾燥被覆造粒物収容タンク４５の入り口部
４７排気部
４８乾燥被覆造粒物搬出用シュート
４９乾燥被覆造粒物搬出用ベルトコンベヤ装置
５０円形振動篩装置
５１製品搬出用のベルトコンベヤ装置
５２自動包装装置[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an excrement disposal material for humans and animals, and a method for producing the same, and in particular, an animal such as humans, cats and canines, and other pet animals using a crushed and dried vegetable waste as a raw material. The present invention relates to a granular excrement disposal material and a method for producing the same. In addition, the present invention is a vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less of leaf vegetable waste, stem vegetable waste, root vegetable waste, fruit vegetable waste, flower vegetable waste, spicy vegetable waste, mushroom waste, wild vegetable waste or wild grass waste, or vegetable waste containing two or more of these. The present invention relates to a granular excrement treatment material for humans and animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pet animals, and a method for producing the same, using the pulverized and dried product.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Granular excrement disposal materials for animals such as domestic animals and pets, especially indoor excrement disposal materials, are made of sand, bentonite, zeolite, pulp for papermaking, pulp sludge, etc. Yes.
This kind of particulate excrement disposal material for pet animals is desired to be clean and hygienic because it is used indoors, for example. It is desirable to be easy to do. However, in the case of inorganic substances such as sand, zeolite, bentonite, etc., they are crushed and become dusty during use. Cannot be drained into sewage. Therefore, although the deodorizing effect is low and the price is high, the water-absorbing ability is excellent, and since it is a flammable material, a paper-making pulp and a small-sized molded product of paper powder are used.
In addition, for example, a large amount of waste vegetables such as remaining vegetables from the fruit and vegetable market, leaf skin of lettuce and cabbage, and leaf parts of root vegetables are generated, and from hydroponic farming plants, for example, bean sprouts. A large amount of ineligible vegetables such as radish and radish are generated, and a large amount of waste such as potato skin and fruit skin is generated from lunch centers and sugar beet factories. A large amount of swarf and residue are generated from the vegetable processing process, a large amount of squeezed potatoes such as carrots, apples and oranges are generated from the juice factory. A large amount of vegetables are generated. These vegetable scraps are incinerated and disposed of in landfills, or are composted and used as compost.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, excrement disposal materials that use paper pulp and paper powder as raw materials are relatively expensive and are problematic. Therefore, other waste materials such as pulp waste materials for papermaking and sanitary ware waste materials having an absorber are used as raw materials for granular excrement disposal materials such as cat sand. However, these waste materials are also made into useful materials along with the development of usage, making it difficult to obtain them as waste materials.
[0004]
On the other hand, vegetable scraps are generated in large quantities from fruit and vegetable markets, hydroponics farms, lunch centers, sugar beet factories, juice factories, supermarkets, etc., all of which are treated as waste, which requires a lot of work and effort. It is costly and problematic.
In the present invention, even if the raw material of the excrement disposal material is determined as waste, the waste material having water retention and water absorption is relatively useful, difficult to obtain, and provides an inexpensive excrement disposal material. It has been a problem.
The present invention relates to problems relating to processing of crushed vegetable waste generated in large quantities from fruit and vegetable markets, hydroponics agricultural factories, lunch centers, sugar beet factories, juice factories, supermarkets, and the like, and human or animal excrement disposal materials due to waste materials It aims to solve the problems related to the decline in product performance.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The inventor of the present invention is that the dried vegetable waste has poor water retention and water absorption, but the vegetable waste ground dry product is ground to a particle size of 5 mm or less, and a part of the ground product is treated with a surfactant. Thus, it was discovered that a granular excrement treatment material having good water retention and water absorption can be produced by using it as a raw material for the granular excrement treatment material, resulting in the present invention.
The present invention uses vegetable waste as a raw material for granular excrement disposal materials, so that the excreted urine has good absorbability and water retention, can be agglomerated in contact with excrement, incinerated, and dried vegetable waste The object is to provide a granular excrement disposal material that can be used in a sanitary and safe manner without causing discomfort in the room.
[0006]
That is, the present invention is a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more, containing a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a smaller amount of water absorbent resin than the dried crushed vegetable waste. The present invention is characterized by a granular excrement disposal material, and the present invention is a pulverized and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and an amount less than the crushed and dried vegetable waste. It is a granular excrement disposal material containing a water-absorbent resin and having a particle size of 1 mm or more, and the present invention further relates to a dried crushed vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less. Granular excretion characterized by being a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a smaller amount of water-absorbent resin than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste and a smaller amount of additive material than the water-absorbent resin For material processing materials Furthermore, the present invention provides a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized product of waste material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water absorbent resin in an amount less than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, and the water absorbent resin. It is a granular excrement disposal material characterized by being a dry granulated product containing a smaller amount of an additive substance and having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more.
[0007]
And this invention contains the core part containing the dried granulated material which contains the amount of water-absorbent resin of the amount smaller than the vegetable waste ground dried material of the particle size of 5 mm or less and the said vegetable waste ground dried material, and has a particle size of 1 millimeter or more And a granular excrement having a covering portion that covers at least a part of the surface of the core and is formed of a covering material containing a covering substance and a water-absorbing resin. In the treatment material, the present invention contains a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and a water-absorbing resin in an amount less than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste. And a covering part formed of a covering material that covers at least part of the surface of the core part and includes a coating substance and a water-absorbing resin. And having The present invention provides a granular excrement disposal material characterized by being a covered granular material, and further the present invention is a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and the vegetable Covering and covering at least a part of the surface of the core containing a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a smaller amount of water-absorbing resin and additive substances than the crushed and dried product The present invention provides a granular excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a coated granular material having a coating part formed of a coating material containing a substance and a water-absorbent resin. Further, the present invention is a particle size of 5 mm or less Crushed and dried crushed vegetable waste, pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized and dried crushed vegetable waste, additive substances, and a surfactant. Having dry It is a coated granule having a core part including a product and a coating part that covers at least a part of the surface of the core part and is formed of a coating material containing a coating substance and a water-absorbing resin. It is in the granular excrement disposal material.
[0008]
And this invention contains the core part containing the dried granulated material which contains the amount of water-absorbent resin of the amount smaller than the vegetable waste ground dried material of the particle size of 5 mm or less and the said vegetable waste ground dried material, and has a particle size of 1 millimeter or more And a coated granule that covers at least a part of the surface of the core and is formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water-absorbent resin, and an additive substance. In addition, the present invention is a pulverized and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and a water-absorbent resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized and dried vegetable waste. A core containing a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more, and covering at least a part of the surface of the core, and a coating material containing a coating substance, a water absorbent resin and an additive substance Formed In addition, the present invention provides a granular excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a coated granular material having a coated portion, and the present invention further includes a pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a waste composition having a particle size of 5 mm or less. A core containing a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a pulverized material, a less water-absorbent resin and an additive substance than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, and at least the surface of the core A granular excrement disposal material, characterized in that it is a coated granular material that covers a part and has a coating portion formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water-absorbent resin, and an additive substance. The present invention contains a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized product of waste mixed material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, an additive substance, and a surfactant. 1mi A core including a dry granulated product having a particle size of at least a meter, and a coating formed on at least a part of the surface of the core by a coating material containing a coating substance, a water-absorbing resin and an additive substance; It is the granular excrement disposal material characterized by being the covering granular material which has.
[0009]
And this invention contains the core part containing the dried granulated material which contains the amount of water-absorbent resin of the amount smaller than the vegetable waste ground dried material of the particle size of 5 mm or less and the said vegetable waste ground dried material, and has a particle size of 1 millimeter or more And a coated granule that covers at least a part of the surface of the core and is formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water-absorbent resin, and an additive substance. In addition, the present invention is a pulverized and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and a water-absorbent resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized and dried vegetable waste. A core containing a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more, and covering at least a part of the surface of the core, and a coating material containing a coating substance, a water absorbent resin and an additive substance Formed In addition, the present invention provides a granular excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a coated granular material having a coated portion, and the present invention further includes a pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a waste composition having a particle size of 5 mm or less. A core containing a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a pulverized material, a less water-absorbent resin and an additive substance than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, and at least the surface of the core A granular excrement disposal material, characterized in that it is a coated granular material that covers a part and has a coating portion formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water-absorbent resin, and an additive substance. The present invention contains a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized product of waste mixed material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, an additive substance, and a surfactant. 1mi A core part including a dry granulated product having a particle size of at least a meter, and a covering part which covers at least a part of the surface of the core part and is formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water absorbent resin and an additive substance It is the granular excrement disposal material characterized by being the covering granular material which has.
[0010]
Further, the present invention includes a core comprising a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a water-absorbing resin in an amount less than the pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap. And at least a part of the surface of the core part, and a coated granule having a coating part formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water-absorbent resin, an additive substance and a surfactant. The present invention is characterized by a granular excrement disposal material, and the present invention is a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and an amount less than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste A core containing a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, and covering at least part of the surface of the core, covering material, water absorbent resin, additive substance and interface Contains activator It is a granular excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a coated granular material having a coating portion formed of a coating material, and the present invention further provides a crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, 5 mm or less. A pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 1, a core containing a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a less amount of water-absorbent resin and additive substances than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, and the wick A granular product characterized in that it is a coated granule that covers at least a part of the surface of the part and has a coating part formed of a coating material containing a coating substance, a water absorbent resin, an additive substance and a surfactant Furthermore, the present invention provides a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized product of waste mixed material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and a water absorption amount smaller than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste. Resin, accessory A core containing a substance and a surfactant and containing a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more, and covering at least a part of the surface of the core, covering material, water absorbent resin, additive substance, and It is a granular excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a coated granular material having a coating portion formed of a coating material containing a surfactant.
[0011]
And this invention is less than the amount of water-absorbent resin less than this vegetable waste pulverized product, or the waste compounding substance of the particle size of 5 mm or less and this vegetable waste pulverized product, Water-absorbing resin, or waste compounding material with a particle size of 5 mm or less, less water-absorbing resin and additive material than the crushed vegetable waste, or waste compounding material with a particle size of 5 mm or less, less amount than the crushed vegetable waste The water-absorbent resin, additive substance and surfactant are mixed, the mixture is granulated to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, and the formed granulated product is dried to dry granulated. The present invention relates to a method for producing a granular excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a product, and the present invention relates to a pulverized vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a less water-absorbent resin than the pulverized vegetable waste, or Waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less and the field Less water-absorbing resin than crushed powder, or waste compounding material with a particle size of 5 mm or less, less water-absorbing resin and additive material than pulverized vegetable waste, or waste compounding material with a particle size of 5 mm or less, A smaller amount of water-absorbent resin, additive substance and surfactant than the crushed vegetable waste are mixed, and the mixture is granulated to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more. And a coating layer containing a coating substance and a water-absorbing resin, forming a coated granular material, and drying the coated granular material. Is a pulverized vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a less water-absorbent resin than the pulverized vegetable scrap, or a waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a less water-absorbent resin than the crushed vegetable waste, Or waste formulation with a particle size of 5 mm or less Less water-absorbent resin and additive substances than the ground pulverized product, or waste compounding substance with a particle size of 5 mm or less, less water-absorbent resin, additive substances and surfactant than the crushed vegetable waste. The mixture is granulated to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, and a coating layer containing a coating substance, a water-absorbing resin and an additive substance is formed on the surface of the granulated product. A granular excrement disposal material characterized in that the coated granular material is dried, and the present invention further includes a vegetable waste pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less, Water-absorbing resin in an amount smaller than the pulverized product, or a waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a water-absorbing resin in an amount less than the pulverized vegetable waste, or a waste compounding material in a particle size of 5 mm or less, the crushed vegetable waste A smaller amount of water-absorbing resin and additive substances, Alternatively, a waste compounding substance having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the crushed vegetable waste, an additive substance, and a surfactant are mixed, and the mixture is granulated to granulate a particle having a particle size of 1 mm or more. Forming a coated layer containing a coating substance, a water-absorbent resin and an additive substance on the surface of the granulated product, forming a coated granule, and drying the coated granule In addition to the method for producing a granular excrement disposal material, in addition to the present invention, the pulverized vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a less water absorbent resin than the pulverized vegetable waste, or a particle size of 5 mm or less. Less amount of water-absorbing resin than waste compounding material and crushed vegetable waste, or less than 5 mm of waste compounding material, less amount of water-absorbing resin and additive material than pulverized vegetable waste, or particle size of 5 mm or less Waste material, crushed vegetable waste A smaller amount of water-absorbent resin, additive material and surfactant are mixed, and the mixture is granulated to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more, and a coating material, A method for producing a granular excrement disposal material is characterized in that a coating layer containing a water-absorbent resin, an additive substance and a surfactant is formed to form a coated granule, and the coated granule is dried.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention uses vegetable waste as one of the raw materials for the granular excrement disposal material. The granular excrement disposal material of the present invention is produced by granulating a crushed and dried vegetable waste, particularly a crushed and dried vegetable waste partially treated with a surfactant. The granulated product produced in this way has good water absorption, high water absorption rate, and also reduces the odor of vegetable waste when it is dried and the water content is 10% by weight or less. Can do.
In the present invention, the water content of the crushed vegetable waste pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is prepared by wet pulverizing the vegetable crumb to a particle size of 5 mm or less, and drying the vegetable crumb. It can be produced by mixing a dry product produced by pulverizing the dried product to a particle size of 5 mm or less by a dry method. If it does in this way, the water | moisture content of vegetable waste can be adjusted according to the mixing ratio.
[0013]
In the present invention, the term vegetable waste means leaf vegetable waste, stem vegetable waste, root vegetable waste, fruit vegetable waste, flower vegetable waste, spicy vegetable waste, mushroom waste, wild vegetable waste or wild grass waste, or those containing two or more thereof. In the present invention, the vegetable scrap is, for example, an unqualified product from a hydroponics factory, such as a sprout, a scallop or a non-qualified product such as a radish, or a variety of vegetable remnants from a vegetable market, such as a Chinese cabbage, lettuce, cabbage or spinach. The leafy skin of leafy vegetables, the parts of rooted vegetables such as radish, carrots, gyudon, and persimmons, the wastes of various vegetables such as potato skins and fruit skins from lunch centers and sugar beet factories, and the variety from producers Waste vegetables that are non-conforming items for vegetables, waste vegetables for cost adjustment for various vegetables in the market, vegetable juice such as carrots from juice factories, fruit juice such as apples and oranges, supermarkets, etc. There are scraps of various vegetables generated in the processing process of cut vegetables, remaining residue, etc., or scraps containing these two or more kinds of vegetable scraps. These crushed vegetable scraps are selected to be less toxic when in contact with humans or animals.
[0014]
In the present invention, the vegetable waste is pulverized to a particle size that is easy to granulate, for example, a particle size of 5 mm or less, preferably 3 mm or less, in order to form a granular excrement disposal material having a particle size of 1 mm or more.
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material is for humans or animals and is formed into a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more mainly containing vegetable ground pulverized dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less. In the present invention, in order to give water absorption and water retention to the granular excrement disposal material, the granular excrement disposal material is used in a smaller amount than the vegetable waste pulverized dried product in addition to the vegetable crushed pulverized dried product. It is preferable to form a dry granulated product containing a water absorbent resin and having a particle size of 1 mm or more. Moreover, since the granular excrement disposal material of the present invention uses crushed vegetable scraps, the odor and color tone do not deteriorate the indoor environment, and it is hygienic and safe. In addition, an additive substance, that is, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having a coloring action, a substance having an adhesive action, or two or more kinds thereof can be mixed.
[0015]
In the present invention, in order to relieve the odor and the like of the pulverized waste product used in the granular excrement disposal material, and in order to enhance the water absorption capacity of the granular excrement disposal material, disposal of a particle size of 5 mm or less A compounded material pulverized product can be blended. The waste compounding material blended with the crushed vegetable waste can reduce the odor of the vegetable waste by reducing the content of the crushed vegetable waste in the granular excrement disposal material. It is preferable to select from materials that can enhance the water absorption capacity and water retention capacity of the material treatment material.
[0016]
In the present invention, such waste compounding materials include toilet paper waste, tissue paper waste, decorative paper waste, paper napkin waste, dust paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat waste, animal excrement disposal Waste material, Bed sheet waste, Mask waste, Eye mask waste, Seat head cover waste, Pillow cover waste, Paper diaper waste, Sanitary napkin waste, Animal paper diaper waste, Animal sanitary napkin waste, Milk pad waste, Sweat Pad waste, Incontinence pad waste, Waste material waste, Animal sheet waste, Sanitary ware waste, Laminated paper waste for transporting fresh fish, Laminated paper waste for vegetable transport, Laminated paper printing waste, Laminated paper scraps, Buff powder, cardboard waste, newspaper waste, magazine waste, tea leaves, roasted coffee bean extraction residue, titanium paper waste, paper sludge, Puslag, wood waste, wood waste, wood powder, house demolition materials, new construction waste materials, non-woven fabric waste, beet sugar persimmon, citrus peel such as tangerine berries, pulp for papermaking, waste pulp containing activated carbon, tea leaves, mechanical pulp Waste material, chemical pulp waste material, semi-chemical pulp waste material, cotton-like pulp waste material, wood pulp waste material, waste paper pulp waste material, paper powder, punch waste, sanitary product waste classification product fluff pulp, water absorbent fiber waste material, water absorbent resin waste material Paper powder containing water-absorbing resin, paper powder generated during bookbinding, paper powder generated during non-woven fabric manufacture, paper powder generated during papermaking process or paper powder generated during sanitary material manufacture, okara, beet pulp, bentonite, zeolite , Silica gel or paper pulp, or a mixture comprising two or more of these. These waste compounded material pulverized products are pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less, preferably 3 mm or less, more preferably 2 mm or less, and used for granulation of granular excrement disposal materials.
[0017]
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material is a dried granulated material made from vegetable ground pulverized dried material, and the dried granulated material is used as a core material, and at least a part of the surface of the core material is covered. It is a dry coated granule covered with a coating material. In the present invention, it is preferable that the amount of the crushed and dried vegetable waste in the dry granulated product and the dried coated granulated product is larger because vegetable waste can be processed more. For example, a crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less can be contained in an amount of 50% by weight or more, but preferably a crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less is preferably contained in an amount of 30% by weight or more. More preferably, it can contain a crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 10% by weight or more.
[0018]
In the present invention, the content of the waste compounded material pulverized material in the dry granulated product added to the pulverized dry product of vegetable waste depends on the content of the crushed dry product of vegetable waste in the dry granulated product or dry coated granular product. , 50% by weight or less, preferably 30% by weight or less, more preferably 10% by weight or less. When the water-absorbing capacity of the waste compounding material is large, the amount can be appropriately increased. Waste material with high water absorption capacity includes toilet paper waste, tissue paper waste, cosmetic paper waste, paper napkin waste, dust paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat waste, animal waste treatment material waste Bedclothes waste material, mask waste material, pillow cover waste material, disposable diaper waste material, sanitary napkin waste material, animal paper diaper waste material, animal sanitary napkin waste material, milk pad waste material, sweat pad waste material, incontinence pad waste material, animal sheet waste material, Mechanical pulp waste, chemical pulp waste, semi-chemical pulp waste, cotton-like pulp waste, wood pulp waste, waste paper pulp waste, synthetic resin fiber waste, wood waste, sawdust, wood powder, house demolition material, new construction waste, paper powder, Fluff pulp, water-absorbing fiber waste, water-absorbing resin waste, paper powder containing water-absorbing resin, paper powder generated during bookbinding, and non-woven fabric There are powder, paper powder generated in the papermaking process, paper powder generated during the manufacture of sanitary materials, or a mixture containing these two or more. However, in the case of such a waste compounding material having a large water absorption capacity, the blending amount can be reduced. Therefore, it is preferable.
On the other hand, laminated paper waste for transporting fresh fish, laminated paper waste for transporting vegetables, printed waste of laminated paper, scraps of laminated paper, wood waste, sawdust, non-woven fabric waste, plastic film waste, plastic sheet waste, plastic material Separation products rich in plastic materials separated from non-woven fabric waste or disposable diaper waste, titanium paper waste, punch waste, synthetic resin fiber waste, wood waste, sawdust, wood flour, house demolition material, or a mixture containing two or more of these In the case of a waste compounding material having a relatively low water absorption capacity, such as the above, it has a water retention capacity, so a relatively large amount is compounded.
[0019]
In the present invention, the waste compounding material is mixed with the crushed vegetable waste product or the crushed vegetable waste product, and these waste materials are non-standard defective products or cut waste generated during the manufacture of the product, and the reproduction of the defective products. Waste products generated at the time of processing and waste products generated at the time of recycling processing of used waste products, which are not used in the manufacturing process of the product and the recycling process of defective products and waste products. For example, paper tableware waste includes, in addition to defective paper tableware generated at the time of manufacture, for example, waste product of laminated paper tableware, waste of used disposable paper tableware provided for meals. .
[0020]
Among the pulverized waste compounding materials having a particle size of 5 mm or less, for example, organic waste such as dairy pad waste, incontinence pad waste, disposable diaper waste and sanitary napkin waste, It contains plastic materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, rayon and synthetic rubber materials in the form of films, etc. In addition to this, it contains fluff pulp and paper powder of water-absorbing materials, and further contains water-absorbing resin. Since it contains, it can be used as a formation material of the core part which has water absorption. In this case, these wastes are used after being pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less, preferably 3 mm or less, and more preferably 2 mm or less. The contained plastic film can be used as a water retentive material because it can easily retain moisture between the films and exhibit a water retentive function. Further, fluff pulp and water absorbent resin remaining in the waste can be used as a water absorbent material.
[0021]
In addition, waste of sanitary products having absorbent bodies such as dairy pad waste, incontinence pad waste, disposable diaper waste or sanitary napkin waste is crushed to a particle size of 20 mm or less, and classified into fluff pulp and A portion rich in high water-absorbing resin and a portion rich in plastics can be separated, and the portion rich in fluff pulp and high water-absorbing resin is classified and recovered and reused in sanitary goods and the like. The present invention pulverizes the fluff pulp and the portion rich in plastics generated during the recovery of the portion rich in superabsorbent resin into a particle size of 5 mm or less, and mixes it with a crushed dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less. By doing so, it is also used as a raw material for a granulated product or a core material composed of the granulated product. However, the portion rich in plastics generated during the recovery and the portion rich in fluff pulp and superabsorbent resin are each pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less as necessary, and blended at an appropriate ratio. Therefore, it can be used as a raw material for a granulated product, a core material or a granular material.
[0022]
In the case of a portion rich in a plastic film, water can be retained between the dried vegetable crushed dried particles having a particle size of 5 mm or less and the plastic film or the film, so that it has water retention and can be used as a water retention material. . In addition, materials rich in plastics also include fluff pulp and highly water-absorbing resins. Since these water-absorbing resins can impart water absorption to materials rich in plastics, they are rich in plastics. The material can be used as a material having water retention and water absorption by pulverization to a particle size of 5 mm or less, preferably 3 mm or less. In this case, the vegetable waste pulverized product or the vegetable waste pulverized dried product or a mixture thereof having a particle size of 5 mm or less is granulated by blending the plastic material. Even if it contains, the combustion heat of a granular excrement disposal material can be raised, and a granular excrement disposal material can be made combustible even after use. Even in this case, the use of a surfactant is preferable because it improves the water absorption rate of the waste plastic material.
[0023]
In the present invention, the vegetable waste can be pulverized by a wet method and a dry method. When crushing vegetable scraps in a wet manner, the water from the vegetable scraps is contained in the granulated material, and the moisture content in the granulated material is increased, so that the moisture content necessary for granulation is reached. For example, a waste compounding material or the like is added to reduce the amount. In this case, in order to consume a large amount of vegetable waste, the amount of waste compounding material and the like is suppressed, and the moisture content of the granulated material is relatively high, for example, a moisture content of 30 to 40% by weight. It is preferable to perform granulation under the relatively high water content, for example, granulation by a screw type extrusion granulator. On the other hand, in the case of dry pulverization in which vegetable waste is dried and pulverized, the moisture content in the granulated material is reduced, so that a water-absorbing resin that gives viscosity is mixed as a lubricating component, It is preferable to perform granulation using a roll-type extrusion granulator such as a disk pelleter or a ram-type extrusion granulator that can granulate with low moisture.
[0024]
In the present invention, the dried vegetable waste uses a surfactant in order to improve the disadvantage that the water absorption rate is smaller than that of pulp or the like. The surfactant is added to the granulated material before granulation. The addition amount of the surfactant is 5% by weight or less, preferably 1% by weight or less of the granulated material. As the surfactant, an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant or a nonionic surfactant can be used. In this case, the surfactant is dissolved in a solvent such as water and used with or without diluting the solution. The dry granulated product is produced by granulating the mixture to which the surfactant solution is added to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more, and drying the formed granulated product. In this way, the addition of the surfactant makes the granulated particles containing the dried crushed vegetable waste obtained by granulation easy to wet with water, and the granulated product of the dried crushed vegetable waste, ie, granular excretion. The water absorption of the material treatment material can be accelerated.
[0025]
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material is touched to give a free feeling, and when the granular excrement disposal material is stored for a long period of time, it does not cause wrinkles and the like. In order to relieve the odor generated from the crushed and dried vegetable waste in the treated material, the moisture content in the dried granulated product or dried coated granule, that is, the moisture content of the excrement treated material is preferably 15% by weight or less, preferably It is 10 wt% or less, more preferably 5 wt% or less. Granulation of pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap with a particle size of 5 mm or less by drying by heating drying such as hot air drying so that the moisture content is 15% by weight or less, 10% by weight or less or 5% by weight or less. It can greatly reduce the odor and unpleasant feel of crushed vegetable waste, and it can be made hygienic and safe, and has no effect when used for excretion of animals such as cats.
[0026]
In the present invention, the dried granulated product or dried coated granular product of the vegetable waste pulverized product containing the water-absorbent resin can be used as an animal waste or animal excrement treating material. In order to avoid scattering as dust due to disintegration or peeling of an object, for example, it is preferable to separate a fine powdery part having a particle diameter smaller than 0.1 mm.
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material is granulated into a granulated material having a particle size of 1 mm or more, for example, in order to avoid generation of fine dust such as a pulverized dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 0.1 mm or less as much as possible. However, when granulated into particles having a particle diameter of 3 mm or more, for example, it becomes difficult to disperse from the toilet box into the room. It is preferable in keeping However, in these cases, the presence of particles of 1 mm or less or the presence of particles of 3 mm or less is not completely excluded. In the present invention, the granulated material and the coated granular material can be formed into a spherical shape, a columnar shape, a granular shape, a granular shape, other shapes, or a mixture thereof.
[0027]
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material for humans or animals has a water absorption function and water retention of a granulated product containing a pulverized and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less. In order to enhance the function, and in order to enhance the water absorption function and water retention function of the core formed by this granulated product, the powdery water absorbent resin includes the vegetable waste pulverized product and the waste compounded material pulverized product. It can mix | blend with the mixture of a granulated material. In this case, before granulation, a water absorbent resin is mixed with a mixture of crushed vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, or a mixture of pulverized vegetable waste with a particle size of 5 mm or less and a waste compounded material pulverized product with a particle size of 5 mm or less. The In this case, the water-absorbing resin to be mixed functions as a lubricant in a granulator that granulates a granulated product or a granular core.
[0028]
Thus, when making a water absorbing resin function as a lubricant, water absorbing resin with low water absorption performances, such as alpha starch and sodium polyacrylate, can be used, for example. When the water absorbent resin is used in this way, the water absorbent resin is used when granulating a granulated material including a vegetable waste pulverized product and a waste compounded material pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less with a granulator. Used in an amount that functions as a lubricant. In this case, the amount of the water-absorbing resin is preferably 20% by weight or less, particularly preferably 10% by weight or less, based on the formed granular core.
[0029]
In the present invention, the water-absorbent resin is blended in order to improve the adhesiveness and water-absorbing property of the granulated product, and to increase the slipperiness of the granulated product in the extrusion granulating apparatus.
In the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention, a powdery superabsorbent resin can be blended as a pulverized waste blending material having a particle size of 5 mm or less in order to enhance its water absorption capacity and water retention function.
The water-absorbing resin blended in the present invention means a defective water-absorbing resin, a highly water-absorbing resin waste, a water-absorbing resin having a relatively low water-absorbing performance, and a high water-absorbing resin having a high water-absorbing performance. However, it is preferable to use a highly water-absorbing material because the amount of water-absorbing resin used can be reduced.
[0030]
A highly water-absorbent resin is a resin that can retain its shape even when it absorbs several tens to two thousand times the weight of the resin, such as vinyl esters and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof. Copolymer saponified product, graft polymer of starch and acrylic acid, cross-linked product of polyacrylic acid, copolymer of vinyl alcohol and acrylic acid, partial hydrolyzate of polyacrylonitrile, cross-linked product of carboxymethyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol Cross-linked products, chitosan salts or pullulan gels. Prior to granulation, these high-grade aqueous resins can be blended alone or in the form of a mixture of two or more of the crushed and dried vegetable waste particles having a particle size of 5 mm or less.
[0031]
In this invention, a coating | coated part is formed by coat | covering a part of surface of the core part of the granulated material containing the vegetable waste pulverized dried material of a particle size of 5 mm or less. For this coating part, pulp powder or paper powder having water absorption and adhesion functions, and a water absorbent resin are selected so that the coating part can absorb water quickly and the particles can get wet and adhere or adhere to each other. . The coating layer part formed on the core part can be formed by blending various water-absorbing resins in addition to various pulp powders or paper powders so as to have water absorption and adhesion functions. In this case, for example, in addition to pulp powder or paper powder, the coating layer portion includes a water-absorbing resin having a water-absorbing and adhesive function, a highly water-absorbing resin having a relatively large water absorption amount, and a water-absorbing resin that functions as a thickener. It can be formed by blending at an appropriate ratio determined experimentally.
[0032]
In the present invention, a substance having an adhesive action used for the granulated product and the core part, for example, an adhesive, is used as an additive substance for improving the adhesiveness of a crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less. Polyvinyl alcohol, wheat flour, corn starch, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), gelatin, superabsorbent resin, vinyl ester, bentonite, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (Poval: trade name), α-starch, corn starch, sodium alginate, pullulan , Casein, gelatin and the like, which are used alone or in admixture of two or more. Examples of alcohol-soluble adhesives include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), polyvinyl pyrrolidone, or (PVP). Two or more kinds can be mixed and used as a pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less. Gelling agents such as gelatin and polyvinyl alcohol are preferable because they function as an adhesive that stabilizes the solidification of a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less.
[0033]
In the present invention, as the paper powder of the pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, paper powder having a relatively low water absorption speed, for example, laminated paper waste material for transporting fresh fish, laminated paper waste material for vegetable transport, printing of laminated paper Fluffs of crushed materials such as scraps or scraps of laminated paper, paper powders such as buff powder, corrugated cardboard waste, newspaper waste, magazine waste, titanium paper waste, punch waste, etc. Pulp, paper powder containing water-absorbing resin, paper powder generated during bookbinding, paper powder generated during non-woven fabric manufacture, paper powder generated during papermaking process, paper powder generated during hygiene material manufacture, or a mixture of two or more of these .
[0034]
In the present invention, an additive substance can be blended in the dried granulated product, the dried coated granule, the core of the dried coated granule or the coated portion of the dried coated granule. In the present invention, the additive substance includes a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having an adhesive action, a substance having a coloring action, or two or more of these substances.
[0035]
In the present invention, the substance having a bactericidal action includes a bactericidal agent or a fungicide, or a bactericidal agent and a preservative. In the present invention, the substance having a bactericidal action includes acetic acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, adipic acid, benzoic acid, sodium benzoate, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, dehydroacetic acid, dehydroacetic acid Sodium, propionic acid, sodium propionate, calcium propionate, hinokitiol, sodium hypochlorite, isobutyl paraoxybenzoate, isopropyl paraoxybenzoate, ethyl paraoxybenzoate, butyl paraoxybenzoate, propyl paraoxybenzoate, chlorine dioxide or sodium chloride Or a mixture of two or more of these.
[0036]
Substances having a deodorizing action or a deodorizing action used in the present invention, that is, as a deodorizing agent or a deodorizing agent, activated carbon, silica gel, wood vinegar liquid, bamboo vinegar liquid, roasted coffee bean extraction residue, tea husk, zeolite, Bentonite, catechins, chalcones, flavanones, flavones, flavonols, flavonols, flavanols, isoflavones, anthocyans, Sumernak (trade name: manufactured by Tokai Kosan Co., Ltd.), Miyarabi (trade name: distributor: Kaikyu Club) Pancil BA-210 -1 (boiled extract) (manufactured by Release Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.) or Hiba oil, or a mixture of two or more of these.
[0037]
In the present invention, since the excrement disposal material mainly contains a crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, the surface and appearance of the granulated product are the original of the crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less. It has a yellowish-brown color and looks bad when used indoors, etc., and is pulverized and dried vegetable waste with a particle size of 5 mm or less and a waste compounded material with a particle size of 5 mm or less. It is preferable to be colored with a coloring substance having a color different from the color. For example, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less in the form of white powder in an amount of 40% by weight or less, preferably 10% by weight or less of the excrement disposal material, prior to granulation, the vegetable By mixing with the crushed crushed material or by coating the surface of the crushed vegetable crushed product with a particle size of 5 mm or less, the color of the crushed vegetable crushed product dried granule in the granular excrement disposal material The color of the vegetable waste pulverized dried product in the vegetable waste pulverized dry granulated product can be relaxed by making the color tone different from the color tone of the waste crushed dry product, for example, by bringing it closer to white or white.
[0038]
In the present invention, the substance having a coloring action is, for example, a coloring substance such as a colorant, and the use of these coloring substances is due to the use of the vegetable waste pulverized and dried product particles, the vegetable crushed and pulverized dried product, and the vegetables. The waste pulverized product particles can be colored with the coloring substance to hide the color of the vegetable crushed and dried product. In this case, the colored vegetable waste pulverized particles can be granulated to make a granulated product that reliably hides the color of the vegetable waste pulverized product, or the granulated product can be further colored. it can. In addition to this, when the color of the granulated product of the granulated vegetable waste pulverized dried product with a particle size of 5 mm or less is colored with a coloring substance, and coated with a coating substance and a water-absorbing resin, after use for excretion The wet excrement disposal material gets wet, but the wet cover is easy to see through, so when it is not wet, the color under the cover that was hidden appears through the wet cover. Become. Therefore, for example, the portion of the granular excrement disposal material that has become wet during excretion becomes visible through the color of the ground, so that the wet portion is not wetted using the expression of this color. Identification becomes possible.
[0039]
In the present invention, pigments and dyes can be used as substances having such a coloring action. Such pigments and dyes include white, paper powder, calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and synthetic pearl, and black ones include carbon, eriochrome black T, amino black 10B and chlorazol black BH. is there. Blue pigments and dyes include cyanine blue, azo blue and patent blue. Green pigments and dyes include cyanine green and emerald green. Yellow pigments and dyes include azo yellow, acid yellow and Hansa yellow. There is. The paper powder can be pre-colored with a dye, a pigment or the like and used as a material for various coloring.
[0040]
In the present invention, the waste compounded material pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less and blended in the dried granulated product of the crushed and dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less is mixed with a particle size of 5 mm or less, preferably 3 mm or less. , Relieve the properties of crushed vegetable scraps in the granulated product.
In the present invention, the pulverized vegetable waste particles are pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less in a quantity of 40% by weight or less, preferably 10% by weight or less, prior to granulation. Can be mixed. In this case, the color tone of the pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less is preferably a color tone that matches the color tone of the excrement disposal material of the present invention. When the vegetable waste pulverized particles are pre-colored prior to granulation, the color tone of the waste compounded material pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less is mixed with the color tone of the colored particles to obtain a single color or a mixed color. can do. However, in the present invention, it is preferable to match the color tone of the colored particles of the pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and the color tone of the pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, because the patch pattern can be reduced.
[0041]
In the present invention, the pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less may be added by mixing with the colored or uncolored particles of the vegetable waste pulverized dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less, or may be added separately. However, it is preferable to combine with the crushed vegetable waste particles in the granulated product. In the case of a coated granulated product, if the core is colored with a colorant, when used as a granular excrement treatment material, the coated portion gets wet after excretion, and the inner core can be seen through. It is preferable because it is easy to distinguish the particles.
[0042]
In the present invention, if the color of the colored substance and the pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less is made uniform with, for example, white color by paper powder or pulp, a human or animal diagnostic indicator is blended and excreted. It is easy to confirm the color development of the indicator for inspection of an object, and it is possible to easily perform a checkup with human or animal excrement. Examples of the excrement test indicator used in the present invention include, for example, conventional human or animal urine test indicators, for example, human urine test indicators, that is, urine pH indicator, urine protein indicator, urine sugar indicator, Urine hemoglobin indicators and other human urine test indicators can be used.
[0043]
In the present invention, when such an indicator, particularly a pH indicator, is blended, the surface of the granulated product is coated with paper powder or pulp powder so that the color development of the indicator can be detected accurately and easily. It is preferable to form a coating part and to mix an indicator. In the case of an indicator other than the pH indicator, the particle surface of the dried granulated product or coated granule is colored with a white colorant, and this is a white to substantially white pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less. It is preferable to add a mixture of an indicator and a mixture. In this case, instead of the above white pigments and dyes, a pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, such as a white to substantially white extender, can be used as the coloring substance.
[0044]
Thus, for example, in addition to the white colored substances listed above, for example, minerals such as bentonite, zeolite, calcium carbonate and gypsum, pulverized waste blended material with a particle size of 5 mm or less in white, and flour, paper powder, and paper A pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, such as pulp powder, papermaking sludge, and CMC, can be used as a coloring substance on the surface of the crushed vegetable waste pulverized dried particles having a particle size of 5 mm or less.
In the case of a urine pH indicator, the colored substance used and the waste compounded material pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less do not affect the pH. For example, pulp powder, paper powder, titanium white, etc. are used.
[0045]
Further, in the present invention, the colored dry granulated product of the vegetable waste pulverized dry product having a particle size of 5 mm or less has a deodorizing ability itself, but the urine etc. excreted by the animal decomposes and becomes a odor. In order to avoid as much as possible, the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention adsorbs the colored dried granulated product of vegetable waste pulverized dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less as an auxiliary deodorant in an amount of 10% by weight or less. White powdered bentonite, zeolite, or the like, or activated carbon-containing pulp waste such as charcoal filter waste for black tobacco can be blended. These are preferably blended in the granulated product.
[0046]
In the present invention, the excrement disposal material can be added with a substance having a bactericidal action to a dried granulated product of a crushed vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less in order to avoid generation of soot during storage. In the present invention, the substance having such a bactericidal action is preferably a substance that does not have a decolorizing action so as not to decolor the colored crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less. For example, it is preferable to use food preservatives and sterilizers used for food preservation and sterilization. Accordingly, bactericides, preservatives and antifungal agents such as organic acids, sodium chloride, sorbic acid or salts thereof, calcium propionate, hinokitiol and benzoic acid or salts thereof are used. When a pigment that is not easily decolorized by oxidation is used as a coloring substance of a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less, hypochlorous acid or a salt thereof such as sodium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite, these In addition, chlorine dioxide can be blended. Addition of hinokitiol, which is an active ingredient in hiba oil, can be carried out by adding wood flour containing hinokitiol such as strawberries and chicks. The use of such hinokitiol-containing wood flour is preferable because the waste from the sawmill can be used effectively.
[0047]
In the present invention, the urine is touched to adhere the excrement disposal material particles to easily form a lump so that the part touched by the urine can be easily taken out, or the granular excrement treatment at the time of use In order to avoid pulverization of the material, it is preferable to mix a pulverized waste compounding material having a particle size of 5 mm or less having an adhesive function with a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less. In such a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water-soluble or water-dispersible pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less includes paper powder, paper pulp, paper sludge, pulp sludge, There are polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), wheat flour, starch, corn starch, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), pullulan or gelatin, etc., which are used alone or in the form of a mixture of two or more. The Examples of the pulverized waste compounding material having an alcohol-soluble particle size of 5 mm or less include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), polyvinyl pyrrolidone or (PVP). Or two or more of these may be used in the form of a mixture.
[0048]
In the present invention, the crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less is granulated by a granulator. As a granulating apparatus, conventionally known extrusion granulating apparatuses such as a screw type, a ram type and a roll type can be used. However, various granulation apparatuses such as a compression granulator, a bread granulator, a drum granulator, and a fluidized bed granulator can be used. The granulated product thus granulated is dried. this
The dried granulated product contains 50% by weight or more of a crushed vegetable waste pulverized dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and preferably, the dried granulated product is a crushed vegetable crushed dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less. In an amount of 30% by weight or more, and more preferably, the dried granulated product contains 10% by weight or more of a dried vegetable crushed dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less.
In these granulating apparatuses, the white powder adheres to the surface of the formed granulated material. For example, the white powder is directly adhered to the surface of the granulated material, or the white powder is adhered to the surface of the granulated material. Can be attached to the solution or suspension by spraying or the like.
[0049]
In this invention, a granular excrement disposal material can be made into the dry covering granular material formed with the core part formed with a granulated material, and the coating | coated part which coat | covers the surface of this core part. In this case, the granulated product of the crushed vegetable waste or the dried granulated product of the crushed vegetable waste that is colored or uncolored is formed of a coating substance and a superabsorbent resin, covering the surface thereof, or a coating substance, A covering portion formed of a super absorbent resin and an adhesive can be provided. The covering material is preferably a material that can be wetted and bonded so that the excrement treating material particles that are wetted and come into contact with each other can be bonded together to form an agglomerate.
[0050]
In this case, the covering portion is formed by covering the core portion with a covering material. The coating material can be prepared by mixing an additive substance or a surfactant or an additive substance and a surfactant into a mixture of the coating substance and the water-absorbent resin. As the coating material, it is preferable to use paper powder. In this case, the amount of paper powder forming the covering portion is 50 parts by weight or more of the covering portion, preferably 60% by weight, and more preferably 55% by weight of paper powder. Further, the amount of the water-absorbing resin forming the covering portion is 40% by weight or less, preferably 35% by weight with respect to the covering portion. The amount of the adhesive forming the covering portion is 10% by weight or less, preferably 0.5% by weight, and more preferably 10% by weight with respect to the covering portion. In this case, for example, a mixture of paper powder and a water-absorbent resin can be adhered to the granulated product of the vegetable waste pulverized product, and then dried so as not to easily peel off. However, in this case, it is preferable to use an adhesive because adhesion to the core portion of the covering portion can be strengthened.
[0051]
In the present invention, such coating substances include non-standard waste materials or cutting waste discharged from the manufacturing process of sanitary products, and such waste materials include toilet paper waste materials, tissue paper waste materials, and decorative paper waste materials. , Scrap paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat waste, buff powder, etc. Pulp waste, mechanical pulp waste, chemical pulp waste, semi-chemical pulp waste, cotton-like pulp waste, wood pulp waste, waste paper pulp waste, paper powder, sanitary ware waste product fluff pulp, water absorbent fiber waste, water absorption Resin waste material, paper powder containing water-absorbing resin, paper powder generated during bookbinding, paper powder generated during non-woven fabric production, paper powder generated in the papermaking process The paper dust generated during sanitary material production, there is a bentonite or paper pulp, or a mixture of two or more kinds. These coating materials are pulverized to a particle size of 0.5 mm or less, preferably 0.3 mm or less, more preferably 0.1 mm or less, and used for forming a coating part.
[0052]
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material has a granulated surface containing a crushed vegetable waste pulverized dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less, which is covered with a coating layer or a colored layer. The color of light brown, brown or brownish brown is hidden, and it is possible to respond to, for example, harmony with indoor furniture, hygiene, user preference and color atmosphere when using granular excrement disposal materials, In addition, it is possible to make the granular excrement disposal material multi-colored.
[0053]
In the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material can be formed by covering the surface of the granulated material containing the dried and crushed vegetable waste with the covering portion. In the granular excrement disposal material covered with the covering part, the covering part adheres the excrement to the surface of the covering part of the dry coated granular object, and the excrement is treated so as to wrap the excrement with the excrement disposal material. Since the particles of the material are formed so as to be able to adhere to each other, the excrement disposal material particles can wrap the excrement from the surroundings, so the odor of the excrement is adsorbed by the excrement disposal material and the surrounding odor Will not be dissipated.
[0054]
Moreover, in the present invention, the granular excrement disposal material is formed by mixing and granulating a waste compounded material pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less into a crushed vegetable waste product. When mixing a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, the pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less has an adsorbing ability. In this case, it can be used as a granular excrement treating material for humans or animals without adding an adsorbing substance. Therefore, the granular animal excrement disposal material of the present invention absorbs urine excreted by humans or animals and has good deodorizing properties. Furthermore, since the granular excrement disposal material of the present invention is colored with a coloring substance, it is easy to make its color stand out even when blended with an indicator for urinalysis, and excreted by humans or animals. Examining the color of urine makes it easy to monitor the health of a person or animal.
[0055]
In the present invention, when polyvinyl alcohol and / or wheat flour is mixed, it adheres to human or animal excrement and wraps the excrement in a lump, and the cleanup is simple and easy. In addition, when an auxiliary deodorizing agent and / or a highly water-absorbing resin are mixed in the animal excrement treating material, it exhibits further excellent deodorizing property, water absorbing property and water retaining property as the excrement treating material.
[0056]
In the present invention, vegetable waste, which has been conventionally regarded as a waste and its processing has been a problem, is made into a vegetable waste pulverized and dried product having a particle size of 5 mm or less. A combustible waste compounding material such as paper powder and a water-absorbing resin are mixed to form a granular excrement disposal material for humans or animals. Thus, in this invention, since the granular excrement disposal material for humans or animals is mainly comprised with the combustible material, disposal processing, such as incineration, is easy.
[0057]
In the present invention, human or animal granular excrement disposal materials mainly contain crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and waste such as tea husks having excellent water absorption or deodorization or water absorption and deodorization The pulverized blended material is mixed to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, preferably 3 mm or more, so that it absorbs urine excreted by animals, has good water retention, and has a deodorant property. Remarkably good.
[0058]
In addition, the granular excrement disposal material for humans or animals of the present invention includes a water-absorbing resin, particularly a water-absorbing material such as a highly water-absorbing resin, or wheat flour, polyvinyl alcohol, starch, a gelling agent, or other adhesive ability. 2 or more of these additive substances can be blended, so that it adheres to animal excrement and wraps up excrement in a lump, and the cleanup is simple and easy. is there. Moreover, when the deodorizing agent and / or the water-absorbing agent are mixed, the deodorizing agent and the water-absorbing property which are further excellent as the excrement treating material are exhibited. Furthermore, when a substance having a bactericidal action is mixed, the excrement disposal material can be stored for a long time without generation of soot and the like.
[0059]
【Example】
Examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to the following descriptions and examples.
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a process for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a process for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the same reference numerals are assigned to corresponding portions.
[0060]
In FIG. 1, vegetable waste discharged from the fruit and vegetable market or the like is pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less and supplied to a weighing hopper 1 for supplying crushed vegetable waste. The crushed vegetable waste supply hopper 1 is located on the transport path of the belt conveyor device 2 and is provided so as to be able to supply the crushed vegetable waste product to the belt conveyor device 2. Further, in this example, the weighing hopper 3 for supplying paper diaper classification residue mainly containing plastic waste, pulp and super absorbent resin is located on the conveying path of the belt conveyor device 4, and the paper diaper classification residue is placed on the belt conveyor device 4. Can be supplied. In this example, the carry-out port 5 of the belt conveyor device 2 for supplying crushed vegetable waste and the transfer outlet 6 of the belt conveyor device 4 for supplying diaper classification residue are respectively provided at the introduction port of the belt conveyor device 7 for first mixing. Is located. The crushed vegetable waste and the diaper classification residue supplied to the first mixing belt conveyor device 7 by the belt conveyor device 2 and the belt conveyor device 4 are transferred from the transport outlet 8 of the first mixing belt conveyor device 7 to the mixing hopper 9. Be contained.
[0061]
The paper diaper classification residue put in the mixing hopper 9 is supplied from the supply port 10 of the mixing hopper 9 to the second mixing belt conveyor device 11, and from the second mixing belt conveyor device 11 to the screw type extrusion granulator 12. To the mixing device 13. In the mixing device 13, the crushed vegetable waste and the disposable diaper classification residue are mixed. The moisture of the mixture to be granulated is supplied from the ground vegetable waste. The mixing ratio of the crushed vegetable waste and the disposable diaper classification residue is adjusted so that the water content of the mixture is suitable for granulation. The mixture of the vegetable waste pulverized product and the disposable diaper classification residue is introduced into the screw-type extrusion granulator 12 and extruded from the die 14 as a columnar granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm. Below the die 14 of the granulating device 12, a belt conveyor device 16 for conveying the granulated material for sending the extruded granulated material to the circular sieve 15 is provided. In this example, the granule supply port 17 of the belt conveyor device 16 for conveying the granule is located on the circular sieve 15. The opening of the circular sieve 15 is smaller than 4 mm of the particle diameter and about 3.5 mm. The on-sieving particles in the circular sieve 15 exit from the above-sieving outlet 17 and are supplied to a belt conveyor device 19 for conveying the above-sieving particles connected to the above-sieving outlet 18.
[0062]
The carry-out end 20 of the belt conveyor device 19 for conveying the particles on the sieve is located on the vibration type granulator 21 and connected to the vibration type granulator 21. The vibration type granulator 21 is provided to reduce the pulverization during use as much as possible by pulverizing the granulated substances adhering to each other to break up the adhered particles into one particle. ing. The particles on the sieve are supplied to the vibrating granulator 21 by the conveyor belt conveyor device 19 and are broken down into individual particles.
On the other hand, the sieving particles of the circular sieve 16 are transferred to a belt conveyor device 23 for conveying the sieving particles provided at the sieving outlet 22, and from the carry-out end 24 of the belt conveyor device 23 to the granulating device 12. To the second mixing belt conveyor device 11.
[0063]
In this example, a sieve 25 having an opening of 4 mm or less is provided on the exit side of the vibration type granulator 21. The granulated product sent from the belt conveyor device 19 for conveying the particles on the sieve to the vibration type granulator 21 is addressed to one grain by the vibration of the vibration type granulator 21 and becomes a granular core. And sent to the sieve 25 on the outlet side of the vibration type granulator 21. Below the sieving outlet (not shown) of the sieving 25, there is provided a sieving conveying belt conveyor device 27 having a carry-out end 26 positioned on the belt conveying device 11 for conveying the mixture. 25 sieving particles are returned to the second mixing belt conveyor device 11 connected to the granulating device 12 by the sieving conveying belt conveyor device 27.
[0064]
In the vibration type granulator 21, particles having a particle size of 4 mm or more are sent to the sieve outlet 28. The sieving particles fed to the sieving outlet 28 are connected to the sieving outlet 28 in order to coat the surface with a coating material which is a mixture of paper powder having a particle size of 0.3 mm and a superabsorbent resin. It is carried out from the belt conveyor device 29 for carrying on the sieve. The outlet 30 of the belt conveyor device 29 for carrying on the sieve is provided on the supply device 32 of the first granule coating device 31 of the vibrating sieve type. In this example, a coating material supply hopper 33 of a mixture of, for example, paper powder and superabsorbent resin having a particle size of 0.3 mm is connected to the first granule coating apparatus 31 via a coating material supply path 34. The coating material is supplied to the first sieve coating apparatus 31 of the vibrating sieve type through the coating material supply path 34.
Particles having a particle size of 4 mm or more crushed in the vibration type granulator 21 are carried out from a belt conveyor device 29 for conveying on a sieve connected to a sieve outlet 25, and transferred to the belt conveyor device 29 for conveying on a sieve. It supplies to the sieve apparatus 32 of the 1st granulated material coating | coated apparatus 31 to connect. The core particle is conveyed from the supply device 32 to the first granulated material coating device 31 and is coated with a coating material which is a mixture of 0.3 mm of paper powder and superabsorbent resin through the coating material supply path 34. Is spread and the surface is coated with the coating material.
[0065]
The first, second, and third granule coating apparatuses 31, 35, and 36 used in this example are the same type of vibration type granule coating apparatus. The granule covering apparatuses 31, 35 and 36 are connected in series. That is, the discharge path 37 of the first granule covering apparatus 31 is connected to the second granule covering apparatus 35, and the discharge path 38 of the second granule covering apparatus 35 is connected to the third granule covering apparatus 36. Connected. In the first, second, and third granule coating apparatuses 31, 35, and 36, the particles having a particle size of 4 mm or more solved by the vibration type granulator 21 are a paper powder having a particle size of 0.3 mm and a high particle size. A coating material of a mixture of water-absorbing resin is sprayed to form a coating part on the surface of the core part.
In this example, the third granule covering device 36 is provided with a water spraying device 39, and the spraying device 39 supplies water such as tap water to the covering portion of the coated particles on which the covering portion is formed. Is sprayed.
[0066]
In the third granulated material coating apparatus 36, the coated particles in which tap water is sprayed on the coating part are conveyed from the discharge path 40 of the third granulated material coating apparatus 36 under the coated granulated material. The belt conveyor device 41 is fed to a dryer 42 to which the coated granule conveying belt conveyor device 41 is connected.
The coated granulated material coated with the coating material is introduced into a dryer 42, for example, a hot air dryer, and dried. Below the dried product outlet 43 of the dryer 42, a belt conveyor device 44 for conveying the dried granulated product is provided. The carry-out end of the belt conveyor device 44 for transporting the dried coated granulated product is provided at the entrance 46 of the dried coated granulated material storage tank 45, and the dried coated granulated product dried by the dryer 42 is From the dried product outlet 43 of the dryer 42, it is transferred to a belt conveyor device 44 for transporting the dried coated granulated product, and is sent to the inlet 46 of the dried coated granulated material storage tank 45 by this conveyor belt conveyor 44. . In this example, the dried coated granule storage tank 45 includes a dust removing device (not shown) in the exhaust part 47. The dried coated granulated product is transported by a dry coated granulated product carrying belt conveyor 49 by a chute 48 for delivering the dried coated granulated product provided below the outlet (not shown) of the dried coated granulated product storage tank 45. And is sent to a circular vibratory sieve device 50 for sizing having an upper sieve of 10 mm and an upper sieve of 4 mm, for separating and removing relatively coarse particles and relatively fine particles. Be grained. The sized coated granulated product is a product of granular excrement disposal material. The product conveyor belt conveyor device 51 connected to the middle outlet (not shown) of the circular vibrating screen device 50 is connected to the automatic packaging device 52, and the sized product is sent to the automatic packaging device 52. And is automatically packed there. A shipping belt conveyor device 53 is connected to the automatic packaging device 52, and the packaged product is shipped from the shipping belt conveyor device 53.
[0067]
Since the apparatus of this example is configured as described above, a predetermined amount of crushed vegetable waste is put into the weighing hopper 1 and a predetermined amount of paper diaper classification residue is put into the weighing hopper 3.
Accordingly, the belt conveyor device 2 for supplying the crushed vegetable waste and the belt conveyor device 4 for supplying the diaper classification residue are operated to supply a predetermined amount of the crushed vegetable waste and the paper diaper classification residue to the mixing hopper 9, respectively. To do. The mixture of the pulverized vegetable scrap and the diaper classification residue in a predetermined amount mixed in the mixing hopper 9 is supplied to the belt conveyor device 11 for conveying the mixture and is sent to the premixing device 13. In this example, in the pre-mixing device 13, the crushed vegetable waste and the disposable diaper classification residue are uniformly mixed in a water-containing state. This mixture has a water content of about 30 to 45% by weight, depending on the mixing ratio of the ground vegetable waste having a water content of approximately 80% by weight and the disposable diaper classification residue having a water content of 10% by weight or less. In this example, it is adjusted to about 40% by weight and supplied to the granulator 12.
[0068]
In this example, the granulator 12 is a screw extrusion type granulator, which is extruded by the rotation of the screw, has a cross section corresponding to the hole of the die 14, and is cut into a predetermined length by a chopper, For example, granulated particles having an average diameter of about 4 mm and an average length of 10 mm are obtained.
The granulated particles extruded from the die 14 of the granulating device 12 are sent to a circular sieve 15 by a belt conveyor device 16 for conveying the granulated material, sieved, and granulated with a particle size of 4 mm or less under the sieve. The product is returned to the belt conveyor device 11 for transporting the mixture by the belt conveyor device 23 for transporting the particles under the sieve. The particles on the sieve having a particle size of 4 mm or more are sent to the vibration type granulator 21 by the belt conveyor device 19 for conveying the particles on the sieve, and are broken up one by one. Dissolved one by one, particles of 4 mm or more are sent to the first granule coating device 31 by the belt conveyor device 29 for conveying on the sieve of the exit side sieve 25 of the vibration type granulator 21. Therefore, a coating material of a mixture of paper powder and superabsorbent resin is coated on the granulated material at a predetermined ratio. The coating material is a coating material supply hopper 33, and the mixture of the paper powder of the coating material and the water-absorbing resin is prepared at a predetermined blending ratio and sent to the first granule coating apparatus 31 through the coating material supply path 34.
On the other hand, particles having a particle size of less than 4 mm, which are pulverized by the vibration type granulator 21, are used for conveying the mixture from the sieving outlet of the exit side sieve 25 of the vibration type granulator 21 through the sieving conveyance belt conveyor device 27. The belt conveyor device 11 is returned to and granulated again.
[0069]
The primary coated granulated particles coated with the coating material in the first granulated material coating apparatus 31 are supplied from the discharge channel 33 of the first granulated material coating apparatus 31 together with the surplus coating material. It is sent to the coating device 35 to further coat the primary coated granulated particles. The secondary coated granule particles further coated by the second granule coating apparatus 35 are coated with the third granule coating from the discharge passage 38 of the second granule coating apparatus 35 together with the surplus coating material. It is sent to device 36 where it is further coated with excess coating material under tap water spray.
The tertiary coated granulated particles coated with the coating material by the third granulated product coating apparatus 36 are sent from the discharge path 40 of the third granulated product coating apparatus 36 to the dryer 42 and dried by hot air. The temperature of the hot air dryer is kept at a temperature of 100 ° C. or higher. The dried granulated product is sent to the dried coated granulated product storage tank 45 by the belt conveyor device 44 for conveying the dried coated granulated product, and the dried coated granulated product is sent to the dried coated granulated product containing tank 45. Be contained. Shipped from the dried coated granule storage tank 45 because the particles are adhered to each other in the coating step and the drying step, or part of the particles are peeled off and become irregular particles. The dried coated granulated product is passed from the chute 48 for carrying out the dried coated granulated product to the belt conveyor device 49 for carrying out the dried coated granulated product, and has an upper sieve having an opening of, for example, 10 mm and an opening of, for example, 4 mm. It is sent to a circular vibration sieving apparatus 50 having a lower sieve and is sized so as to be a product of granular excrement disposal material. The product of the granular excrement disposal material that has been sized by the circular vibrating sieve device 50 is sent from the product conveyor belt conveyor device 51 to the automatic packaging device 52 and is automatically packaged. The product packaged by the automatic packaging device 52 is shipped from the shipping belt conveyor device 53.
In this example, an additive substance, that is, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having an adhesive action or a coloring substance, or a mixture of two or more thereof is mixed with water and coated granulated product under spraying. Mixed into the coating layer of particles. The color of the coated granulated particles mixed with the coloring substance exhibits a color such as white, yellow, green or blue depending on the color of the coloring substance.
[0070]
The example shown in FIG. 2 is an example in which an additive substance is also mixed into the core of the coated granulated product, and the other points are the same as the example shown in FIG.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the mixing device 13 is provided with an additive substance solution spraying device 55 including an additive solution spraying nozzle 54 for mixing the additive substance solution.
In this example, the mixture of the crushed and dried vegetable waste and the paper diaper classification residue mixed in the mixing hopper 9 is supplied to the second mixing belt conveyor device 11 from the discharge port 10 of the mixing hopper 9, and the second mixing is performed. Is supplied from the belt conveyor device 11 to the mixing device 13 of the screw type extrusion granulating device 12. In this example, the mixing device 13 is provided with an additive substance spraying device 55, and the additive substance is mixed by spraying the additive substance solution onto the vegetable waste pulverized product and the disposable diaper classification residue mixture. The waste pulverized material and the disposable diaper classification residue are uniformly mixed in a water-containing state. Also in this example, as in the case of the example shown in FIG. 1, most of the water in the mixture to be granulated is supplied from the crushed vegetable waste, but slightly by spraying the solution of the additive substance. Is also added. Also in this example, as in the example shown in FIG. 1, the moisture necessary for granulation is adjusted by the mixing ratio of the crushed vegetable waste and the disposable diaper classification residue. In this example, the mixture mixed in the premixing device 13 has a mixing ratio of a crushed vegetable waste having a moisture content of approximately 80% by weight, a disposable diaper classification residue having a moisture content of 10% by weight or less, and an additive substance solution. Accordingly, the water content is adjusted to about 30 to 45% by weight, and in this example, it is adjusted to about 40% by weight and supplied to the granulator 12. The mixture of the additive substance, vegetable waste pulverized material and paper diaper classification residue formed in this way is introduced into the screw-type extrusion granulator 12, and from the die 14, columnar granulation having a diameter of 4mm and a length of 10mm. Extruded as a thing.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the difference from the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is that a surfactant solution spraying device 57 provided with a surfactant spraying device 56 is provided on the coated granule conveying belt conveyor device 41. By spraying a solution of a surfactant on the coated granulated product, the surfactant is attached to the granular excrement disposal material, and the granular excrement disposal material has an absorption rate of excrement. It is a big point.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 2 is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 except for the differences described above, and is processed in the same manner as the apparatus shown in FIG. Manufacturing.
In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the surfactant can be mixed in the coating layer by spraying the coating layer from the water spraying device 39 in the third granule coating apparatus 36.
[0071]
Example 1.
The lettuce skin discharged from the fruit and vegetable market is pulverized with a wet pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 5 mm. By weight, and a non-standard paper diaper defective product is pulverized through a dry pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 3 mm, and 20 parts by weight of the pulverized diaper defective product with a particle size of 3 mm or less and The cutting waste discharged from the nonwoven fabric manufacturer is pulverized through a dry pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 3 mm, and 20 parts by weight of the pulverized non-woven fabric cutting waste having a particle size of 3 mm or less is pulverized. Mixing with a ribbon mixer, 90 parts by weight of this mixture is placed in the screw feeder in front of the introduction part of the meat chopper manufactured by Hiraga Kogaku Co., Ltd. Placed, and mixed the mixing substance 51 parts by weight containing additive material thereto. This compounded substance is composed of (1) 20 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing a superabsorbent resin manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. to 40 μm or less, and (2) a superabsorbent resin manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. 15 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin pulverized to 40 μm or less, (3) T-α starch (trade name) (made by Matsutani Chemical Co., Ltd.), 10 parts by weight, (4) dextrin (made by Matsutani Chemical Co., Ltd.) ) 5 parts by weight and {circle around (5)} A mixture of 3 parts by weight of clean sky (trade name, manufactured by Kojin Co., Ltd.) in which copper is chemically bonded to cellulose as a deodorant and antibacterial agent. The mixture containing this compounding material has a moisture content of about 29% by weight, put into the introduction part of a meat chopper manufactured by Hiraga Corporation, extruded from a 4 mm diameter opening, 25 mm thick die, and cut with a chopper And granulated. By this granulation, a granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. The granulated product was dried with a warm air dryer at a temperature of 40 to 60 ° C. until the water content became 10% or less. After drying, the dried product is separated and removed by sieving relatively large particles and fine particles with a circular vibrating sieve device having a sieve having an opening of 8 mm in the upper stage and a sieve having an opening of 3.8 mm in the lower stage. A pellet-shaped granulated product having a length of 2 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. The pellets were collected and used as sand for a cat toilet.
In the room, 50m of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C was added to the cat litter sand prepared in this example, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good. I did not feel.
Moreover, this cat litter sand was laid on a cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat was used as a litter as usual, and there was no problem in its use.
After the cat used for excretion, the portion of the sand for the cat's toilet that had been excreted by the cat was well set and could be easily and easily removed with a scoop.
In this example, the superabsorbent resin used in the granulated mixture is used in a relatively large amount of 23% by weight, and the lubricating function of the superabsorbent resin is exhibited. Can do.
[0072]
Example 2.
Ginseng squeezed rice cake discharged from a juice manufacturer is pulverized with a wet pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 3 mm. 50 parts by weight of the pulverized product and 20 parts by weight of non-standard sanitary napkin are mixed with 30 parts by weight of non-woven fabric cutting waste discharged from the non-woven fabric manufacturer, and the screen size is 3 mm with a dry crusher (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.). 50 parts by weight of the pulverized mixture of non-standard sanitary napkin having a particle size of 3 mm or less and a mixture of non-woven fabric cutting waste was mixed with a ribbon mixer, and this mixture was mixed with Fuji Powder Co., Ltd. The compounding substance was added into the screw feeder in front of the introduction part of the manufactured disk pelleter. The compounding substances are: (1) 10 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing superabsorbent resin manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. to 40 μm or less, (2) deodorant and antibacterial agent Pancil BA-210-1 (trade name) , Release Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.) 1 part by weight of mixture. The mixture containing the compounding substances has a water content of about 27% by weight, put into a disk pelleter made by Fuji Paudal Co., Ltd., extruded from a 4 mm diameter opening and a 25 mm thick die and cut with a chopper. And granulated. By this granulation, a granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. A 70-fold diluted solution of the surfactant Neoperex (trade name: manufactured by Kao Corporation) was sprayed on the surface of the granulated product. The granulated product sprayed with the surfactant was dried with a hot air dryer at a temperature of 40 to 60 ° C. until the water content became 10% or less. After drying, the dried product is separated and removed by sieving relatively large particles and fine particles with a circular vibrating sieve device having a sieve having an opening of 8 mm in the upper stage and a sieve having an opening of 3.8 mm in the lower stage. A pellet-shaped granulated product having a length of 2 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. The pellets were collected and used as sand for a cat toilet.
In the room, 50m of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C was added to the cat litter sand prepared in this example, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good. I did not feel.
Moreover, this cat litter sand was laid on a cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat was used as a litter as usual, and there was no problem in its use.
After the cat used for excretion, the portion of the sand for the cat's toilet that had been excreted by the cat was well set and could be easily and easily removed with a scoop.
[0073]
Example 3
The lettuce skin discharged from the fruit and vegetable market is pulverized with a wet pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 5 mm, and the crushed lettuce skin crushed product 65 having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a water content of 80% by weight is obtained. Part by weight, the laminated paper discharged from the printing factory was pulverized through a dry pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 3 mm, and 61.5 parts by weight of the pulverized laminated paper pulverized product having a particle size of 3 mm or less was obtained. Mix with a ribbon mixer, and mix 3.5 parts by weight of T-α starch (trade name) (manufactured by Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) with this mixture to obtain a water content of about 40% by weight. And extruded from a die with a diameter of 4 mm and a thickness of 25 mm, and cut with a chopper and granulated. By this granulation, a granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. In order to coat the surface of this granulation, the granulation was sent onto a first circular coating machine.
In this example, the coating material, i.e., coating material, is: (1) 60 parts by weight of paper powder obtained by pulverizing paper powder discharged from a sanitary material manufacturer through a 0.3 mm screen, and (2) manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. 20 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing a superabsorbent resin to 40 μm or less and (3) 20 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing a superabsorbent resin manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. (trade name HS-1100 Hymosub) to 40 μm or less. Prepared by mixing parts.
On the first circular coating machine, the granulated material is used as a core material, and the coating material is distributed to the granulated material of the core material so that the coating material, that is, the coating material is 17% by weight, Coated. The coated granulated material coated with the coating material on the first circular coating machine is rolled on the second and third coating machines to convert the coating material into the granulated particles. Adhere. The coated granulated material coated in this way is a circular vibration sieve device having a sieve with an opening of 10 mm on the upper stage and a sieve with an opening of 4 mm on the lower stage. The pellets were dried until the water content was 10% or less to obtain mainly pellets having a diameter of 4.2 mm and a length of 10 mm. The pellets were collected and used as sand for a cat toilet.
In the room, 50m of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C was added to the cat litter sand prepared in this example, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good. I did not feel.
Moreover, this cat litter sand was laid on a cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat was used as a litter as usual, and there was no problem in its use.
After the cat used for excretion, the portion of the sand for the cat's toilet that had been excreted by the cat was well set and could be easily and easily removed with a scoop.
[0074]
Example 4
It is said that ineligible radish discharged from hydroponics is pulverized with a wet pulverizer (made by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 5 mm, and the pulverized particle size of 5 mm or less has a water content of 90% by weight. 65 parts by weight of pulverized radish, used train tickets and used air tickets are pulverized through a dry pulverizer (Horai Co., Ltd.) through a 2 mm screen, and the crushed tickets with a particle size of 2 mm or less 65 parts by weight of air ticket pulverized product is mixed with a ribbon mixer, and 4 parts by weight of T-α starch (trade name) (manufactured by Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) is mixed with this mixture to obtain a water content of about 44% by weight. They were put into the extrusion part of a meat chopper manufactured by Hiraga Kogyo Co., Ltd., extruded from a die having a diameter of 4 mm and a thickness of 25 mm, and were cut by a chopper and granulated. By this granulation, a granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. In order to coat the surface of this granulation, the granulation was sent onto a first circular coating machine.
In this example, the coating material, i.e., the coating material, is: (1) 60 parts by weight of paper powder obtained by pulverizing paper powder discharged from a hygiene material manufacturer through a 0.3 mm screen, and (2) manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. 20 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin obtained by grinding a superabsorbent resin to 40 μm or less, and (3) 17 parts by weight of a superabsorbent resin obtained by grinding a superabsorbent resin (trade name HS-1100 Hymosub) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. to 40 μm or less. And (4) 3 parts by weight of clean sky (trade name, manufactured by Kojin Co., Ltd.) obtained by chemically bonding copper to cellulose as a deodorant and antibacterial agent was prepared.
On the 1st circular coating machine, the said granulated material was made into a core material, and the coating material was distributed and coated so that the coating material might be 17 weight% with respect to the granulated material of this core material. The coated granulated material coated with the coating material on the first circular coating machine is rolled on the second and third coating machines to convert the coating material into the granulated particles. Adhere. The coated granulated material coated in this way is a circular vibration sieve device having a sieve with an opening of 10 mm on the upper stage and a sieve with an opening of 4 mm on the lower stage. The pellets were dried until the water content was 10% or less to obtain mainly pellets having a diameter of 4.2 mm and a length of 10 mm. The pellets were collected and used as sand for a cat toilet.
In the room, 50m of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C was added to the cat litter sand prepared in this example, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good. I did not feel.
Moreover, this cat litter sand was laid on a cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat was used as a litter as usual, and there was no problem in its use.
After the cat used for excretion, the portion of the sand for the cat's toilet that had been excreted by the cat was well set and could be easily and easily removed with a scoop.
[0075]
Example 5.
An unqualified product of bean sprouts discharged from a supplier is pulverized with a wet pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 4 mm, and the pulverized bean sprouts with a water content of 90% by weight and a particle size of 4 mm or less are 65% by weight. A so-called paper diaper classification residue (popular name: Polycus), which is rich in plastic components obtained by separating the cotton-like pulp component and the superabsorbent resin component by classification from a pulverized defective product of the paper diaper recovered from the manufacturer of the paper diaper, (Made by Horai Co., Ltd.) and pulverized through a screen of 3 mm, and 65 parts by weight of the pulverized paper diaper classification residue having a particle size of 3 mm or less is mixed with a ribbon mixer to obtain a water content of about 45% by weight. Put into the extrusion part of a meat chopper manufactured by Hiraga Kogyo Co., Ltd., and extrude it from a die with a diameter of 4 mm and a thickness of 25 mm. It was granulated in cut to. By this granulation, a granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. In order to coat the surface of this granulation, the granulation was sent onto a first circular coating machine.
In this example, the coating material, i.e., the coating material, is as follows: (1) The cotton pulp component separated from the pulverized paper diaper recovered from the paper diaper manufacturer by classification is passed through a 0.3 mm screen. 55 parts by weight of pulverized cotton pulp pulverized product, (2) 23 parts by weight of superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing superabsorbent resin made by Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. to 40 μm or less, and (3) T-α starch (trade name) ( It was prepared by mixing 17 parts by weight of Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) and 5 parts by weight of dextrin (made by Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.).
On the 1st circular coating machine, the said granulated material was made into a core material, and the coating material was distributed and coated so that the coating material might be 17 weight% with respect to the granulated material of this core material. The coated granulated material coated with the coating material on the first circular coating machine is rolled on the second and third coating machines to convert the coating material into the granulated particles. Adhere. The coated granulated material coated in this way is a circular vibration sieve device having a sieve with an opening of 10 mm on the upper stage and a sieve with an opening of 4 mm on the lower stage. The pellets were dried until the water content was 10% or less to obtain mainly pellets having a diameter of 4.2 mm and a length of 10 mm. The pellets were collected and used as sand for a cat toilet.
In the room, 50m of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C was added to the cat litter sand prepared in this example, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good. I did not feel.
Moreover, this cat litter sand was laid on a cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat was used as a litter as usual, and there was no problem in its use.
After the cat used for excretion, the portion of the sand for the cat's toilet that had been excreted by the cat was well set and could be easily and easily removed with a scoop.
[0076]
In this example, dextrin is used as the coating material. Since dextrin has a high viscosity even with a small amount of water, it can prevent the coating material from peeling from the surface in the product. The use of dextrin is preferable because peeling of the coating material from the packaged excrement disposal material is reduced.
[0077]
Example 6
The cabbage skin discharged from the fruit and vegetable market is pulverized with a wet pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 7 mm, and the crushed cabbage skin with a water content of 80% by weight having a particle size of 7 mm or less is 70%. Part by weight, inorganic fiber paper waste such as titanium paper is pulverized with a dry pulverizer (manufactured by Horai Co., Ltd.) through a screen of 3 mm, and 60 parts by weight of the pulverized inorganic fiber paper having a particle size of 3 mm or less is pulverized. Mix with a ribbon mixer, mix 3 parts by weight of acrylamide (manufactured by Diaflock Co., Ltd.) with this mixture, and put it in the extruding part of a meat chopper made by Hiraga Kogyo Co., Ltd. The material was extruded from a die having a diameter of 4 mm and a thickness of 25 mm, and was cut with a chopper and granulated. By this granulation, a granulated product having a diameter of 4 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. In order to coat the surface of this granulation, the granulation was sent onto a first circular coating machine.
In this example, the coating material, i.e., the coating material, is: (1) 60 parts by weight of paper powder obtained by pulverizing paper powder discharged from a hygiene material manufacturer through a 0.3 mm screen, and (2) manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation. 16 parts by weight of superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing superabsorbent resin to 40 μm or less, (3) 20 parts by weight of superabsorbent resin obtained by pulverizing superabsorbent resin (trade name HS-1100 Hymosub) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. to 40 μm or less ▲ 4 ▼ Acrylamide (Diafrock Co., Ltd.) 2 parts by weight of pulverized product pulverized to 40 μm or less, and ▲ 5 ▼ Clean Sky (trade name, Koko Co., Ltd.), which has deodorized and antibacterial agent cellulose bonded to copper. It was prepared by mixing 2 parts by weight.
On the 1st circular coating machine, the said granulated material was made into a core material, and the coating material was distributed and coated so that the coating material might be 17 weight% with respect to the granulated material of this core material. The coated granulated material coated with the coating material on the first circular coating machine is rolled on the second and third coating machines to convert the coating material into the granulated particles. Adhere. The coated granulated material coated in this way is a circular vibration sieve device having a sieve with an opening of 10 mm on the upper stage and a sieve with an opening of 4 mm on the lower stage. The pellets were dried until the water content was 10% or less to obtain mainly pellets having a diameter of 4.2 mm and a length of 10 mm. The pellets were collected and used as sand for a cat toilet.
In the room, 50m of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C was added to the cat litter sand prepared in this example, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good. I did not feel.
Moreover, this cat litter sand was laid on a cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat was used as a litter as usual, and there was no problem in its use.
After the cat used for excretion, the portion of the sand for the cat's toilet that had been excreted by the cat was well set and could be easily and easily removed with a scoop.
[0078]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention contains a dried crushed vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and also contains a water absorbent resin in an amount smaller than the crushed dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and has a particle size of 1 mm or more. Since it is made into a granular excrement disposal material by the granulated material, it becomes possible to effectively use the crushed vegetable waste that has been treated as the waste, and the crushed vegetable waste used as a raw material is excrement. Moisture is reduced during the manufacturing process of the treatment material, and incineration is possible even after use, which makes it easy to treat the crushed vegetable waste.
[0079]
Further, the present invention contains a pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, and a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less. A substance having a bactericidal action, a deodorizing agent, a coloring substance or an adhesive, or a water-absorbing resin, a substance having a bactericidal action, a deodorizing agent, a coloring substance and an adhesive containing two or more kinds, that is, an additive substance, A granular excreta treatment which is a dry coated granule having a core portion having a particle size of 1 mm or more, a paper powder and a water-absorbing resin, and a covering portion covering at least a part of the surface of the core portion. Because it is a material, even if crushed vegetable waste is used as a raw material, it becomes possible to select various color tones, that is, excrement treatment materials with appropriate colors according to the color tone of the place of use, and the hygienic atmosphere is Naturally, indoor colors It is possible to maintain the harmony. In addition, since an appropriate coloring indicator can be applied to the surface of the excrement disposal material, an inexpensive indicator for urinalysis can be provided, and it becomes easy to grasp the health status of humans and animals.
[0080]
The present invention effectively uses crushed vegetable waste, which has conventionally been treated as a waste, as a treatment for excrement, and also contains water plastics by mixing waste plastic materials. In addition to enhancing the properties, the calorific value can be increased, and it can be combusted even after use, and the crushed vegetable waste can be used effectively.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a process for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing a process for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Weighing hopper for supplying crushed vegetable waste
2, 4 Belt conveyor device
3 Weighing hopper for supplying disposable diaper classification residue
5 Conveying outlet of belt conveyor device 2 for supplying crushed vegetable waste
6 Conveying outlet of belt conveyor 4 for supplying disposable diaper classification residue
7 First conveyor belt conveyor
8 Conveying outlet of first conveyor belt conveyor 7
9 Mixing hopper
10 Supply port for mixing hopper 9
11 Second conveyor belt conveyor
12 Screw extrusion granulator
13 Mixing device of granulator 12
14 Dice of granulator 12
15 Circular sieve
16 Belt conveyor device for transporting granulated materials
17 Granule supply port
18 Exit on sieve
19 Belt conveyor device for conveying particles on sieve
20 Unloading end of belt conveyor device 19 for conveying particles on sieve
21 Vibrating granulator
22 Under sieve exit
23 Belt conveyor device for under-sieving particle transport
24 Unloading end of belt conveyor device for transporting under-sieving particles
25 Sieve with opening of 4mm or less
26 Unloading end
27 Belt conveyor device for sieving transport
28 Exit on sieve
29 Conveyor belt conveyor system
30 Exit of belt conveyor device 29 for conveying on sieve
31 Vibrating type first granule coating apparatus
32 Supply device of first granule coating apparatus 31
33 Coating material supply hopper of a mixture of paper powder having a particle size of 0.3 mm and a superabsorbent resin
34 Supply path for mixture of paper dust and super absorbent resin
35 Second granule coating apparatus
36 Third granule covering device
37 Discharge path of first granule covering apparatus 31
38 Discharge path of second granule covering device 35
39 Water spraying equipment
40 Discharge path of the third granule covering device 36
41 Belt conveyor equipment for transporting coated granules
42 Dryer to which belt conveyor device 37 for conveying coated granulated material is connected
43 Dry matter outlet
44 Belt conveyor device for transporting dry coated granules
45 Dry-coated granule storage tank
46 Entrance portion of dry coated granule storage tank 45
47 Exhaust section
48 Chute for carrying out dried coated granulated material
49 Belt conveyor equipment for transporting dried coated granules
50 Circular vibratory sieve device
51 Belt conveyor equipment for carrying out products
52 Automatic packaging equipment

Claims

Granulated excretion characterized in that it is a dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap. Material treatment material.

A dried product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a waste compounded material pulverized product having a particle size of 5 mm or less and a smaller amount of water absorbent resin than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste. A granular excrement disposal material characterized by being a granular material.

A dried granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, containing a pulverized dried product of vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a water-absorbing resin in a smaller amount than the pulverized dried product of vegetable waste, and a smaller amount of additive substances than the water-absorbing resin. The granular excrement disposal material characterized by being.

A crushed and dried vegetable waste having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a less water-absorbent resin than the crushed and dried vegetable waste, and a smaller amount of additive substances than the water-absorbent resin. A granular excreta treating material, which is a dry granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more.

The granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the dried granulated product further contains a surfactant .

The granular excretion according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the dried granulated product contains a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 50 wt% or more. Material treatment material.

The granular excretion according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the dried granulated product contains a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 30 wt% or more. Material treatment material.

The granular excretion according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the dried granulated product contains a pulverized dried vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 10 wt% or more. Material treatment material.

The dried granulated product contains leaf vegetable waste, stem vegetable waste, root vegetable waste, fruit vegetable waste, flower vegetable waste, spicy vegetable waste, mushroom waste, wild vegetable waste or wild grass waste or two or more thereof as vegetable waste ground dry matter. The granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 1 to 8, which is characterized by the following.

The granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the dry granulated product has a water content of 15% by weight or less.

The granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the dry granulated product has a water content of 10% by weight or less.

The granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the dry granulated product has a water content of 5% by weight or less.

Waste mixed material pulverized material is used for toilet paper waste, tissue paper waste, decorative paper waste, paper napkin waste, dust paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat sheet waste, animal waste disposal material waste, bedding Sheet waste, mask waste, eye mask waste, seat head cover waste, pillow cover waste, paper diaper waste, sanitary napkin waste, animal paper diaper waste, sanitary napkin waste, animal sanitary napkin waste, milk pad waste, sweat pad Waste material, Incontinence pad waste material, Animal sheet waste material, Laminated paper waste material for transporting fresh fish, Laminated paper waste material for vegetable transport, Laminated paper printing waste, Laminated paper scraps, Buff powder, Cardboard waste, Newspaper waste, Magazine waste, Wood Waste, scraps, non-woven fabric waste, plastic film waste, plastic sheet waste, non-woven fabric waste made of plastic materials Is a product rich in plastic materials separated from pulverized paper diaper waste, mechanical pulp waste, chemical pulp waste, semi-chemical pulp waste, cotton pulp waste, wood pulp waste, waste paper pulp waste, synthetic resin fiber waste, wood waste, Paper containing wood waste, wood powder, house dismantling materials, new construction waste materials, paper powder, titanium paper waste materials, punch waste, fluff pulp of sanitary product waste classification products, water absorbent fiber waste materials, water absorbent resin waste materials, water absorbent resin 3. A powder, a paper powder generated at the time of bookbinding, a paper powder generated at the time of manufacturing a nonwoven fabric, a paper powder generated at the papermaking process, a paper powder generated at the time of manufacturing a sanitary material, or a mixture containing two or more thereof. Or the granular excrement disposal material of 4.

The granular excrement disposal material according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the dry granulated waste compounded material content is 50% by weight or less.

The granular excrement disposal material according to claim 2 or 4, wherein the content of the pulverized waste compounded material in the dry granulated product is 30% by weight or less.

The granular excrement according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the additive substance is a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having an adhesive action or a colored substance, or two or more of these substances. Treatment material.

The granular excrement disposal material according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the content of additive substances in the dried granulated product is 20% by weight or less in total.

The granular excrement disposal material according to claim 16, wherein the substance having a bactericidal action is a bactericidal agent, a fungicide, or a bactericidal agent and a preservative.

The granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 1 to 18 , comprising a core and a coating material that covers at least a part of the surface of the core and contains a coating substance and a water-absorbing resin. A granular excrement disposal material, characterized in that it is a coated granular material having a formed coating portion.

The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 19, wherein the covering portion is formed of a mixture of a covering substance, a water-absorbing resin, and an additive substance.

The granular excrement disposal material according to claim 19 or 20, wherein the content of the additive substance in the covering portion is 10% by weight or less.

The granular excrement according to claim 20 or 21, wherein the additive substance is a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having an adhesive action or a colored substance, or two or more of these substances. Treatment material.

The granular excrement treating material according to claim 21, wherein the substance having a bactericidal action is a bactericidal agent, a fungicide, or a bactericidal agent and a preservative.

The granular excrement disposal material according to claim 19 or 20 , wherein the covering portion is formed by containing a coating substance in an amount of 50% by weight or more.

The covering substance is toilet paper waste, tissue paper waste, decorative paper waste, dust paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat sheet waste or buff powder, or cardboard waste, wood waste, wood waste, wood powder, house dismantling material , New construction waste, non-woven fabric scrap, paper pulp waste, mechanical pulp waste, chemical pulp waste, semi-chemical pulp waste, cotton pulp waste, wood pulp waste, waste paper pulp waste, paper powder, sanitary waste Pulp, water-absorbing fiber waste material, water-absorbing resin waste material, paper powder containing water-absorbing resin, paper powder generated during bookbinding, paper powder generated during non-woven fabric manufacture, paper powder generated during the papermaking process, or paper generated during sanitary material manufacture It is powder, bentonite or pulp for papermaking, or a mixture of two or more of these, and has a particle size of 0.5 mm or less Excreta treating material particulate of claim 19, 20 or 24.

A pulverized vegetable waste pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is mixed with a smaller amount of water absorbent resin than the pulverized vegetable waste, and the mixture is granulated to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more. A method for producing a granular excrement disposal material, wherein the granulated product is dried to obtain a dried granulated product.

A pulverized vegetable waste pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is mixed with a smaller amount of water-absorbent resin and additive substances than the pulverized vegetable waste, and the mixture is granulated to give a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more. A method for producing a granular excreta treating material, wherein the granulated product is dried to form a dried granulated product.

A pulverized vegetable waste pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is mixed with a pulverized waste compounded material pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less and a smaller amount of water absorbent resin than the pulverized vegetable waste, and the mixture is granulated. Then, a granulated material having a particle size of 1 mm or more is formed, and the formed granulated material is dried to obtain a dried granulated material.

A pulverized vegetable waste pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is mixed with a pulverized waste compounded material having a particle size of 5 mm or less, a smaller amount of water-absorbent resin and additive substances than the pulverized vegetable waste, and the mixture is granulated. Then, a granulated material having a particle size of 1 mm or more is formed, and the formed granulated material is dried to obtain a dried granulated material.

A dry granulated product is produced by granulating a mixture to which a surfactant solution is added to form a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, and drying the formed granulated product. The manufacturing method of the granular excrement disposal material as described in any one of Claims 26 thru | or 29 characterized by the above-mentioned.

30. The vegetable waste pulverized product pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is produced by wet pulverization of vegetable waste to a particle size of 5 mm or less. The manufacturing method of the granular excrement disposal material of description.

The vegetable waste pulverized product pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is produced by drying the vegetable scraps and dry pulverizing the dried vegetable waste product to a particle size of 5 mm or less. Item 30. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to any one of Items 26 to 29.

A vegetable waste pulverized product pulverized to a particle size of 5 mm or less is produced by wet pulverization of vegetable waste to a particle size of 5 mm or less, and the vegetable waste is dried. 30. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 26 to 29, wherein the product is produced by mixing a dry pulverized product.

30. The granular excretion according to claim 26, wherein the additive substance is a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having an adhesive action or a colored substance, or two or more of these substances. A method for manufacturing a treatment material.

Substances having a bactericidal action, method for producing a granular excreta treating material according to claim 3 4, characterized in that the disinfectant or antifungal agents or fungicides and preservatives.

30. The granular excrement according to any one of claims 26 to 29, wherein the dried granulated product contains a pulverized vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 50% by weight or more. production how of processing material.

30. The granular excrement according to any one of claims 26 to 29, wherein the dried granulated product contains a pulverized vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 30% by weight or more. A method for manufacturing a treatment material.

30. The granular excrement according to any one of claims 26 to 29, wherein the dried granulated product contains a crushed vegetable scrap having a particle size of 5 mm or less in an amount of 10% by weight or more. A method for manufacturing a treatment material.

30. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 26, wherein the content of the additive substance in the dry granulated product is 20% by weight or less.

Dry granulated product containing leaf vegetable waste, stem vegetable waste, root vegetable waste, fruit vegetable waste, flower vegetable waste, spicy vegetable waste, mushroom waste, wild vegetable waste or wild grass waste or two or more thereof It contains, The manufacturing method of the granular excrement disposal material as described in any one of Claims 26 thru | or 29 characterized by the above-mentioned.

Dry granulated material is pulverized waste compounded material, toilet paper waste, tissue paper waste, decorative paper waste, paper napkin waste, dust paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat waste, animal excrement disposal Waste material, bed sheet waste, mask waste, eye mask waste, seat head cover waste, pillow cover waste, paper diaper waste, sanitary napkin waste, animal paper diaper waste, sanitary napkin waste, animal sanitary napkin waste, Milk pad waste material, sweat pad waste material, incontinence pad waste material, animal sheet waste material, laminating paper waste material for transporting fresh fish, laminated paper waste material for transporting vegetables, laminated paper printing waste, laminating paper scraps, buff powder, cardboard waste, newspaper Waste, magazine waste, wood waste, wood waste, non-woven fabric waste, plastic film waste, plastic sheet waste, plastic material Non-woven fabric waste materials or separated products rich in plastic materials separated from crushed waste paper diapers, mechanical pulp waste materials, chemical pulp waste materials, semi-chemical pulp waste materials, cotton pulp waste materials, wood pulp waste materials, waste paper pulp waste materials, synthetic resin fiber waste materials, Wood waste, wood waste, wood powder, house dismantling materials, new construction waste materials, paper powder, titanium paper waste materials, punch waste, fluff pulp of sanitary products waste classification products, water absorbent fiber waste materials, water absorbent resin waste materials, water absorbent resin Containing paper powder, paper powder generated during bookbinding, paper powder generated during non-woven fabric manufacture, paper powder generated during papermaking process or paper powder generated during sanitary material manufacture, or a mixture containing two or more of these The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 29 or 29.

30. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the dry granulated product contains a pulverized waste compounded material at a content of 50% by weight or less.

30. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the dried granulated product contains a pulverized waste compounded material at a content of 30% by weight or less.

A dry granulated product produced by the production method according to any one of claims 26 to 30 or the production method according to any one of claims 36 to 43 is used as a core material, and the surface of the core material is formed. Coating a coating material containing a mixture of a coating substance and a water-absorbing resin, forming a coated granule in which the core material is covered with a coating layer of the coating material, and drying the coated granule To produce granular excrement disposal materials.

45. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 44, wherein the coating material is a mixture containing a coating substance, a water absorbent resin and an additive substance.

45. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 44, wherein the coating material is a mixture containing a coating substance, a water absorbent resin, an additive substance and a surfactant.

47. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to any one of claims 44 to 46, wherein the coating material is formed by containing a coating substance in an amount of 80% by weight or more.

45. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 44, wherein the moisture content of the dried coated granule is 15% by weight or less.

45. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 44, wherein the moisture content of the dried coated granule is 10% by weight or less.

45. The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 44, wherein the moisture content of the dried coated granule is 5% by weight or less.

The particulate material according to claim 45 or 46, wherein the additive substance of the coating material is a substance having a deodorizing action, a substance having a bactericidal action, a substance having an adhesive action or a colored substance, or two or more of these substances Manufacturing method of the excrement disposal material.

The method for producing a granular excrement disposal material according to claim 51, wherein the substance having a bactericidal action is a bactericidal agent, a fungicide, or a bactericidal agent and a preservative.

The covering substance is toilet paper waste, tissue paper waste, decorative paper waste, dust paper waste, paper cotton waste, paper towel waste, toilet seat sheet waste or buff powder, or cardboard waste, wood waste, wood waste, wood powder, house dismantling material , New construction waste, non-woven fabric scrap, paper pulp waste, mechanical pulp waste, chemical pulp waste, semi-chemical pulp waste, cotton pulp waste, wood pulp waste, waste paper pulp waste, paper powder, sanitary waste Pulp, water-absorbing fiber waste material, water-absorbing resin waste material, paper powder containing water-absorbing resin, paper powder generated during bookbinding, paper powder generated during non-woven fabric manufacture, paper powder generated during the papermaking process, or paper generated during sanitary material manufacture It is powder, bentonite or pulp for papermaking, or a mixture of two or more of these, and has a particle size of 0.5 mm or less Manufacturing method of the excreta treating material particulate according to any one of claims 44 to 47.