JPH1066466A - Animal excreta treatment material and its production - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an animal excreta treatment material easy to dispose, and excellent in urine absorbability, water holding ability and hygiene, by blending coffee grounds with a coloring matter and others under specified conditions. SOLUTION: Roasted coffee beam extraction grounds from a stock tank 2 is blended with substance(s) such as paper dust or polyvinyl alcohol (in a stock tank 6) and a coloring matter such as calcium carbonate or carbon (in a stock tank 4), and the resultant blend is granulated by the use of a granulator 15 to form granules consisting mainly of the coffee grounds (>=1mm in particle size). These granules are sprayed with a coloring matter and adhesive matter by the use of a relevant device 19 and then dried with e.g. a disCk dryer 20, thus obtaining the objective animal excreta treatment material. It is preferably that the coffee grounds content of the dried granules is >=50wt.%.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a granular excrement disposal material for animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pets, and a method for producing the same, and more particularly, to a coffee extract from roasted coffee beans. Extraction residue generated when extracting
The present invention relates to a granular excrement disposal material for animals such as animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pets for effectively utilizing so-called coffee extract cake (hereinafter referred to as coffee extract residue) and a method for producing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Sand, bentonite, zeolite, paper pulp, pulp sludge, and the like are used in the form of small lumps as excrement disposal materials for animals such as livestock and companion animals, especially for indoor excrement disposal. Have been.

[0003]

The excrement disposal material for pets of this kind is desired to be clean and sanitary, for example, when it is used indoors. In view of this, it is desired that the waste is easily disposed. However, in the case of inorganic substances such as sand, zeolite and bentonite, they should be incinerated because they are easily crushed and dusty when used. And cannot be drained into sewage. Therefore, papermaking pulp and small lumps of paper powder are used because of their low deodorizing effect and high price, but excellent in water absorption and combustibles.

Further, the present inventor has paid attention to the fact that the coffee extract extract residue has a large odor absorbing ability, and has proposed that the coffee extract extract residue be effectively used as an animal excrement disposal material. The effective use of the coffee extract residue is due to the fact that the amount of the coffee extract residue increases in enormous quantities with the increase in demand for coffee beverages such as canned coffee and instant coffee, and moreover, the coffee extract residue is reduced. Solves the biggest problem of the coffee beverage industry because it contains a large amount of fat and requires a great deal of processing cost. However, the brown color of the coffee extract extraction residue has been problematic because it is not a favorite of animal owners. By the way, animal excrement disposal materials are generally required to have a color tone that gives a hygienic feeling to be used indoors. An object of the present invention is to solve a problem related to a decrease in commercial value as an animal excrement disposal material due to a brown color of a coffee extract liquid extraction residue.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has good absorbability and water retention of urine excreted by an animal, can be agglomerated in contact with excrement, can be incinerated, and has a residue extracted from coffee extract of waste, That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an animal excrement disposal material that can effectively use coffee extract cake without being restricted by its color. That is, the present invention mainly contains a coffee extract liquid extraction residue of roasted coffee beans,
An animal excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a dried granulated material having a particle size of millimeters or more, and the present invention mainly contains a coffee extract extraction residue of roasted coffee beans, and contains 1 mm An animal excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a colored dry granulated material having the above particle size and at least a part of the surface of which is covered with a coloring substance.

Further, the present invention provides a method for blending a coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans with a smaller amount of a compounding substance than the coffee extract extract residue and granulating the same to form the coffee extract extract residue. Mainly forming granules containing,
The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material is characterized in that the granulated material is dried until the water content of the granulated material becomes 10% by weight or less. The coffee extract extraction residue is blended with a lesser amount of a compounding substance and a substance having a bactericidal action than the coffee extract extraction residue, and granulated to form a granulated product mainly containing the extraction residue. The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material comprises drying the granulated material until the water content of the granulated material becomes 10% by weight or less. The coffee extract liquid extraction residue is blended with a smaller amount of a compounding substance, a substance having a bactericidal action, and a coloring substance, respectively, than the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, and granulated to obtain a granulated material mainly containing the extraction residue. And the water content of the granulated material is 10% by weight. Until the lower is the method for producing an animal excretion treating material which is characterized by drying the granulated product.

Further, the present invention relates to a method for blending a coffee extract extract residue of a roasted coffee bean with a compounding substance in an amount smaller than that of the coffee extract extract residue, and granulating the same. The present invention relates to a method for producing a colored excrement disposal material for animals, which comprises forming a granulated substance mainly containing, and attaching a coloring substance to the surface of the formed granulated substance, followed by drying. The coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans is blended with a smaller amount of a compounding substance and a substance having a bactericidal action than the coffee extract extract residue, and granulated, and the coffee extract extract residue is granulated. There is a method for producing an animal-colored excrement disposal material characterized by forming a granule containing mainly, attaching a coloring substance to the surface of the formed granule, and drying. Roasted coffee The beans of the coffee extract extraction residue,
A smaller amount of the compound extract than the coffee extract extract residue, a compound having a bactericidal action, and a coloring substance, respectively, are mixed and granulated to form a granulated product mainly containing the coffee extract extract residue. A method for producing an animal colored excrement disposal material, characterized in that a colored substance is attached to the surface of the formed granulated substance and dried.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the present invention, a granulated product of an extraction residue of a coffee extract of roasted coffee beans has a coffee smell, contains a considerable amount of fat, and has a fat feeling. For such coffee smell and fat feeling, animals such as cats,
Since it is relatively sensitive, it gives the animal a smooth feel when used as an animal excrement disposal material, and prevents long-term preservation of the excrement disposal material from producing mold and the like. In order to reduce the coffee smell generated from the coffee extract residue in the excrement disposal material, in the present invention, the coffee extract solution residue of the roasted coffee beans preferably has a water content of 10% by weight. %, More preferably 5% by weight or less. By drying so that the water content is 10% or less, the unpleasant touch due to coffee smell and fat of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue can be greatly reduced. Even if it is sensitive, it does not affect the use as an excrement disposal material during animal excretion.

Further, in the present invention, since the animal excrement disposal material mainly contains the residue extracted from the coffee extract of roasted coffee beans, the surface and appearance of the granulated product are essentially the same as those of the residue extracted from the coffee extract. It has a brown color and has a seemingly bad appearance when used indoors. Therefore, in the present invention, the coffee extract extraction residue is preferably colored with a coloring substance having a color different from the intrinsic color of the coffee extract extraction residue. For example, a white powdered compounded substance is mixed with the coffee extract extract residue prior to granulation in an amount of 40% by weight or less, preferably 10% by weight or less of the excrement disposal material, The color tone of the granulated material of the coffee extract extraction residue is changed to a color tone different from the color tone of the coffee extract extraction residue, for example, substantially white or close to white, by dusting the surface of the granulated material of the coffee extract extraction residue. For example, the color of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue of the granulated material of the coffee extract liquid extract residue can be reduced.

Further, in the present invention, the particles of the coffee extract extraction residue are colored with the coloring substance, and then the particles of the colored coffee extract extraction residue are granulated to surely hide the coffee color. The granulated product can be made, and the granulated product can be further colored. In addition, the coffee extraction liquid extraction residue can be granulated, and the granulated material can be colored with a coloring substance to obtain a granulated material that hides the coffee color. In the present invention, pigments and dyes can be used as such coloring substances. Such pigments and dyes, as white ones,
There are calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and synthetic pearl, and black ones include carbon, eriochrome black T, amino black 10B and chlorasol black BH.
There is. Blue pigments and dyes include cyanine blue, azo blue and patent blue, green pigments and dyes include cyanine green and emerald green, and yellow pigments and dyes include azo yellow, acid yellow and hansa yellow There is.

In the present invention, the dried granulated product or colored dried granulated product of the coffee extract residue can be used as it is as an animal excrement disposal material.
In order to avoid dust, it is preferable to separate, for example, fine powder portions having a particle size smaller than 0.1 mm.
In the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material is preferably granulated into granules having a particle diameter of, for example, 1 mm or more, in order to minimize the generation of fine dust such as coffee extract liquid extraction residues. When granulated into particles having a particle size of 3 mm or more,
For example, it is difficult to disperse into a room from a toilet box, and even if it is tentatively dispersed, particles can be easily collected and collected, which is preferable in maintaining indoor hygiene. However, in these cases, 1 m
It does not completely exclude the presence of particles less than m or the presence of particles less than 3 mm. In the present invention, the granulated product is
It can be formed into various shapes such as spherical, columnar, granular and / or granular.

In the present invention, as a compounding substance to be added to the colored and dried granulated product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the powder particles are adhered to each other by touching the urine to easily form a lump, It is preferable to blend a compound having an adhesive function so that the touched portion can be easily taken out. Such compounding substances include, as water-soluble or water-dispersible compounding substances, tea husk, okara, wood chips, paper powder, silica gel, paper pulp, paper making sludge, pulp waste containing activated carbon, pulp sludge, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) )
(Povar: trade name), flour, starch, corn starch, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sodium alginate, pullulan, casein, gelatin, etc., which are used alone or in combination of two or more. Used as compounding substance. Examples of the alcohol-soluble compounding substance include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), polyvinylpyrrolidone or (PVP) and the like. Two or more kinds can be mixed and used as a compounding substance. Gelling agents such as silica gel and gelatin and polyvinyl alcohol are preferred because they function as an adhesive for stabilizing the solidification of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue.

In the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention,
As a compound substance to enhance its water absorption capacity and water retention function,
A powdery superabsorbent resin can be blended. The superabsorbent resin blended in the present invention is a resin that can retain its shape even if it absorbs water by several tens to 2,000 times the weight of the resin, for example, vinyl ester and ethylene-based resin. Saponified copolymer with saturated carboxylic acid or derivative thereof, graft polymer of starch and acrylic acid, crosslinked product of polyacrylic acid, copolymer of vinyl alcohol and acrylic acid, partially hydrolyzed product of polyacrylonitrile, carboxymethyl cellulose , Polyethylene glycol, chitosan salt or pullulan gel. Prior to granulation, these higher aqueous resins can be blended with the particles of the coffee extract extraction residue alone or in the form of a mixture of two or more.

[0014] In the present invention, the particles of the coffee extract extraction residue may be mixed with a powdered compounded substance in an amount of 40% by weight or less, preferably 10% by weight or less, prior to granulation. it can. In this case, the color tone of the compounded substance is preferably adjusted to the color tone of the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention. When the coffee extract liquid extraction residue particles are colored in advance prior to granulation, the color tone of the compounded substance is
A single color or a mixed color can be mixed with the color tone of the colored particles. However, in the present invention, it is preferable to match the color tone of the colored particles of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue with the color tone of the compound, since a mottled pattern can be avoided. In the present invention, the compounded substance may be added as a mixture with colored or uncolored particles of the coffee extract extraction residue, or may be added separately. It is preferable to combine them.

In the present invention, if the colors of the coloring substance and the compounding substance are set to, for example, a single color of white, it becomes easy to confirm the color development of the indicator for examination of excrement.
Examination with animal excrement can be easily performed. Examples of the animal excrement inspection indicator used in the present invention include, for example, a human urine inspection indicator, that is, a urine pH indicator, a urine protein indicator, and urine sugar, in the same manner as a conventional animal urine test indicator. Indicators, urine hemoglobin indicators and other human urinalysis indicators can be used. In the present invention, when such an indicator is compounded, the surface of the dried particles of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue is colored white to make it easier to detect the color development of the indicator, and the surface of the dried particles is white or substantially white. It is preferable to add a mixture of a white compound substance and an indicator. In this case, instead of the above-mentioned white pigments and dyes, a compounding substance such as a white to substantially white extender can be used as the coloring substance. Thus, for example, besides the white colored substances listed above, for example,
White compounding substances such as bentonite, zeolite, calcium carbonate and gypsum, and white compounding substances such as flour, paper powder, paper pulp powder, papermaking sludge and CMC are used as coloring substances on the surface of coffee extract liquid extraction residue particles. As can be used.

In the case of urine pH indicators, the coloring substances and compounding substances used do not affect the pH.
For example, paper powder, titanium white, or the like is used. Further, in the present invention, the colored dried granulated product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue,
Although it has the ability to deodorize itself, the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention includes a coffee extract liquid extraction residue in order to minimize the decomposition of urine and the like excreted by the animal to produce a foul odor. White powdered bentonite, zeolite, etc., having an adsorbing ability in an amount of 10% by weight or less, as an auxiliary deodorant, or activated carbon-containing pulp waste such as black charcoal filter waste for black tobacco as an auxiliary deodorant. Can be blended. These are preferably blended into the granules.

In the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material comprises:
In order to avoid the generation of mold during storage, a substance having a bactericidal action can be added to the colored and dried granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue. In the present invention, such a substance having a bactericidal action is preferably one having no decolorizing action. Accordingly, fungicides, preservatives and fungicides such as table salt, sorbic acid or a salt thereof, calcium propionate, wood flour containing hinokitiol such as cypress and cypress, and benzoic acid or a salt thereof are used. When a pigment that is not easily decolorized by oxidation is used as a coloring substance, calcium hypochlorite can be blended.

In the present invention, in order to avoid powdering of the excrement disposal material at the time of use, it is preferable to mix a compound having an adhesive function with the coffee extract liquid extraction residue. Such compounding substances include water-soluble or water-dispersible compounding substances such as paper powder, paper pulp, papermaking sludge, pulp sludge, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), flour, starch,
Corn starch, carboxymethylcellulose (CM
C), pullulan or gelatin, etc., which are used alone or in the form of a mixture of two or more. The alcohol-soluble compounding materials include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC),
Hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) or polyvinylpyrrolidone or (PVP) is also used. In this case as well, they are used alone or in a mixture of two or more.

In the excrement disposal material of the present invention, a superabsorbent resin can be added to the extract of the coffee extract of the roasted coffee beans in order to increase the water absorbing ability. In the present invention, the coffee extract liquid extraction residue is granulated by a granulator. As the granulation device, a conventionally known extrusion granulation device can be used. But besides this,
Various types of granulators such as a pan type, a drum type and a fluidized bed type can be used. In these granulators, the adhesion of the white powder to the surface of the formed granulated product, where the granulated product is formed, on the surface of the granulated product, for example, directly adhere white powder, or white powder Into a solution or suspension,
It can be attached by spraying or the like.

After the granulation of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, after granulation, it is further sprinkled with a compounding substance having an adhesive ability, a superabsorbent resin, a compounding substance having a bactericidal action, or other compounding substances. Attach the compound substance to the surface of the granulated material
Thereafter, it is preferable that the film is not easily peeled off by drying. In the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material, since the surface of the granulated material containing the coffee extract liquid extraction residue is colored with a coloring substance, the brown color unique to coffee is hidden and the excrement disposal material is used at the time of use. For example, harmony with room furnishings, a sense of hygiene, a user's preference, a color atmosphere, and the like can be satisfied, and the product can be multicolored. In the present invention, since the animal excrement disposal material has the surface of the granulated material containing the coffee extract extraction residue colored with a coloring substance, the excrement attached to the surface can be easily wrapped with the treatment material, The odor of the excrement is not adsorbed by the coffee extraction liquid extraction residue and the odor is not diffused to the surroundings.

In addition, in the present invention, since the coffee extract liquid extraction residue itself has an adsorption ability, it can be used as an animal excrement disposal material without particularly adding an adsorbed substance. Therefore, the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention absorbs urine excreted by animals and has good deodorizing properties. Furthermore, since the excrement treating material of the present invention is particularly colored with a coloring substance, even if a urine test indicator is blended, it is easy to make the color development stand out, and the color of urine excreted by the animal can be improved. Testing makes it easier to monitor the animal's health.

In the present invention, when polyvinyl alcohol and / or flour are mixed, the mixture adheres to the excrement of the animal and wraps the excrement in a lump, so that the disposal is simple and easy. Further, when an auxiliary deodorant and / or a superabsorbent resin is mixed in the animal excrement treating material, the excrement treating material exhibits more excellent deodorizing properties, water absorption and water retention. The present invention is effective for combustible waste such as coffee extract residue, tea husk, activated carbon pulp waste, and paper powder, which have conventionally been regarded as waste and whose treatment has been a problem, as an animal excrement disposal material. And the main amount is composed of combustible materials,
Disposal such as incineration is easy.

According to the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material mainly contains a coffee extract liquid extraction residue having excellent deodorization properties.
Since it is molded into a granulated product having a particle size of at least 3 mm, preferably at least 3 mm, together with a water-absorbing and / or deodorizing compounded material, it absorbs urine excreted by animals, has good water retention, and has good deodorization. The properties are remarkably good. In addition, the excrement disposal material of the present invention includes, in particular, superabsorbent resin, flour, polyvinyl alcohol, starch, a gelling agent, or other compounded substances having an adhesive ability, or a substance having a bactericidal action, or a mixture of these substances. Since the above components can be mixed and mixed, they adhere to the animal excrement and wrap the excrement in a lump, and the disposition is simple and easy. When a deodorant and / or a water-absorbing agent is mixed, the deodorant and the water-absorbing agent exhibit more excellent deodorizing properties and water absorption. Furthermore, when a substance having a bactericidal action is mixed, the excrement disposal material can be stored for a long period of time without generating mold and the like.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a process diagram for explaining the steps of a method for granulating and granulating and coloring a coffee extract liquid extraction residue according to one embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and illustrations. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an apparatus for granulating and coloring a coffee extract extraction residue used in this example.

In FIG. 1, a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue is provided with a conduit 1 for supplying a coffee extract residue, and a conduit 3 for supplying a coloring material is provided at the bottom. A raw material tank 4 for supplying a coloring material and a raw material tank 6 for supplying a compounded substance also having a pipe 5 for supplying a compounded substance at the bottom are provided. The pipelines 1, 3, and 5 of the raw material tanks 2, 4, and 6 are connected to a flow path switching device 7, respectively. The coloring substance or the compounding substance can be selectively introduced into the stirring device 9 via the conduit 8 provided on the outlet side of the flow path switching device 7. In this example, the introduction of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance, or the compounding substance into the stirring device 9 is performed by operating the vacuum device 10 connected to the stirring device 9 and using the suction force.

The conduit 8 from the flow switching device 7 and the conduit 11 to the vacuum device 10 are all connected to the space above the stirring device 9. The lower opening / closing port 12 of the stirring device 9 is provided above the supply-side hopper 14 of the conveyor 13. The belt conveyor 13 is provided so as to extend onto the supply hopper 16 of the granulating device 15. In this example, the granulation device 15 is an extrusion granulation device and has a diameter of 6.
A die (not shown) is provided so as to be formed into a thin cylindrical body having a length of 4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm. The granulated material is extruded from the die outlet 17 of the granulator 15. Below the die exit 17 of the granulating device 15, a net conveyor 18 for conveying granulated material is provided. The net conveyor 18 extends through the spray device 19 to the upper inlet 21 of the disc dryer 20.

The spraying device 19 is provided with a spray nozzle 22 above and below the net conveyor 18 toward the net conveyor 18. The coating substance can be sprayed. The bottom 23 of the spraying device 19 is provided with a coating substance supply port 24, a coating substance transport pipe 25, and a coating substance return pipe 27 connected to the bottom 26 of the disc dryer 20. The coating substance transfer line 25 is connected to a transfer pump 28, and the transfer pump 28 is connected to a coating substance transfer upper pipe 29, and the coating substance transfer upper pipe 29 is connected to the spray nozzle 22. I have. The coating substance is returned to the bottom of the spraying device 19 from the coating substance supply port 24, the coating substance collected on the bottom 23 without adhering to the granulated substance, and the coating substance return pipe 27. The coating substance to be applied is sucked through the transport pump 28, sent to the spray nozzle 22 from the upper pipe 29 for transporting the coating substance, and is sprayed from the spray nozzle 22 onto the granulated material. The granulated material coated with the coating substance sprayed with the coating substance by the spray device 19 is:
It is sent from the spraying device 19 to the heating dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18.

An exhaust pipe 30 provided above the hot air dryer 20 is connected to a gas inlet 32 of a heating device 31, and a gas outlet 33 of the heating device 31 is connected to a hot air dryer via a hot air introducing pipe 34. 20 connected to the bottom 26. Therefore, the exhaust air from the hot air dryer 20 is sent to the heating device 31 to be heated, sent to the bottom 26 of the hot air dryer 20 via the hot air introduction pipe 34, and circulated for heating the hot air dryer.
A sieve (not shown) is provided at the bottom 26 of the hot-air dryer 20, and a conveyer 36 for transporting the dried and granulated material for sending the colored and dried granulated material to the packaging device 35 is provided at the upper outlet of the sieve. Have been. At the bottom 26 of the hot air drier 20, a coating substance return pipe 27 is formed so as to be connected to the spraying device bottom 23, and the lower part of the sieve crushed in the drying step of the heating drier 20 is used as coating powder. The spray is sent to the spray device 19, sprayed from the spray nozzle 22, and used again for coating the granulated material.

Since the apparatus of this embodiment is configured as described above, first, the flow path switching device 7 is operated to introduce the coffee extract liquid extraction residue from the raw material tank 2 into the stirring device 9,
Next, the flow path of the flow path switching device 7 is switched to introduce the coloring substance from the raw material tank 4 into the stirring device 9, and further, the flow switching device 7 is switched to transfer the compounded substance from the raw material tank 6 to the stirring device 9. And stirred by the stirring device 9. The coffee extract liquid extraction residue formulation in which the coloring substance and the blending substance are blended by stirring is white, depending on the color of the coloring substance,
It has a color such as yellow, green or blue. When the coloring and blending step is completed, the lower opening / closing opening 12 of the stirring device 7 is opened, and the colored and blended coffee extract extraction residue formulation is removed.
Put into hopper 14. The colored and mixed coffee extract extraction residue composition put in the hopper 14 is put into the hopper 16 of the granulation device 15 by the belt conveyor 13 and granulated. The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract residue are sent by a net conveyor 18 to a spray device 19 for spraying the coating substance by spraying,
The coating substance is sprayed from the spray nozzle 22.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance has been applied are sent to the disk dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18 and dried. A colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is sent to the packaging device 35 by the conveyor 36, and becomes an animal excrement disposal material. In the animal excrement disposal material manufacturing apparatus of this example, the granulating device 15 is a dewatering granulating device capable of performing dehydration, and the water to be dewatered flows into the drain pipe 37 and is purified by the water purifying device 38. You.

Example 1 Water was added to the ground roasted coffee beans to extract a coffee extract, that is, an extraction residue, that is, coffee cake, was dried by a hot air dryer until the water content became 10% by weight or less. 1,000 g of the dried coffee extract extract residue obtained by drying, 50 g of sodium chloride, 20 g of polyvinyl alcohol, 250 g of paper powder and 800 ml of water were put into a mixer and mixed. The mixture was put into an extrusion section of an extrusion granulation apparatus, extruded through a screen having a plurality of openings having a diameter of 6 mm, and appropriately cut with a chopper to granulate. The granulated product was dried with a hot air drier until the water content became 10% or less, and pellets mainly having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm were obtained. The pellets were collected and used as cat litter sand. In the room, 3
50 ml of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 5 ° C. was added, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good, and no ammonia smell was felt in the room. In addition, this cat litter was laid on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, and the cat was used as a litter as usual, so there was no problem in using the litter. After the cat used it for excretion, the portion of the cat toilet sand that the cat excreted could be easily removed. Moreover, the cat litter of the present example had water absorption and deodorization properties, and was able to avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors. In addition, the cat toilet sand of this example was flushed into a flush toilet after use, but there was no problem.

Example 2 1,000 g of the dried coffee extract residue obtained in Example 1, 10 g of benzoic acid, and a super absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) 50 manufactured by Hymo Corporation
g, paper powder 500 g and water 850 ml were mixed in a mixer. Put the mixture into the extrusion section of the extrusion granulator,
The mixture was extruded through a screen having a plurality of openings having a diameter of 6 mm, and was appropriately cut with a chopper and granulated. The granules were dried on the pellets with a hot air drier until the water content became 10%, to obtain pellets mainly having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm. The pellets were collected and used as cat litter sand. In a room, 50 ml of aqueous ammonia diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to the cat litter, but it had strong water absorption and deodorizing properties, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room. In addition, this cat litter was laid on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, and the cat was used as a litter as usual, so there was no problem in using the litter. After the cat uses for excretion, this cat's toilet sand,
The part excreted by the cat could be easily removed. Moreover, the cat litter of the present example was excellent in water absorbency and deodorization, and could avoid generation of an unpleasant odor indoors. In addition, the cat toilet sand of this example was flushed into a flush toilet after use, but there was no problem.

Example 3 1,000 g of the dried coffee extract extract residue obtained in Example 1, 50 g of sodium chloride, 10 g of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Corporation, 10 g of polyvinyl alcohol and 100 g of water
0 ml was placed in a mixer and mixed. The mixture was put into an extrusion section of an extrusion granulation apparatus, extruded through a screen having a plurality of openings having a diameter of 6 mm, and appropriately cut with a chopper to granulate. The granulated product is sprayed with a powder composition obtained by mixing a superabsorbent resin, polyvinyl alcohol, sodium chloride and flour, and the granulated product is dried with a hot air drier,
About 5mm to 5.5mm in diameter, about 10mm to 12mm in length
Was obtained. The pellets were collected and used as cat litter sand. In the room, 50 ml of ammonia water diluted 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. in the sand for this cat's toilet
Was added, but it had strong water absorption and deodorization properties, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room. In addition, this cat litter was laid on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, and the cat was used as a litter as usual, so there was no problem in using the litter. After the cat used it for excretion, the cat's toilet sand was easily removed because the excreted portion of the cat was in a lump. Moreover, it is excellent in water absorption and deodorization, and can prevent generation of unpleasant odor indoors. In addition, the cat toilet sand of this example was flushed into a flush toilet after use, but there was no problem.

Example 4 1,000 g of the extracted residue of the dried coffee extract obtained in Example 1, 150 g of sodium chloride, 50 g of polyvinyl alcohol, 200 g of paper powder and 1000 g of water
ml in a mixer and mixed. The mixture was put into an extrusion section of an extrusion granulation apparatus, extruded through a screen having a plurality of openings having a diameter of 6 mm, and appropriately cut with a chopper to granulate. A powder composition obtained by mixing a superabsorbent resin, polyvinyl alcohol, sodium chloride, and flour is sprayed on the granulated product, and the granulated product is dried by a hot air drier, and has a diameter of about 5 mm to 5.5 mm and a length of about 5 mm. Pellets of about 10 mm to 12 mm in size were obtained. The pellets were collected and used as cat litter sand. In the room, 3
50 ml of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 5 ° C. was added, but it had strong water absorption and deodorizing properties, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room. In addition, this cat litter was laid on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, and the cat was used as a litter as usual, so there was no problem in using the litter. After the cat used it for excretion, the cat's toilet sand was easily removed because the excreted portion of the cat was in a lump. Moreover, it has excellent water absorption and deodorization properties,
The generation of unpleasant odors indoors can be avoided. In addition, the cat toilet sand of this example was flushed into a flush toilet after use, but there was no problem.

Example 5 1,000 g of the extracted residue of the dried coffee extract obtained in Example 1, 100 g of sodium chloride, 50 g of polyvinyl alcohol, 50 g of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd., paper powder 300
g and 1000 ml of water were put into a mixer and mixed. The mixture was put into an extrusion section of an extrusion granulation apparatus, extruded through a screen having a plurality of openings having a diameter of 6 mm, and appropriately cut with a chopper to granulate. The pellets were dried with a hot-air dryer until the water content became 10% or less, and pellets mainly having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm were obtained. The pellets were collected and used as cat litter sand. In the room, 50 ml of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to the sand for the toilet of the cat, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and no smell of ammonia was felt in the room. In addition, this cat litter was laid on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, and the cat was used as a litter as usual, so there was no problem in using the litter. After the cat used it for excretion, the portion of the cat toilet sand that the cat excreted could be easily removed. Moreover, the cat litter of the present example had water absorption and deodorization properties, and was able to avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors. Also, after using the cat litter sand of this example,
She flushed the toilet, but there was no problem.

Example 6 1,000 g of dried coffee extract extract residue obtained in Example 1, 10 g of benzoic acid, super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) 20 manufactured by Hymo Corporation
g, polyvinyl alcohol 10 g, and pulp sludge (water 60%) 1000 g were mixed in a mixer. The mixture was put into an extrusion section of an extrusion granulation apparatus, extruded through a screen having a plurality of openings having a diameter of 6 mm, and appropriately cut with a chopper to granulate. The pellets were dried with a hot-air dryer until the water content became 10% or less, and pellets mainly having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm were obtained. The pellets were collected and used as cat litter sand. In the room, 50 ml of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to the sand for the toilet of the cat, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and no smell of ammonia was felt in the room. Water absorption was obtained at least three times the weight. In addition, this cat litter was laid on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm, and the cat was used as a litter as usual, so there was no problem in using the litter. After the cat used it for excretion, the portion of the cat toilet sand that the cat excreted could be easily removed. Moreover, the cat litter of the present example was excellent in water absorbency and deodorization, and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors. In addition, the cat toilet sand of this example was flushed into a flush toilet after use, but there was no problem. In this example, 400 g of pulp and 600 g of water are used instead of 1000 g of pulp sludge.
Was used, but substantially the same results were obtained.

Example 7 An extraction residue obtained by adding water to the roasted ground coffee beans to extract coffee, that is, 2,250 g of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 60%, is put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue. As a coloring substance, 225 g of calcium carbonate is put into the coloring material supply raw material tank 4, and next to the coloring substance, as a compounding substance,
225 g of flour, 9 g of polyvinyl alcohol and 45 g of sodium chloride are put into the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance. When the raw materials are placed in the respective raw material tanks, the flow path of the flow path switching device 7 is switched, and the flow path of the flow path switching device 7 is first communicated with the dry coffee extract liquid extraction residue supply raw material tank 2 and the vacuum By operating the apparatus 10, the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue is sucked into the stirring device 9 from the dry coffee extract liquid residue supply raw material tank 2 by the vacuum pressure. When the dry coffee extract extraction residue is sucked into the stirring device 9 from the dry coffee extract residue supply raw material tank 2, the flow channel of the flow channel switching device 7 is switched, and the flow of the flow channel switching device 7 is changed. The passage is communicated with the coloring substance supply raw material tank 4 and the vacuum device is operated,
Due to the vacuum pressure, the colored substance supply raw material tank 4
The coloring substance calcium carbonate is sucked into the stirring device 9. When the coloring substance calcium carbonate is introduced from the colorant supply raw material tank 4 into the stirring device 9, the flow path of the flow path switching device 7 is switched so as to communicate with the compounded substance supply raw material tank 4, and a vacuum device is provided. Is operated, and the flour and polyvinyl alcohol of the compounding substance and sodium chloride of the bactericidal substance are sucked into the stirring device 9 from the compounding material supply raw material tank 4 by the vacuum pressure. When the paper powder and corn starch of the compounding substance were introduced into the mixing apparatus 9 from the compounding material supply raw material tank 4, the stirring apparatus 9 was operated to operate the colorant calcium carbonate and the compounding substance flour, polyvinyl alcohol, and chloride. Stir and mix the sodium.

The extraction residue of the coffee extract containing calcium carbonate, flour, polyvinyl alcohol and sodium chloride is entirely white, and the lower opening / closing opening 12 of the stirring device 9 is opened to open the coffee colored white. The extract liquid extraction residue formulation is put into the hopper 14. The white-colored coffee extract extraction residue composition put in the hopper 14 is fed to the granulating device 15 by the belt conveyor 13.
6.4 mm in diameter and 1 in length
A thin cylindrical white granule of 2.5 mm was formed. The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract extraction residue are sent to a spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and 20 g of calcium carbonate, a super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd., is sprayed from a spray nozzle 22. (Registered trademark) 14
g and 1.5 g of polyvinyl alcohol were sprayed. The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance was applied were sent to the disk dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18 and dried. The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand of 5 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length. Was done. In the room, 100g of sand for this cat's toilet
Ammonia water 50 diluted 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C.
However, the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and no ammonia smell was felt in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 8 2,000 g of a coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a water content of 60% is put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, and then 200 g of calcium carbonate as a coloring substance is put into a raw material tank 4 for supplying a coloring material. Then, as a compounding substance, 200 g of tea husks, super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Corporation
50g of starch paste and 500g of starch paste are used as raw material tank 6
Then, as in the case of Example 7, the stirring extractor 9 is charged with the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance calcium carbonate, the blended substance tea husk, the super absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark), and starch paste. To produce a coffee extract extract residue compound colored in white and sent to a granulator for granulation to form a thin columnar white granulate having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm. Was done. The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract extraction residue are sent to the spraying device 19 by the net conveyor 18, and 37 g of calcium carbonate and the high water-absorbent resin Hymosub 50 are sprayed from the spraying nozzle 22.
0 (registered trademark) 13 g and polyvinyl alcohol 2.6
g of coating material was sprayed. The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance has been applied are the net conveyor 1
By 8, it was sent to the disc dryer 20 and dried. Dried coffee extract 1
Those having a particle size of not less than mm were separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm. In a room, 50 ml of aqueous ammonia diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 100 g of sand for the toilet of the cat, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good, and no indoor smell of ammonia was felt. Was. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 9 2,250 g of the coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 60% is put into the raw material tank 2 for supplying the coffee extract extraction residue, and then 250 g of calcium carbonate as a coloring substance is put into the raw material tank 4 for supplying the coloring material. Next, as a compounding substance, 100 g of tea shell, starch paste 5
Then, in the same manner as in Example 7, the stirring extractor 9 puts the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance calcium carbonate, the tea husk of the compounding substance, and the starch paste. , A white extract of the coffee extract extract residue mixture, which is sent to a granulator and granulated to form a thin columnar white granulate having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm. Was. The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation is sent to a spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and 23 g of calcium carbonate and the high water-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 are sprayed from a spraying nozzle 22.
16 g of coating material and 2 g of polyvinyl alcohol were sprayed. The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance was applied were sent to the disk dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18 and dried. The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand of 5 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length. Was done. In a room, 50 ml of aqueous ammonia diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 100 g of sand for the toilet of the cat, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good, and no indoor smell of ammonia was felt. Was. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 10 2,675 g of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a water content of 60% is put into the raw material tank 2 for supplying the coffee extract liquid, and 375 g of calcium carbonate as a coloring substance is put into the color material supply raw material tank 4.
Next, 750 g of tea husks, 75 g of polyvinyl alcohol, 80 g of super-water-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd.
g of benzoic acid and 20 g of benzoic acid are placed in the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance, and thereafter, in the same manner as in Example 7, the stirring extractor 9 is used to stir the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the calcium carbonate as the coloring substance, the tea hull of the compounding substance, , Super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark), flour and benzoic acid to prepare a coffee extract extract residue colored white, which is sent to a granulator and granulated to give a diameter of 6. 4
mm, a thin columnar white granule having a length of 12.5 mm was formed. The colored granulated product of the granulated coffee extract residue is subjected to the first spraying device 1 by a net conveyor 18.
9, the first spray nozzle 22 sprayed 30 g of calcium carbonate, 22 g of the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) 22 g, and 2.7 g of polyvinyl alcohol for coating. Further, it is subsequently sent to a second spraying device (not shown), and from a second spraying nozzle (not shown), 40 g of calcium carbonate, 14 g of the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and polyvinyl alcohol 2 0.9 g of the coating mixture was sprayed. The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating mixture was applied was sent to the disk dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18 and dried. The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand of 5 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length. Was done.

In the room, the cat litter 10
50 ml of aqueous ammonia diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good, and no ammonia smell was felt in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors. In each of the embodiments of the present invention shown in Examples 7 to 9, the coating material is applied by one spraying. In these cases, the coating material is applied by two sprays. It can be performed. In this case, the coating may be repeated again with the same blending of the coating substance as in the first spraying, but the coloring effect can be enhanced by increasing the ratio of the coloring substance to that in the first spraying. However, when increasing the effect of applying the coloring substance, compared to the case of the first spraying,
This can be done by increasing the proportion of the adhesive substance in the second spray.

Example 11 2,675 g of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a water content of 60% is placed in the raw material tank 2 for supplying the coffee extract liquid, and then 120 g of calcium carbonate as a coloring substance is placed in the coloring material supply raw material tank 4.
Subsequently, as a compounding substance, 150 g of tea husks, 15 g of polyvinyl alcohol, 180 g of corn starch, 60 g of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Himo Co., Ltd., 360 g of paper powder, and 5 g of benzoic acid were used as the compounding material supply material tank 6 Then, similarly to the case of Example 7, the stirring device 9 is used to stir the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance calcium carbonate and the blended substance tea shell, polyvinyl alcohol, cornstarch, and the highly water-absorbent resin Hymosub5.
00 (registered trademark), paper powder and benzoic acid were added to produce a white colored coffee extract extraction residue formulation, which was sent to a granulator and granulated to a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 1 mm.
A thin cylindrical white granule of 2.5 mm was formed. The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract extraction residue are sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18,
From the first spray nozzle 22, a coating mixed material of 20 g of calcium carbonate, 15 g of the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and 6 g of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed. Then, a second spraying device (not shown)
From the second spray nozzle (not shown),
66 g of paper powder of the coating substance was sprayed.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance was applied were sent to the disk dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18 and dried. The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand of 5 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length. Was done. Indoors, this cat's litter for sand 100
g of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C.
0 ml was added, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and no ammonia smell was felt in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 12 2,675 g of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 60% is put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying the coffee extract extraction residue, and then, as a coloring substance, paper powder 3
60 g was placed in the coloring material supply raw material tank 4, followed by 150 g of tea leaves, 20 g of poval,
180 g of corn starch, 90 g of super water absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd., and 10 g of benzoic acid are put into the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance.
As in the case of Example 7, the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring material paper powder, and the tea husk, poval, corn starch, and superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 were added to the stirring device 9 as in Example 7.
(Registered trademark) and benzoic acid were added to produce a white colored coffee extract extraction residue formulation, which was fed to a granulator and granulated, and was thinned to a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm. A columnar white granulation was formed. The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract residue are the net conveyor 1
8, the mixture was sent to the first spraying device 19, and the first spray nozzle 22 sprayed the coating mixture of poval and paper powder. Subsequently, it was sent to a second spraying device (not shown), and paper powder of the coating substance was sprayed from a second spraying nozzle (not shown). After drying, in this example, a 1% solution of a urine pH indicator in BTB was applied and dried.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance was applied were sent to the disk dryer 20 by the net conveyor 18 and dried. The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand of 5 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length. Was done. Indoors, this cat litter 10
50 ml of aqueous ammonia diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, but the water absorption and deodorizing properties were very good, and no ammonia smell was felt in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 13 32.5 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 55% and 15 kg of water are put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 10 kg of diaper and napkin waste paper powder as a coloring material are supplied as a coloring material. It is put into a raw material tank 4, and then, as a compounding substance, a super-absorbent resin Hymosub 5 made by Hymo Co., Ltd.
Then, 1.5 kg of 00 (registered trademark) and 2.5 g of benzoic acid were put into the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance, and thereafter, in the same manner as in Example 7, the agitating device 9 was used to extract the coffee extract liquid residue containing water, coloring The paper powder of the substance and the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and the benzoic acid of the compounding substance were added to produce a coffee extract extract residue compound colored white, which had a caliber of 6.0 mm and a plate thickness of 6.0 mm. It was sent to a meat chopper of 30 mm in length and granulated to form small columnar white granules.

The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid residue thus granulated is sent to the first spraying device 19 by the net conveyor 18, and from the first spraying nozzle 22, it is close to a powder having a weight ratio of 3%. The powdered paper powder was sprayed (3 to 5% by weight of paper powder on the surface). The granulated material sprayed with powdered paper powder is
Excess deposits are separated by a sieving device, then 1% to
A 10% diluted solution of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed (3-5% by weight of paper dust on the surface). The granulated material sprayed with the polyvinyl alcohol is sent to a subsequent second spraying device (not shown), and a powdered paper powder close to a powder having a weight ratio of 5% is supplied from a second spraying nozzle (not shown). Sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with the second powdered paper powder is
Excess deposits are separated by a sieving device and then 0.1
A diluted solution of -0.02% polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed and then sent to a hot air drier, hot air dried at a temperature of 100 <0> C for 40-50 minutes, and dried to 5-7% moisture. Colored and dried granules of the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue, having a particle size of 1 mm or more, are separated and taken out by a conveyor 36, and mainly have a diameter of 6 mm.
30.5 kg of sand for a toilet of a cat having a length of 7 mm was obtained.

In the room, the sand 50 for the cat toilet
g absorbed 130 g of simulated urine at room temperature, had very good water absorption and deodorization properties, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 14 32.5 kg of a coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a water content of 60% and 15 kg of water are put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, and then 10 kg of diaper and napkin waste paper powder is supplied as a coloring material as a coloring material. It is put into a raw material tank 4, and then, as a compounding substance, a super-absorbent resin Hymosub 5 made by Hymo Co., Ltd.
00 (registered trademark), 2.5 kg of flour and 2.5 g of benzoic acid were put into the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance, and thereafter, as in the case of Example 7, the agitating device 9 was used to extract the hydrated coffee extract. A residue, a paper powder of a coloring substance, and a superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark), a flour and a benzoic acid of a blending substance are added to produce a coffee extract extract residue colored white and the caliber is 6 It was fed to a meat chopper having a thickness of 0.0 mm and a plate thickness of 30 mm, and was granulated to form small cylindrical white granules.

The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract extraction residue are sent to the first spraying device 19 by the net conveyor 18, and the weight ratio of 3 to 5 is supplied from the first spraying nozzle 22.
% Paper dust was sprayed (the weight ratio of paper dust on the surface was 3 to 5).
%). Excess deposits were separated from the granules sprayed with the paper powder by a sieving apparatus, and then a 1% to 10% diluted solution of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with polyvinyl alcohol is sent to a subsequent second spraying device (not shown), and 3-5% by weight of paper powder is sprayed from a second spraying nozzle (not shown). (3-5% by weight of paper powder on the surface). The granulated material sprayed with the second paper powder is separated from excess deposits by a sieving device,
Next, a diluted solution of 0.1 to 0.002% of polyvinyl alcohol is sprayed and subsequently sent to a hot air dryer,
Hot air dried at a temperature of 100 ° C. for 40 to 50 minutes,
Dried to 5-7% moisture. Colored dried granules of the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue, having a particle size of 1 mm or more, are separated and taken out by a conveyor 36, and are mainly used for a cat litter having a diameter of 6 mm and a length of 7 mm. Sand is 3
2.5 kg were obtained.

In the room, the sand 50 for the toilet of the cat
g absorbed 115 g of simulated urine at room temperature, had very good water absorption and deodorization properties, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 15 35 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 55% and 15 kg of water are placed in a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 5 kg of beet pulp as a coloring substance is placed in a coloring material supply raw material tank 4. Next, as a compounding substance, 3 kg of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Corporation
10 g of benzoic acid and benzoic acid were placed in the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounding substance, and thereafter, in the same manner as in Example 7, the agitating device 9 was used to extract the brewed coffee extract residue, beet pulp as a coloring substance, and high water absorption of the compounding substance. Ingredient Resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and benzoic acid were added to produce a white colored coffee extract extraction residue formulation, which was then 6.0 m in diameter.
m, 30mm plate thickness to the chopper,
Granulation resulted in the formation of small cylindrical white granules.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation are sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and 3% by weight of paper powder is discharged from a first spraying nozzle 22. Sprayed (weight ratio of paper powder on the surface is 3 to 5)
%). Excess deposits were separated from the granules sprayed with paper powder by a sieving apparatus, and then a diluted solution of polyvinyl alcohol having a concentration of 1% to 10% was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with the polyvinyl alcohol diluted solution is sent to a subsequent second spraying device (not shown), and 5% by weight of paper powder is sprayed from a second spraying nozzle (not shown). (3-5% by weight of paper powder on the surface). The granules sprayed with the second paper dust are separated from excess deposits by a sieving apparatus, and then a diluted solution of polyvinyl alcohol having a concentration of 0.1 to 0.002% is sprayed. Sent to a hot air dryer at a temperature of 100 ° C. for 40 to 50 minutes
It was dried with hot air and dried to a water content of 5 to 7%. Colored dried granules of the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue, having a particle size of 1 mm or more, are separated and taken out by a conveyor 36, and are mainly used for a cat litter having a diameter of 6 mm and a length of 7 mm. 30 kg of sand was obtained.

In the room, the sand 50 for the toilet of the cat
g absorbed 150 g of simulated urine at room temperature, had very good water absorption and deodorization properties, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet could be easily removed from the part excreted by the cat. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 16 17.5 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 65% and 3.6 kg of water are put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 5 kg of paper powder as a coloring substance is supplied to a raw material tank 4 for supplying a coloring material. Then, 1 kg of a superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. as a blending substance is placed in the blending substance supply raw material tank 6, and thereafter, a stirring device is used in the same manner as in Example 7. 9, a water-containing coffee extract extraction residue, a paper powder of a coloring substance, and a superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) as a compounding substance were added to produce a coffee extract extraction residue compound colored white. This was sent to a meat chopper having a diameter of 6.0 mm and granulated to form a small columnar white granulated product.

The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract residue are sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and a first spray nozzle 22 has a particle size of 0.5.
mm or less of paper powder was sprayed. Excess deposits were separated from the granules sprayed with the paper powder by a sieving apparatus, and then a diluted solution of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed. The granulated product sprayed with the polyvinyl alcohol dilution solution is used for the subsequent second step.
It is sent to a spraying device (not shown), and from a second spraying nozzle (not shown), 90% by weight of a paper powder having a particle size of 0.3 mm or less and a super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. 10% by weight of the mixture was sprayed. The granules sprayed with the second paper powder were separated from excess deposits by a sieving apparatus, and then sprayed with a diluted solution of polyvinyl alcohol. The granulated product sprayed with the polyvinyl alcohol diluted solution for the second time is sent to a third spraying device (not shown), and has a particle size of 0.1 mm or less from a third spraying nozzle (not shown). 85% by weight of paper powder, 5% by weight of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and 10% by weight of CMC manufactured by Hymo Corporation
Was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with the third paper powder is used to separate extra deposits with a sieving device.
A diluted solution of propylene glycol is sprayed, followed by
It was sent to a hot air drier and dried with hot air at a temperature of 100 ° C. for 40 to 50 minutes to 9% moisture. Colored dried granules of the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue are 1 mm
The particles having the above particle diameters were separated and taken out by the conveyor 36 to obtain mainly cat litter sand having a diameter of 8 mm and a length of 10 m. In the room, 300 g of the sand for the cat litter absorbed 600 g of the ammonia-containing salt diluted solution at 35 ° C., and had very good water absorbency and deodorizing property, and did not feel the smell of ammonia in the room.

The sand for the cat litter was clean as the whole was white, and it was used by laying it on the cat litter with a thickness of 3 cm. The cat was used as a litter as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat uses it for excretion, the sand for the cat's toilet will be slightly washed away in the part excreted by the cat because the particles of the paper dust added to the surface are fine powder. In addition, the particles of the excrement disposal material were bonded and solidified by the action of the high-grade aqueous resin, so that the particles could be easily taken out. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 17 15 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 60% and 1.5 kg of water are placed in a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 6 kg of paper powder as a coloring substance is placed in a coloring material supply raw material tank 4. ,
Next, 1 kg of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd., 5 kg of a tea shell having a water content of 80%, and 10 g of benzoic acid are put into a raw material tank 6 for supplying a compounded substance. As in case 7,
Into a stirrer 9, a coffee extract liquid containing water, a paper powder of a coloring substance, a superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark), a tea husk and benzoic acid of a compounding substance are put, and white and patchy coffee is added. An extract-residue-residue blend was produced, sent to a meat chopper having a diameter of 6.0 mm, and granulated to form a small columnar white patchy granule.

The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract residue are sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and a first spraying nozzle 22 has a particle size of 0.5.
mm or less of paper powder was sprayed. Excess deposits were separated from the granules sprayed with the paper powder by a sieving apparatus, and then water was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with water is sent to a subsequent second spraying device (not shown), and from a second spraying nozzle (not shown), 90% by weight of paper powder having a particle size of 0.3 mm or less is obtained. And a mixture of 10% by weight of a high water-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Corporation. The granules to which the paper powder was sprayed for the second time were separated from excess deposits by a sieving apparatus, and then water was sprayed.
The granulated material sprayed with water for the second time is sent to a subsequent third spraying device (not shown), and is supplied from a third spraying nozzle (not shown) to a paper powder having a particle size of 0.1 mm or less. 85
Weight%, high water absorption resin HIMOSUB5 manufactured by HIMO Co., Ltd.
A mixture of 5% by weight of 00® and 10% by weight of CMC was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with the third paper powder is
Excess deposits are separated off by a sieving device and then a diluted solution of propylene glycol is sprayed on and subsequently sent to a hot air dryer at a temperature of 100 ° C. for 40 to 50 minutes.
It was dried with hot air and dried to 9% moisture. The colored and dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extraction residue is separated by a particle size of 1 mm or more and taken out by the conveyor 36, and is mainly used for a cat litter of 8 mm in diameter and 10 m in length. Sand was obtained.

In the room, this cat litter 30
0 g of a diluted ammonia-containing salt solution 600 at 35 ° C.
g, very good water absorption and deodorization properties, and no smell of ammonia was felt in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for toilet of the cat was easily solidified in a uniform state, blocked, and easily taken out, although the surface of the excreted portion did not stick. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 18 15 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 60% and 3 kg of water are placed in a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 5 kg of paper powder as a coloring substance is placed in a raw material tank 4 for supplying a coloring material. Next, 1 kg of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. and 5 kg of wood powder of hiba wood are put into a raw material tank 6 for supplying a compounding substance as compounding substances.
Hereinafter, similarly to the case of Example 7, the water-containing coffee extract extraction residue, the paper powder of the coloring substance, the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and the wood powder of the compounding substance were put into the stirring device 9, A white colored coffee extract extraction residue formulation was prepared, sent to a meat chopper having a diameter of 6.0 mm, and granulated to form small columnar white mottled granules.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid residue thus granulated are sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and a first spraying nozzle 22 has a particle size of 0.5.
mm or less of paper powder was sprayed. Excess deposits were separated from the granules sprayed with the paper powder by a sieving apparatus, and then water was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with water is sent to a subsequent second spraying device (not shown), and from a second spraying nozzle (not shown), 90% by weight of paper powder having a particle size of 0.3 mm or less is obtained. And a mixture of 10% by weight of a high water-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Corporation. The granules to which the paper powder was sprayed for the second time were separated from excess deposits by a sieving apparatus, and then water was sprayed.
The granulated material sprayed with water for the second time is sent to a subsequent third spraying device (not shown), and is supplied from a third spraying nozzle (not shown) to a paper powder having a particle size of 0.1 mm or less. 85
Weight%, high water absorption resin HIMOSUB5 manufactured by HIMO Co., Ltd.
A mixture of 5% by weight of 00® and 10% by weight of CMC was sprayed. The granulated material sprayed with the third paper powder is
Excess deposits are separated off by a sieving device and then a diluted solution of propylene glycol is sprayed on and subsequently sent to a hot air dryer at a temperature of 100 ° C. for 40 to 50 minutes.
It was dried with hot air and dried to 9% moisture. The colored and dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extraction residue is separated by a particle size of 1 mm or more and taken out by the conveyor 36, and is mainly used for a cat litter of 8 mm in diameter and 10 m in length. Sand was obtained.

In the room, the sand 30 for this cat
0 g of a diluted ammonia-containing salt solution 600 at 35 ° C.
g, very good water absorption and deodorization properties, and no smell of ammonia was felt in the room. This cat litter was white and clean, and the cat litter was 3 cm thick. It was used as a litter box as usual. There was no problem in use. After the cat used for excretion, the sand for toilet of the cat was easily solidified in a uniform state, blocked, and easily taken out, although the surface of the excreted portion did not stick. Moreover, it was excellent in deodorizing property and could avoid generation of unpleasant odor indoors. In the above examples, a white colored substance is mainly used, but a colored substance other than white can be used alone or in a suitable mixture instead of the white substance.

[0065]

According to the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material mainly contains the residue of the coffee extract of roasted coffee beans and is formed into particles having a particle size of 1 mm or more. The coffee extract extract residue that has been treated can be effectively used, and the coffee extract extract residue used as a raw material is a combustible material. It can be easily incinerated as waste, and waste disposal is easier than conventional waste disposal materials.

In the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material comprises:
Since the surface contains colored particles, the dried particles of the coffee extract extraction residue of roasted coffee beans,
Compared to conventional animal excrement disposal materials, it is possible to select various color tones, that is, excrement disposal materials of appropriate colors, according to the color tone of the place of use, as well as a hygienic atmosphere,
The harmony of indoor colors can be maintained. Moreover, since the coffee extract liquid extraction residue itself has an adsorbing ability, it is easier to use the urinalysis indicator and to understand the health condition of the animal as compared with the conventional animal excrement disposal material. . The present invention, conventionally, as a waste, the extraction residue of the coffee extract and the processing of the problem has been a problem,
It is effectively used as animal excrement disposal material,
In addition, since it is mainly composed of a combustible material, disposal treatment is easy.

According to the present invention, a colored substance is adhered to the surface of the extracted residue of roasted coffee beans, that is, the dried product particles of the extracted residue of the coffee extract, and used as a material for treating animal excrement. The amount of colorant used is smaller than that of the extracted coffee extract residue, and the excrement disposal material after use can be easily incinerated as combustible waste. Waste treatment is easier than that of INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention relates to the problem of disposal of coffee extract liquid extraction residue and tea husks compared to conventional animal waste disposal materials, and the conventional waste disposal of animal waste. It solves the problems of non-combustible disposal of materials at once, and is significant in terms of effective use of resources, reduction of costs for manufacturing coffee drinks and tea, and reduction of environmental waste treatment. It is something.

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FIG. 1 is a process diagram illustrating steps of a method for granulating and granulating and coloring a coffee extract liquid extraction residue according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pipeline for coffee extract extraction residue supply 2 Material tank for coffee extract liquid extraction residue supply 3 Pipeline for coloring material supply 4 Material tank for colorant supply 5 Pipeline for compounding material supply 6 Compounding material supply Raw material tank 7 Flow path switching device 8, 11 Pipe line 9 Stirrer 10 Vacuum device 12 Lower opening and closing port 13 Belt conveyor 14 Supply hopper of conveyor 13 15 Granulator 16 Supply hopper of granulator 15 17 Die outlet of granulator 15 Net conveyer 19 Sprayer 20 Disc dryer 21 Upper inlet 22 Spray nozzle 23 Bottom of sprayer 19 Coating substance supply port 25 Coating substance transport conduit 26 Disc dryer 20 Bottom 27 Coating substance return line 28 Conveying pump 29 Coating substance conveying upper line 30 Exhaust line 31 Heating device 32 Gas inlet 33 Gas Outlet 34 hot air inlet pipe 35 packaging apparatus 36 the conveyor 37 the drain pipe 38 water purification device

Claims (17)

[Claims] 1. A granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more, comprising a residue of coffee extract of roasted coffee beans, a smaller amount of compounding substances and a coloring material than the residue of coffee extract of roasted coffee beans. And a coloring substance adhering to the surface of the granulated substance and a compound substance having an adhesive ability. 2. Granules having a particle size of 1 mm or more, comprising a residue of coffee extract of roasted coffee beans, a smaller amount of compounding substances and a coloring material than the residue of coffee extract of roasted coffee beans. And a coloring substance and a compounding substance having an adhesive ability attached to the surface of the granulated substance,
An animal excrement disposal material comprising a coloring substance and a compound substance which adhere to a coloring substance and a compound substance having an adhesive ability which adhere to the surface of the granule. 3. The compounding substance is paper powder, papermaking pulp, pulp waste containing activated carbon, tea husk, pulp sludge, papermaking sludge, polyvinyl alcohol, flour, okara, corn starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, superabsorbent resin, vinyl The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the material is an ester, starch, carboxymethylcellulose, bentonite, zeolite, or a mixture of two or more thereof. 4. The coloring substance is paper powder, calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and synthetic pearl, carbon, eriochrome black T, amino black 10B, chlorazole black B.
H, cyanine blue, azo blue, patent blue, cyanine green and emerald green, azo yellow, acid yellow and hansa yellow, the animal excrement disposal material according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: 5. The granulated product, wherein the compounded substance is a superabsorbent resin, the coloring substance is paper powder, and the material adhering to the granulated substance is a paper powder of the coloring substance and a compound having adhesive ability. The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 1, wherein the substance is polyvinyl alcohol. 6. The granulated product, wherein the compounding substance is a superabsorbent resin, the coloring substance is paper powder, and the material adhering to the dried granulated substance has the coloring substance paper powder and adhesive ability. Polyvinyl alcohol of the compounding substance, a material that adheres on the paper powder of the coloring substance and the polyvinyl alcohol of the compounding substance having an adhesive ability, which adhere to the surface of the granulated material,
The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 2, wherein the material is a paper powder of a coloring substance and a superabsorbent resin of a compounding substance. 7. The animal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the granulated product contains a residue of a coffee extract of roasted coffee beans in an amount of 30% by weight or more. Excrement treatment material. 8. The granulated product is obtained by mixing a coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans with a compounding substance, a bactericidal substance, and a coloring substance in a smaller amount than the coffee extract extract residue, respectively. The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the animal excrement disposal material is formed as follows. 9. The coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans is blended with a smaller amount of a compounding substance and a coloring substance than the coffee extract extract residue, granulated, and mainly contains the coffee extract extract residue. A colored substance and a compound having an adhesive property are adhered to the surface of the formed granulate, and the granulated substance to which the colored substance and the compound substance having an adhesive property are attached is dried. A method for producing an animal excrement disposal material, comprising: 10. The coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans is blended with a smaller amount of a compounding substance and a coloring substance than the coffee extract extract residue and granulated, and the coffee extract extract residue is mainly contained. A granulated material containing a granulated material containing the coloring material and a compound having an adhesive ability is attached to the surface of the formed granulated material, and the coloring material and the compounding material having an adhesive ability are adhered to the surface of the formed granulated material. A method for producing an animal excrement disposal material, characterized in that a coloring substance and a compounding substance are adhered to the surface of an animal, and the granulated substance to which the coloring substance and the compounding substance are adhered is dried. 11. The granulated product, wherein the compounding substance is a superabsorbent resin, the coloring substance is paper powder, and the material adhering to the granulated substance is paper powder of the coloring substance and a compound having an adhesive ability. The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material according to claim 9, wherein the substance is polyvinyl alcohol. 12. The compounded substance in the granulated product is a superabsorbent resin, the coloring substance is paper powder, the material adhering to the granulated substance is paper powder of the coloring substance, and has an adhesive ability. The compounded substance is polyvinyl alcohol, and the colored substance adhering on the paper powder of the colored substance adhering to the surface of the dried granulated product and the polyvinyl alcohol having adhesive ability is paper powder, and the compounded substance has high water absorption. The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 10, which is a conductive resin. 13. The drying of the granulated product, wherein the water content of the granulated product is 1%.
The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material according to claim 9, wherein the treatment is performed until the amount becomes 0% by weight or less. 14. The granulated product is obtained by mixing a coffee extract liquid extract residue of roasted coffee beans with a compounding substance, a bactericidal substance and a coloring substance in a smaller amount than the coffee extract liquid extract residue, respectively. The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material according to claim 9 or claim 10, wherein 15. The coloring substance is paper powder, calcium carbonate,
Titanium oxide and synthetic pearl, carbon, eriochrome black T, amino black 10B, chlorazol black BH, cyanine blue, azo blue, patent blue,
The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material according to claim 9, wherein the material is cyanine green, emerald green, azo yellow, acid yellow, and hansa yellow. 16. The compounding substance is paper powder, papermaking pulp, pulp waste containing activated carbon, tea husk, pulp sludge, papermaking sludge, polyvinyl alcohol, flour, corn starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, superabsorbent resin, vinyl ester starch, 11. Carboxymethylcellulose, bentonite, zeolite or a mixture of two or more thereof.
2. The method for producing an animal excrement disposal material according to item 1. 17. The animal according to claim 9, wherein the dried granulated material contains a residue of a coffee extract of roasted coffee beans in an amount of 50% by weight or more. Method for producing excrement disposal materials.