WO2001019177A1 - Procede de production de litiere pour chats en sepiolite, sans poussieres et pouvant etre agglomeree et jetee dans les toilettes - Google Patents

Procede de production de litiere pour chats en sepiolite, sans poussieres et pouvant etre agglomeree et jetee dans les toilettes Download PDF

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WO2001019177A1
WO2001019177A1 PCT/TR1999/000040 TR9900040W WO0119177A1 WO 2001019177 A1 WO2001019177 A1 WO 2001019177A1 TR 9900040 W TR9900040 W TR 9900040W WO 0119177 A1 WO0119177 A1 WO 0119177A1
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Metin Erozlu
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01KANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
    • A01K1/00Housing animals; Equipment therefor
    • A01K1/015Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets ; Stable floors
    • A01K1/0152Litter
    • A01K1/0154Litter comprising inorganic material

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  • the present invention is related to a process for producing Fiushable Clumping Dustless Sepiolite Clay Mineral Cat-litter Granules for pets, mostly for cats with some additional advantages over existing products on the market.
  • Granules are used in houses for cats to urinate over it. Granules are made of absorbent minerals and materials, they absorb urine and it's unpleasant odor to keep the house and air clean and fresh.
  • Cat-litter Granules dominate the market among many others, namely one being based on Sepiolite and the other based on Bentonite Clay Minerals.
  • Sepiolite is highly absorbent clay mineral having color white to beige and crushed in to standard 1-5 mm. granules form, it is the major product for the last some 40- 50 years on the market. Almost over one million mtons of Sepiolite Granule sold and almost all have been produced by Spain from it's rich Sepiolite Mineral Mines. It is a very well known product all over the world. Turkey in past several years appeared to be the second country on the world with her recently discovered rich Sepiolite mineral reserves.
  • Bentonite is also highly absorbent clay mineral having mostly light green and light brown in color and it is easily found quite abundant mineral in the world. Bentonite is crushed into two category granule sizes, such as 1-5 mm. particle sized standard product and 0,5-1 mm Micro Compact granule product. It is also a relatively new products on the market with some 10 years of past compared to Sepiolite Clay Granules. ln practice Sepiolite granules are laid in a Cat-litter tray of approximately 25x35 cm. in dimensions with 5-6 cm. granule bed thickness and said tray put at a suitable corner of the room, for the Cat to urinate on it.
  • the tray kept several days in the room with same granules and then all granules are disposed according to Owner's practice. Then the tray again filled with fresh granules for further use.
  • Sepiolite Cat-litter Granules are the favorite choice of pet owners due to their reputation formed in it's long past.
  • Micro Compact Bentonite Granule In addition to aforesaid advantages of Bentonite based granules, producers report that, for 0,5-1 mm Micro Compact Bentonite Granule is more cost effective. 5 kg. Micro Compact Granule will last as long as 20 kg. of Standard Sepiolite granules.
  • Bentonite Granules But the big problem with Bentonite Granules are that, when they are wetted, they never dissolve in water and they stay as a humid lot of Bentonite Clay for a long time where ever they adhere.
  • Standard Sepiolite based product contain dust in their packages which makes pet owners uncomfortable during usage.
  • US Patent No. 5,129,365 discloses an animal dross absorbent and a method of its production.
  • the said absorbent is a non-compacted water swellable Bentonite clay that effectively absorbs animal dross and simultaneously agglomerates into a sufficiently large and stable mass, and mainly composed of both Sodium Bentonite and Calcium Bentonite for the agglomeration of urinated clay particles and ease of removal in that way.
  • US Patent No. 5,469,809 discloses a non dusting clumping animal litter comprising Sodium Bentonite, Calcium Lignosulfonate and binder and a process of creating thereof in order to produce a dust-free and fiushable Cat-litter.
  • It is accordingly a primary object of the present invention is to provide a fiushable, clumping, dustless Cat-litter granule composition out of Sepiolite Clay powder and fine granules bonded by Bentonite slurry.
  • It is further object of the invention is to provide a fiushable, clumping, dustless Cat- litter having white color as in the good quality conventional Sepiolite Granules, and being efficient, usable and cost-effective as in the Bentonite Micro Compact granules.
  • It is still a further object of the invention is to provide a Cat-litter which clumps as in the Bentonite Clay Granules and easily taken out of Cat-litter tray by a fork.
  • Another major object of the invention is to provide that Cat-litter clumps will immediately dissolve in water and it is easy to dispose them to sinks and toilets without any risk of cloging the drainage system of the house.
  • Fiushable Clumping Dustless Sepiolite Clay Mineral Cat-litter Granules according to the present invention.
  • Another advantage of the invention is, it's principal raw material is waste under- screen powder and fine granules produced while crushing Sepiolite lumps in to 1- 5 mm. standard product.
  • This Powder and under-screen fine granules amount up to % 25-30 of the processed Sepiolite mineral.
  • This waste fine granules and powder is a low cost raw material for the new product and will make it more competitive on the market. If waste under-screen material is not available, crude Sepiolite Mineral lumps may be crushed down to 0-1 mm. particle sizes to be used as raw material.
  • the secondary minerals used in the process are Bentonite or louglinite (Sodium Sepiolite) or similar clay minerals with bonding properties. Their functions are firstly to bind the Sepiolite particles with enough strength to keep them as solid granules in usage and secondly, when the product is wetted with urine, to agglomerate the granules to form the clumps to be separated out easily from the rest of dry particles in the tray. Proportions of each mineral in mixture are about 80% Sepiolite and 20% bonding clay.
  • the method of producing the Cat-litter granules of the invention comprise the following phases;
  • First phase is to prepare a dilute slurry of powder clay, such as Bentonite or Louglinite, and water in a high speed mixer.
  • Clay mineral powder with propeller beatings of the mixer is dissolved down to sub-micron particle sizes in water.
  • 2- Second phase is to mix the prepared slurry with Sepiolite powder and fine granules in prescribed proportions, in a suitable mixer such as the double screw mixer which is widely used in ceramic industry to produce ceramic mud.
  • the mud is fed in to Screw Vacuum Extruder Press to be de- aerated to produce concrete and strong granules and to shape it into a cross- section by which it will be easily and completely dried by passing hot air down to required moisture level of the granules to be produced.
  • 4-At fourth phase shaped dense mud mass is dried preferably in a Chain Conveyor Dryer.
  • 5-At fifth phase dried Sepiolite blocks crushed by primary and secondary roll crushers and required product particle sizes are screened out, and the product is de-dusted during screening and then carried to product bin for packing and shipping.
  • fed mud is de-aerated and screwed towards head of the Screw Vacuum Extruder Press, to which a mould with many perforated holes is connected. Squeezed mud in vacuum chamber is pressed through that perforated mould and macaroni-like many dense clay rods in desired diameter is being formed.
  • a devise attached to head of the press cuts those rods down to desired length to form cylindrical shaped granules such as 4 mm. diameter x 4 mm. length or 3 mm. diameter x 3 mm. length. Then those granules are dried in a suitable dryer and sent to silos to stock.
  • First product is crushed type, looks like Standard Sepiolite Granules with different sized particles in the lot.
  • Second product type is in shape of cylinder and all particles are same. They are two different merchandise, the second will be a completely new "Fiushable, Clumping, Dustless Sepiolite Clay Mineral Cat-litter Granule" on the market.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram of the process of the product granules similar to that of Standard Sepiolite Granules.
  • Figure 2 shows a block diagram of the process of the product with same sized unique cylindrical shaped granules.
  • the members and parts cited in the figures of the present invention are as follows;
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustration showing the general steps of the process according to the present invention.
  • the powder clays such as Bentonite or louglinite
  • a high speed mixer (1) in order to prepare a dilute slurry of powder clay, inwhich clay mineral powder is dissolved down to sub-micron particle sizes in water by means of the propeller's beatings of the mixer.
  • prepared slurry is mixed with Sepiolite powder and fine granules in decided proportions in a second suitable mixer (2), such as the double screw mixer which is widely used in ceramic industry to produce ceramic mud.
  • the third step is de-aeration of the resulting mud mass from the second step.
  • the mud is fed in to a Screw Vacuum Extruder Press (3) to produce dense and stiff mud mass under vacuum and form it into a hollow column with a certain cross-section and cut to certain lengths as hollow blocks.
  • shaped dense Sepiolite clay mass of blocks are dried down to required moisture level of the granules to be produced by passing hot air through hollow blocks, in a chain conveyor dryer (4).
  • dried Sepiolite blocks are crushed in a primary and secondary crushers (5-6), and then required product is screened out and de-dusted during screening (7-8), and carried to product bin for packing and shipping.
  • fed mud is de-aerated and screwed towards the head of the press under vacuum (3) having a mould with many perforated holes. Squeezed mud is pressed through the said perforated mould and macaroni-like many dense clay rods with desired diameter is being formed.
  • a device attached to the press head mould cuts those rods down to again desired length to form cylindrical shaped granules such as 4 mm. diameter x 4 mm. length or 3 mm. diameter x 3 mm. length. Then these granules are dried in a suitable dryer (9) and sent to silos to stock. Due to the lack of crushing operation, the said Cat-litter does not contain any dust.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé de production de granules pour litière pour chats, en minéraux, de sépiolite d'argile, et sans poussière pouvant être agglomérés et jetés dans les toilettes . Ce produit s'adresse aux animaux domestiques, et en particulier au chat, avec un certain nombre d'avantages par rapport aux produits actuellement commercialisés. Ladite composition de granules est obtenue à partir de poudre de sépiolite d'argile et de fins granulés liés par une boue bentonitique. Les flocons de litière ainsi obtenus vont immédiatement se dissoudre dans l'eau et il est facile de les jeter dans les toilettes ou le lavabo sans risquer de boucher les canalisations.
PCT/TR1999/000040 1999-09-10 1999-09-10 Procede de production de litiere pour chats en sepiolite, sans poussieres et pouvant etre agglomeree et jetee dans les toilettes WO2001019177A1 (fr)

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AU61282/99A AU6128299A (en) 1999-09-10 1999-09-10 Process for producing a flushable, clumpable, dustless sepiolite cat litter
TR2001/02300T TR200102300T1 (tr) 1999-09-10 1999-09-10 Yıkanabilir topaklaşan tozsuz sepiolite kedi kumu üretimi için metot.
PCT/TR1999/000040 WO2001019177A1 (fr) 1999-09-10 1999-09-10 Procede de production de litiere pour chats en sepiolite, sans poussieres et pouvant etre agglomeree et jetee dans les toilettes

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