Coated clumping litter
View Patent ↗A clumping animal litter is disclosed which includes non-swelling particles and a swelling agent coated on the non-swelling particles. In one embodiment, the non-swelling particles are manufactured by agglomerating clay fines.
1. An animal litter composition comprising (i) a particle comprising non-swelling clay fines; and (ii) a coating on an outer surface of the particle, the coating comprising a bentonite powder.
2. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the bentonite powder comprises sodium bentonite.
3. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the bentonite powder has a size range of about 100 mesh to about 300 mesh.
4. The animal litter according to claim 3 wherein the bentonite powder has a size of about 200 mesh.
5. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the particles have a size range of about −10 to about +50 mesh.
6. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the bentonite powder is about 20% to about 40% by weight of the animal litter.
7. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the bentonite powder is about 25% to about 35% by weight of the animal litter.
8. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the bentonite powder is about 30% by weight of the animal litter.
9. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the coating comprises at least one of a bentonite powder and a bentonite/guar gum powder blend.
10. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the coating further comprises an odor control agent.
11. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the coating further comprises an anti-microbial agent.
12. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the particle further comprises bentonite fines.
13. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the non-swelling clay fines have a size of about −50 mesh.
14. The animal litter according to claim 1 wherein the clay fines comprise Calcium-Montmorillonite fines.