Animal litter
Abstract
Abstract A LITTER OR BEDDING FOR ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY FOR DOMESTIC PETS, AND A METHOD FOR MAKING SAME IS DISCLOSED. THE LITTER IS BIODEGRADABLE IN WATER AND SOIL ENVIRONMENTS AND IS FLUSHABLE THROUGH NORMAL HOUSEHOLD SANITARY DISPOSAL SYSTEMS IN WHICH AQUEOUS MEDIUM IT QUICKLY DECOMPOSES TO MINIMIZED POLLUTION PRODUCTS. THE LITTER CONSISTS PRIMARILY OF HIGH PURITY ALPHACELLULOSE PAPER SOTCK FIBRES IN TGHE FORM OF PIECES CUT FROM A SHEET OF SUCH MATERIAL AND INTO WHICH HAS BEEN INCORPORATED AT LEAST ONE MICROBIAL INHIBITOR TO INHIBIT THE FORMATION OF ODOUR-CAUSING BACTERIAL, AND MAY INCLUDE SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS TO INCREASE LIQUID ABSORBABILITY OF THE CELLULOSE STOCK MATERIAL, AS WELL AS INCLUDING A CHLOROPHYLL-CONTAINING COMPOUND. MINOR AMOUNTS AND UP TO 50 PERCENT OF SULPHITE CELLULOSE PAPER STOCK MAY BE COMBINED WITH THE ALPHA-CELLULOSE MATERIAL.
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- 👤 Verne White P La
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