Claims
- 1. A method of forming clumpable animal litter comprising the steps of:
- introducing a clumping agent into a foam,
- mixing said clumping agent into said foam to adhere said foam to said clumping agent and to distribute said clumping agent within said foam, and
- adding said mixed clumping agent and foam to solid particulate to wet surfaces of said solid particulate and to adhere said clumping agent to said wet surfaces of said solid particulate wherein droplets of said foam adhere said clumping agent to said solid particulate without wetting the entire surface of said solid particulate.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said solid particulate that said clumping agent is adhered to is selected from the group consisting of smectite-free clays, smectite-containing clays, vegetative material, shale, expandable shale, diatomite and zeolite.
- 3. The method of claim 2 wherein said solid particulate that said clumping agent is adhered to contains about 5 to 50 weight percent bentonite.
- 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said clumping agent mixed with said foam is about 0.25 to 15 weight percent plant of the plantago family.
- 5. A method of forming clumpable animal litter comprising the steps of:
- contacting solid particulate with a foam to wet surfaces of said solid particulate,
- adhering said foam to said wet surfaces of said solid particulate, and
- adhering clumping agent to said foam adhered to said solid particulate to bond said clumping agent to said solid particulate, wherein droplets of said foam adhere said clumping agent to said solid particulate without wetting the entire surface of said solid particulate.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/405,168, filed Mar. 16, 1995, now abandoned. U.S. Ser. No. 08/405,168 was a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/323,037, filed Oct. 14, 1994, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,458,091. U.S. Ser. No. 08/323,037 was a continuation-in-part of application U.S. Ser. No. 08/276,516, filed Jul. 15, 1994, now abandoned. U.S. Ser. No. 8/276,516 was a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/210,026, filed Mar. 16, 1994, now abandoned. U.S. Ser. No. 08/210,026 was a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08/108,950, filed Aug. 18, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,329,880.
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