JP2805573B2 - Animal excrement disposal material and method and apparatus for producing the same - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for producing granular excrement disposal materials for animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pets, and more particularly to a method for producing coffee from roasted coffee beans. A method for producing a granular excrement disposal material for animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pets, for effectively utilizing the coffee extract extraction residue of roasted coffee beans generated when extracting the extract. And its device.

[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. This kind of pet animal excrement disposal material is desired to be clean and sanitary, for example, when used indoors, and is easy to be disposed of after use, in terms of cleanliness and hygiene. Is desired. 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 pays attention to the fact that coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans, so-called coffee cake, has a large odor absorbing ability, and effectively utilizes the coffee extract extract residue as an animal excrement disposal material. Proposed that.

[0003]

In order to effectively use the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the amount of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue increases to an enormous amount with an increase in demand for coffee beverages such as canned coffee and instant coffee. Moreover, since the coffee extract liquid extraction residue contains a large amount of fat and requires a great deal of cost for its treatment, it solves the greatest problem of the coffee beverage industry. 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.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has good absorption and water retention of urine excreted by an animal, can be agglomerated in contact with excrement, and can be incinerated. An object of the present invention is to provide an animal excrement disposal material that can effectively use coffee grounds without being restricted by its color, and a method and an apparatus for producing the same. That is, according to the present invention, the colored granulated product is obtained by uniformly mixing a surface colored portion, a coffee extract extraction residue of roasted coffee beans, and a compound substance containing the coffee extract extraction residue in a smaller amount. And a granulated part having a particle size of 3 mm or more and containing 10% by weight or less of water, and the surface colored part is formed of a plurality of colored substances surrounding the granulated part. The present invention relates to an animal excrement disposal material mainly comprising a coffee extract extract residue characterized by being formed in a layer, and the present invention provides a method for extracting a coffee extract solution of roasted coffee beans, The liquid extraction residue is blended with a smaller amount of the compounding substance, and granulated to form a granule mainly containing the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, and a coloring substance is formed on the surface of the formed granule. Adhere, then
An animal excrement disposal material mainly containing a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, characterized in that after a colored substance extraly adhering to the surface is separated, the colored granules are dried until the water content of the colored granules becomes 10% by weight or less. And a roasted coffee bean coffee extract extraction residue supply tank, a compounding substance supply tank, the roasted coffee bean coffee extract liquid extraction residue supply tank, and a compounding substance supply tank. A mixing tank provided with an inlet connected thereto, an extruding granulation apparatus provided connected to a mixture outlet of the mixing tank, and a granule receiving apparatus in the vicinity of a granulated material outlet of the granulating apparatus. A conveyer device provided with the unit positioned therein, a spray device having a spray nozzle opened toward the conveyor device and connected to a coating coloring material supply port, and an inlet connected to an outlet of the conveyor device. Extra on the surface Animal excrement mainly containing coffee extract extraction residues, comprising: a separating device for the colored substance for coating to be adhered; and a drying device provided with an inlet connected to an outlet of the separating device. It is in the processing material manufacturing equipment.

[0005] In the present invention, the surface of the granulated product of the coffee extract extraction residue of the roasted coffee beans to be produced has a color inherent to the coffee extract extraction residue, that is, the inherent color of the coffee extract extraction residue. It is colored by a coloring substance having a color different from the color. In this case, the particles of the coffee extract extraction residue may be colored with the coloring substance, and then the particles of the colored coffee extract extraction residue may be granulated to obtain a granulated material that hides the color of coffee. The granules can be further colored secondarily. In addition to this,
The coffee extract liquid extraction residue is granulated, and the granulated material is colored with the coloring substance to form a granulated material that hides the color of coffee.

In the present invention, pigments and dyes can be used as coloring substances. Such pigments and dyes include paper powders, calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and synthetic pearls as white ones, and black ones as
Carbon, Eriochrome Black T, Amino Black 1
OB and chlorazole black BH. 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. As a coloring substance, paper powder is
When the fiber length is 0.1 to 0.8 mm, the spalling is less than that of other fibers, which is preferable.

[0007] The colored coffee extract extraction residue granules still have a coffee smell and contain fat, but by coating the surface of the coffee extract extraction residue granules with a coloring substance, The feeling of coffee smell and surface fat is reduced. However, the coffee smell and the feel of fat in the coffee extract residue can be greatly reduced by drying so that the water content is 10% or less, and even if animals such as cats are sensitive to these, Does not affect the use as excrement disposal material.

[0008] In the present invention, the colored granules of the coffee extract extract residue give the animal a dry and dry feel when used as an excrement disposal material. In order to prevent the occurrence of such wastes and to further reduce the coffee odor of the excrement disposal material, the excrement disposal material is preferably dried until the water content becomes 10% by weight or less, more preferably 5% by weight or less. Used as In the present invention, the dried colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue can be used as it is as an excrement disposal material. In this case, in order to avoid dust, for example, 0.1 mm or less is used. It is preferable to separate fine powdery parts having a small particle diameter.

In the present invention, as the compounding substance to be mixed with the colored granulated dried product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the powder particles are adhered to each other by touching urine to easily form a lump, It is preferable to compound 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, paper powder, papermaking pulp, papermaking sludge, pulp waste containing activated carbon, pulp sludge, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), flour, starch, corn starch. , Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sodium alginate, pullulan, casein or gelatin, which are used alone or as a mixture of two or more thereof. Examples of the alcohol-soluble compounding substance include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), polyvinylpyrrolidone or (PVP) and the like. Two or more kinds are mixed and used as a compounding substance.

In the excrement treating material of the present invention, a powdery superabsorbent resin can be compounded as a compounding substance for improving the water absorbing ability and water retaining function. The superabsorbent resin blended in the present invention is a resin capable of retaining its shape even when absorbing water of several tens to 2,000 times its own weight, for example, vinyl ester and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or Saponified copolymer with its derivative, graft polymer of starch and acrylic acid, cross-linked product of polyacrylic acid, copolymer of vinyl alcohol and acrylic acid, partially hydrolyzed product of polyacrylonitrile, cross-linked product of carboxymethyl cellulose, There are a crosslinked product of polyethylene glycol, a gel of chitosan or a gel of pullulan, and the like, and these can be blended alone or as a mixture of two or more with the colored dried product of the coffee extract extraction residue of roasted coffee beans. .

[0011] The animal excrement disposal material of the present invention is characterized in that the colored dry substance of the coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans contains a powdered compound substance in an amount of 40% by weight or less, preferably 10% by weight or less. Can be mixed. In this case, the color of the compounding substance can be mixed with the color of the colored and dried product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to be, for example, a single color or a mixed color. However, in the present invention, when the color of the colored dried product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue and the color of the compound are matched, a spot pattern can be avoided. In the present invention,
The compounding substance may be separately added to the colored or uncolored granules of the coffee extract extraction residue, or during granulation of the coffee extract extraction residue, mixed with the coffee extract extraction residue,
You may make it unite in a granulated material particle.

In the present invention, if the colors of the coloring substance and the compounding substance are set to, for example, only white, it is easy to confirm the coloring of the indicator, and by appropriately mixing the indicator, the examination by the excrement of the animal can be easily performed. Can be. The urinalysis indicator for animals used in the present invention is similar to the conventional urinalysis indicator for animals, and is used for human urinalysis, that is, urine p.
H indicator, urine protein indicator, urine sugar indicator, urine hemoglobin indicator, and other indicators for urinalysis of humans can be used.

In the present invention, when such an indicator is blended, the surface of the dried particles of the coffee extract residue is colored white in order to easily detect the coloring of the indicator. It is preferable to add a mixture of a white or substantially white compound 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 blended substances of mineral substances such as bentonite, zeolite, calcium carbonate and gypsum, as well as flour, paper powder, paper pulp powder, paper sludge and CM
A white compound such as C can be used as a coloring substance on the surface of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue particles. Urine pH
In the case of an indicator, the coloring substance and compounding substance used are p
H is not affected. For example, paper powder, titanium white, or the like is used.

In the present invention, the colored and dried granulated product of the coffee extract extract residue itself has a deodorizing ability, but minimizes the decomposition of urine and the like excreted by animals into odor. In order to avoid the problem, the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention includes a white powdered bentonite having an adsorbing capacity in an amount of 10% by weight or less as an auxiliary deodorant in the dried granulated coffee extract liquid residue. , Zeolite, or the like, or pulp waste containing activated carbon such as, for example, charcoal filter waste for black tobacco. 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 sodium chloride, sorbic acid or its salts, calcium propionate and benzoic acid or its salts 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, gelatin, and the like, which are used alone or as a mixture of two or more. As the alcohol-soluble compounding material, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HE
C), hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) or polyvinylpyrrolidone or (PVP). In this case as well, they can be used alone or as a mixture of two or more of them.

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. The superabsorbent resin blended in the present invention is a resin capable of retaining its shape even when absorbing water of several tens to 2,000 times its own weight, for example, vinyl ester and ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or Saponified copolymer with its derivative, graft polymer of starch and acrylic acid, cross-linked product of polyacrylic acid, copolymer of vinyl alcohol and acrylic acid, partially hydrolyzed product of polyacrylonitrile, cross-linked product of carboxymethyl cellulose, There are crosslinked products of polyethylene glycol, chitosan salts or gels of pullulan, which are used alone or in the residue of the coffee extract of roasted coffee beans.
It can be formulated as a mixture of more than one species.

In the present invention, the excrement disposal material is preferably granulated into granules having a particle size of, for example, 1 mm or more in order to minimize the presence of fine dust such as coffee extract liquid extraction residue. 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. The granulated material can be formed into various shapes such as a sphere, a column, a granule, and a granule.

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. However, besides this, various types of granulators of pan type, drum type and 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 Can be changed to a solution or a suspension and 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 this case, a highly water-absorbing resin having an adhesive ability, for example, Himosub 500 (registered trademark), Himosub 800 (registered trademark) and Himosub 900 (registered trademark) manufactured by Imo Corporation, alone or in combination, It is preferable to add it to paper powder together with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) or polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) because it becomes easier to solidify due to excreted urine.

[0021]

In the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material is a brown material peculiar to coffee, because the granulated material containing the coffee extract extract residue having excellent deodorization is colored with a coloring substance applied by spraying, for example. When the excrement disposal material is used, it is possible to respond to, for example, harmony with interior furnishings, a sense of hygiene, user's preference, color atmosphere, and the like when using the excrement disposal material. Thus, it can be produced in an appropriate color tone. 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, Smell of excrement
It is not adsorbed by the coffee extract residue and does not emit odors to the surroundings.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the coffee extract extract 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 (trade name of Poval) and / or flour are mixed, the mixture adheres to the excrement of the animal and wraps the excrement in a lump. 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. In addition, since the main amount is composed of combustible materials, disposal 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, a superabsorbent resin, or a flour, polyvinyl alcohol, starch or other compounding chamber having an adhesive ability, or a substance having a bactericidal action or two or more of these compounding substances. Since the substances can be mixed and mixed, they adhere to the excrement of the animal 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.

[0025]

EXAMPLES Examples of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited by the following description and illustrations. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an apparatus for granulating and coloring a coffee extract extraction residue according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a granulation and coloring of a coffee extract extraction residue according to another embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart conceptually showing a flow of the apparatus for performing the processing. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the granulating step of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cutaway view showing a part of the screw extruder used in the step of attaching a coloring substance to the surface of the granulated material.

In FIG. 1, a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extract 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 pipeline 8 from the flow switching device 7 and the pipeline 11 to the vacuum device 10 are both 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 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 spray device 19 is provided with spray nozzles 22 above and below the net conveyor 18 and directed toward the net conveyor 18. Particles conveyed on the net conveyor 18 are sprayed from the spray nozzle 22. 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 supplied 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 pipe 27 for returning the coating substance. The coating substance returned from is sucked through the transport pump 28, sent to the spray nozzle 22 from the upper pipe line 29 for transporting the coating substance, and sprayed from the spray nozzle 22 onto the granulated material. The granulated material to which the coating substance sprayed by the spraying device 19 is applied 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 the present embodiment is configured as described above, first, the flow path switching device 7 is operated to introduce the coffee extraction 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 port 12 of the stirring device 7 is opened, and the colored and blended coffee extract extraction residue formulation is put into the 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 extraction residue are sent by a net conveyor 18 to a spraying device 19 in order to apply the coating material by spraying, and the coating material is sprayed from a spray nozzle 22. .

[0034] 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 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 put into the respective raw material tanks, the flow paths of the flow path switching device 7 are switched, and the flow paths of the flow path switching device 7 are first connected to the raw material tank 2 for supplying the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue. Then, the vacuum device 10 is operated, and the dried coffee extract residue is sucked into the stirring device 9 from the dry coffee extract residue supply 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 material supply raw material tank 4, and a vacuum device is operated. By the vacuum pressure, the coloring substance calcium carbonate is sucked into the stirring device 9 from the coloring material supply raw material tank 4. . 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. Activate,
Due to the vacuum pressure, from the raw material tank 4 for supplying the compounded substance,
Flour and polyvinyl alcohol as compounding substances and sodium chloride as a bactericidal substance are sucked into the stirring device 9.

When the paper powder and corn starch of the compounding substance are introduced into the mixing apparatus 9 from the raw material tank 4 for supplying the compounding substance, the stirring apparatus 9 is operated to operate the colorant calcium carbonate, the flour of the compounding substance, and the polyvinyl chloride. Stir and mix the alcohol and sodium chloride. The extraction residue of the coffee extract containing calcium carbonate, flour, polyvinyl alcohol and sodium chloride is entirely white, and the lower opening / closing port 12 of the stirring device 9 is opened to extract the coffee extract colored white. The residue formulation is placed in hopper 14. The white-colored coffee extract extraction residue composition put in the hopper 14 is put into the hopper 16 of the granulating device 15 by the belt conveyor 13 and has a narrow columnar shape of 6.4 mm in diameter and 12.5 mm in length. A white granulation was formed.

The colored granules of the granulated coffee extract residue are sprayed by a net conveyor 18 into a spraying device 19.
From the spray nozzle 22 and the calcium carbonate 20
g, super absorbent resin HIMOSUB 500 manufactured by HIMO CORPORATION
(Registered trademark) 14 g and polyvinyl alcohol 1.5 g
Of the coating material was sprayed. The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance has been applied are collected on a net conveyor 18.
Is sent to the disc dryer 20 and dried. 1m of colored and dried granulated material of dried coffee extract residue
Those having a particle size of m or more were removed, and were taken out by a conveyor 36 to obtain cat litter sand having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm.

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.

Example 2 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 1, the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance calcium carbonate, the tea husk of the compounding substance, the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and the starch paste are placed in the stirring device 9 in the same manner as in Example 1. To produce a coffee extract extract residue colored white, which is then 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 done.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation are sprayed by a net conveyor 18 into a spraying device 19.
From the spray nozzle 22 and the calcium carbonate 37
g, the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) 1
3 g of coating material and 2.6 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 liquid extraction residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and has a diameter of 5 m.
m, 10 mm long cat toilet sand was obtained.

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.

Example 3 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. Then, as a compounding substance, 100 g of tea husk, 5 starch pastes
In the same manner as in Example 1, the stirring extractor 9 puts the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the calcium carbonate as the coloring substance, the tea husk of the mixing substance, and the starch paste in the same manner as in Example 1. , 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 granulated coffee extract extraction residue is sprayed by a net conveyor 18 on a spraying device 19.
From the spray nozzle 22 and the calcium carbonate 23
g, the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) 1
6 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 coffee granules of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more are removed, taken out by a conveyor 36, and extracted with a diameter of 5 mm.
10 mm long cat litter sand was obtained.

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.

Example 4 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, as a compounding substance, 750 g of tea leaves, 75 g of polyvinyl alcohol, 80 g of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Himo Co., Ltd., and 400 g of flour
Then, 20 g of benzoic acid and benzoic acid were put into the raw material tank 6 for supplying the blended substance, and thereafter, as in the case of Example 1, the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, calcium carbonate as the coloring substance and the tea shell of the blended substance, polyvinyl alcohol were added to the stirring device 9. , 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. 4m
m, a thin columnar white granulated product having a length of 12.5 mm was formed.

[0047] The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation is sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and 30 g of calcium carbonate and the above-mentioned highly water-absorbing material are sent from a first spraying nozzle 22. A coating mixture of 22 g of Resin Hymosab 500® and 2.7 g of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed. Further, it is then 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 liquid extraction residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and has a diameter of 5 m.
m, 10 mm long cat toilet sand was obtained.

In the room, the sand 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 1 to 3, the coating material is applied by one spraying. In these cases, the coating material is applied by two sprays. Can be applied. 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, in order to enhance the effect of applying colored substances,
As compared with the case of the first spray, the ratio of the adhesive substance in the second spray can be increased.

Example 5 2,675 g of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 60% is placed in a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 120 g of calcium carbonate as a coloring substance is placed in a raw material tank 4 for supplying a coloring material. Next, 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., 60 g of paper powder, and 5 g of benzoic acid are put into the raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounding substances. In the same manner as in the case of Example 1, the stirring device 9 is provided with a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, a coloring substance of calcium carbonate and a blended substance of tea husk, polyvinyl alcohol, corn starch, and a 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 granulated product of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation is sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyor 18, and from a first spraying nozzle 22, 20 g of calcium carbonate and the above-mentioned superabsorbent water A coating mixture of 15 g of Resin Hymosab 500® and 6 g of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed. Subsequently, it was sent to a second spraying device (not shown), and 66 g of paper powder of the coating substance was sprayed from a second spraying nozzle (not shown). 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 material of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and has a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 1 mm.
0 mm cat litter sand was obtained.

In the room, the sand 10 for the toilet of the cat
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 6 2,675 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, as a coloring substance, paper powder 36
0 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 1, the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring material paper powder, and the tea hulls, poval, corn starch, and superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 were added to the stirring device 9 as in Example 1.
(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 granulated product of the coffee extract liquid residue thus granulated is sent to a first spraying device 19 by a net conveyer 18 and mixed from a first spraying nozzle 22 for coating of poval and paper powder. Material sprayed. 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, the urine pH indicator BT
A 1% solution of B 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 was removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and sand for cat litter having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. .

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 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.

FIGS. 2 and 3 show another embodiment different from the embodiment shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the raw material primary hopper 39 for supplying the coffee extract liquid extraction residue is provided with a rotary valve 40 at the bottom, and a material feeder 41 for the coffee extract liquid extraction residue is provided below the rotary valve 40. By opening the rotary valve 40, the material primary hopper 39
The coffee extraction liquid extraction residue in the inside can be supplied to the raw material feeder 41. The raw material primary hopper 42 for supplying a coloring substance is provided with a rotary valve 43 at the bottom similarly to the primary hopper for supplying a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, and a raw material feeder 44 for a coloring substance is provided below the rotary valve 43. ing. By opening the rotary valve 43,
The coloring material in the raw material primary hopper 42 is converted into the raw material feeder 44.
Can be supplied to The raw material primary hopper 45 for supplying the compounded substance has a rotary valve 46 at the bottom similarly to the raw material primary hopper for the coffee extract liquid extraction residue and the colored substance, and a raw material feeder 47 for the coloring material is provided below the rotary valve 46. The compound substance in the material primary hopper 45 for supplying the compound substance can be supplied to the material feeder 47 of the compound substance by opening the rotary valve 46.

The raw material feeder 41 for supplying the coffee extraction liquid extraction residue, the raw material feeder 44 for supplying the coloring substance, and the raw material feeder 47 for supplying the compounded substance are provided by opening the rotary valves 40, 43, 46 of the coffee to be discharged. A raw material transport conveyor 49 is provided below the extraction liquid extraction residue, the coloring material, and the compounding substance so that the raw material mixer 48 is introduced into a screw extrusion type raw material mixer 48. The raw material mixer 48 is provided with a water injection device (not shown) so that an appropriate amount of water can be added so that the mixture has a predetermined water content. At the outlet of the mixture of the raw material mixer 48, a chopper, that is, a screw extrusion granulator 50 is provided, and a mixture of coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a predetermined water content is introduced into the screw extrusion granulator 50 and granulated. It is extruded from a screw extruder granulator 49, cut into a predetermined size, and granulated.

At the outlet of the screw extrusion granulator 50,
A vibrating conveyor 51 is provided so that the extruded granules do not adhere to each other. Vibrating conveyor 5
A compound substance having an adhesive function is sprayed to the outlet of 1,
Paper dust of coloring substance is dusted. The granulated material to which the compounding substance and the coloring substance are added is sent to the paper powder coating device 52. The paper powder coating device 52 is shown in detail in FIG. The vibrating conveyor 51 is provided with a spray 53 for adding a binder in order to add a compound having an adhesive function to the granulated material. The binder-added spray 53 is connected to a gear pump 55 provided at the outlet of the binder tank 54, and is connected to a flow path 57 having a metering valve 56. The vibrating conveyor 51 is further provided with a feeder 58 for adding paper powder.
The feeder 58 for adding paper dust is provided to extend to the paper dust coating device 52 from below the outlet of the raw material hopper 60 for adding paper dust provided with a rotary valve 59 at the bottom.

The granulated material to which the compounding substance and the coloring substance are added is sent to the paper powder coating device 52. The paper powder coating device 52 is provided with a screw extruder and a conveyor screen. The screen extruder is formed so that the paper dust adhering to the surface of the granulated material does not easily fall off the surface of the granulated material. (See FIG. 3) The paper dust coating device 52 is provided with a vibrating conveyor 61 for removing paper dust that does not adhere to the granulated material. The outlet of the vibrating conveyor 61 is connected to a fluid dryer 62, and the granulated material from which the paper powder that has not adhered has been removed
%.

In FIG. 3, the raw material primary hoppers 39, 42 and 45 having the rotary valve 40 at the bottom (the raw material primary hopper 42 for the coloring substance and the raw material primary hopper 45 for the compounding substance are omitted and not shown) The raw material feeders 41, 44 and 47 (the raw material feeders 44 and 47 are omitted and not shown) are provided to supply the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance and the compounding substance, respectively. Raw material feeders 41, 44 and 4
Numerals 7 are provided to supply the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance and the compounding substance to the raw material mixer 48, respectively. The outlet of the raw material mixer 48 is connected so that, for example, a raw material mixture mixed for a certain period of time can be supplied to a chopper, that is, a screw extrusion granulator 50.

The outlet of the screw extrusion granulator 50 is connected to a vibrating conveyor 51, and the extruded granules vibrate vertically and longitudinally so as not to adhere to each other on the vibrating conveyor 51, The granulate is moved, during which the paper powder of the compounding substance and the coloring substance having an adhesive function is added to the granulate. The granulated material to which the compounding substance and the coloring substance are added is sent to the screw extruder 63, and is formed to be thin toward the outlet so that the paper powder is coated under pressure. The granulated material is sent from the screw extruder 63 to a conveyor screen 64 having a perforated plate, and paper dust that does not adhere is separated and collected. In the present example, the conveyor screen 64 includes the swing arm member 6.
5 vibrates up and down and in the traveling direction.

On the conveyor screen 66, a compound having an adhesive function or an adhesive (binder) is sprayed so as not to fuzz the paper powder. The outlet of the conveyor screen 66 is connected to a rotary shifter 67. The rotary shifter 67 may perform an elliptical motion. In the rotary shifter 67, paper powder is added to the granulated material. The outlet of the rotary shifter 67 is connected to a screw extruder 68. Like the screw extruder 63, the screw extruder 68 is formed so as to become thinner toward the outlet. Screw extruder 6
Exit 8 It is connected to a conveyor screen 69. In the conveyor screen 69, paper powder that does not adhere is separated and collected. As with the conveyor screen 66, the binder is sprayed onto the conveyor screen 70 so as not to fluff the paper powder. The granulated material sprayed with the binder is sent to a fluidized drier (not shown) and dried until the water content becomes 10% or less, preferably 5% or less.

As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the screw extruder has a case 72 tapered toward the outlet 71, and the screw 73 is formed with a reduced diameter according to the case 72. . Therefore, the granulated material is pressed from the surroundings in the process of being pressed by the screw 73, and the adhesion of the paper powder proceeds.

Example 7 Extraction residue obtained by adding water to the roasted ground coffee beans to extract coffee, that is, 28 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 68%, is put into a raw material hopper 39 for supplying the coffee extract extraction residue, and then put on the surface. 4 kg of paper powder (fiber length 0.5 to 0.3 mm) as a substance to be added and attached, that is, a coloring substance, is put into the coloring material supply raw material hopper 42, and then, as a compounding substance,
6 kg of paper powder (fiber length: 0.8 to 1.5 mm), 20 g of sodium benzoate and 1.5 kg of a water-absorbing polymer are put into a raw material hopper 45 for supplying a compounded substance.

When the raw materials have been put into the respective raw material hoppers, the rotary valves are opened to put the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the coloring substance and the compounding substance into the raw material mixer 48. In the raw material mixer 48, the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the paper powder of the coloring substance and the compounded substance are mixed with the raw material mixer 48.
Is introduced, the screw is operated to mix and mix the paper powder of the colorant (fiber length 0.3 to 0.5 mm) and the paper powder of the compounding substance (fiber length 0.8 to 1.5 mm). The coffee extraction liquid extraction residue containing paper powder, sodium benzoate and the water-absorbing polymer has a gray color as a whole. Open the lower opening of the mixer 48 and mix the coffee extraction liquid extraction residue colored gray. Thing, chopper 50
Into The gray coffee extract extract residue formulation contained in the chopper 50 has a diameter of 6.4 mm,
A thin cylindrical gray granulation 12.5 mm long was formed.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation are sent to a paper powder coating device 52, sent to a spray device 19, and from the spray nozzle 22, 4 kg of paper powder, manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. A coating material of 600 g of water-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) and 400 g of polyvinyl alcohol was sprayed. The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance was applied was sent to a vibrating conveyor 61 and a fluidized drier 62 and dried. The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is removed, taken out by a conveyor, and has a diameter of 5 m.
m, 10 mm long cat toilet sand was obtained.

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.

Example 8 20 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 68% and 14 kg of water are put into a raw material hopper 39 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then 4 kg of paper powder (fiber length 0.3 to 0.5 mm) as a coloring substance. The raw material hopper 42 for supplying a coloring material is put into the hopper 42, and then 2 kg of tea husk, 1.5 kg of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Himo Co., Ltd., paper powder (fiber length 0.8 to 1) 1.5 mm) of 18 kg was placed in the raw material hopper 45 for supplying the compounded substance, and thereafter, in the same manner as in Example 1, the coffee extractor extraction residue, the paper powder of the colored substance, the tea husk of the compounded substance, and the highly water-absorbent were mixed in the raw material mixer 48. Resin Hymosab 500 (registered trademark) and paper powder are added to produce a gray colored coffee extract extraction residue formulation, which is sent to a granulator and granulated to a diameter of 6.4 mm. Length 12.
A 5 mm thin columnar gray granulation was formed.

The granulated coffee extract liquid residue is sent to a paper powder coating device 52 by a vibrating conveyor 51, and from a spray nozzle, 4 kg of paper powder and the high water absorbent resin Hymosub 500 , 800 and 900
(G) and carboxymethylcellulose (degree of etherification 0.8-1.5) 40
0 g of the coating substance was sprayed. The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue to which the coating substance was applied was sent to a fluidized dryer 62 by a vibrating conveyor 61 and dried.
The colored dried granulated product of the dried coffee extract extract residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more was removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and sand for cat litter having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. .

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.

Example 9 2. 20 kg of coffee extract extract residue having a water content of 68% and 14 kg of water are put into a raw material hopper 39 for supplying a coffee extract extract residue, and then paper powder (fiber length 0.3 to 0.5 mm) as a coloring substance. 5 kg is put into the coloring material supply raw material hopper 42, and then,
As a compounding substance, 2 kg of wood powder of hiba wood and 13 kg of paper powder (fiber length: 0.8 to 1.5 mm) were put into a raw material hopper 45 for supplying a compounding substance. , Coffee extract extraction residue, paper powder of coloring substance, wood powder and paper powder of compounding substance, and manufacture coffee extract extraction residue compound colored in gray, and send it to granulator to granulate Then, a thin columnar gray granule having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm was formed.

The colored granules of the coffee extract liquid residue obtained by granulation are sprayed by a vibrating conveyor 51 into a spraying device 19.
From the spray nozzle 22 to the paper powder (fiber length 0.3 to
0.5 kg) of 3.5 kg, 500 g of a mixture of three of the superabsorbent resins Hymosub 500, 800 and 900 (registered trademark) and 300 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. Colored dried granulated material of the dried coffee extract liquid extraction residue having a particle size of 1 mm or more is removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and removed.
Cat litter having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained.

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.

Example 10 20 kg of a coffee extract extraction residue having a water content of 62% and 3 kg of water are put into a raw material tank 2 for supplying a coffee extract extraction residue, and then, as a coloring substance, paper powder (fiber length: 0.1 to 0.7 mm) 5 kg is put into the raw material tank 4 for supplying a coloring material, and then 4 kg of paper powder, 0.7 kg of super-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. and 20 g of benzoic acid are supplied as the compounding substance. Into the raw material tank 6, and
In the same manner as in Example 1, the agitating device 9 is charged with the coffee extract liquid extraction residue, the paper powder of the coloring substance, the superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark), the flour and the benzoic acid of the compounding substance, and colored in gray. The obtained coffee extract liquid extraction residue composition was manufactured, and sent to a screw extrusion granulator to be granulated, whereby a thin columnar gray granule having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm was formed.

The colored granulated product of the coffee extract liquid residue thus granulated is sent to the first coating device by the vibrating conveyor 51, and is fed from the first spray nozzle to paper powder (fiber length 0.5 to 0.5).
(0.7 mm) 1.5 kg of coating mixture was added. Furthermore, subsequently, a second coating device (not shown)
From the second spray nozzle (not shown),
1.0 kg of paper powder (fiber length 0.3-0.5 kg) coating material was added. 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 was removed, taken out by the conveyor 36, and sand for cat litter having a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm was obtained. .

[0076]

According to the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material contains dried particles of a residue extracted from a coffee extract of roasted coffee beans whose surface is colored with a coloring substance. It is possible to select various color tones, that is, an appropriate color of excrement disposal material, in accordance with the color tone of the place of use, as compared to the excrement disposal material of Can be kept. Moreover, since the coffee extraction liquid extraction residue itself has an adsorption ability,
Compared with the conventional animal excrement disposal material, the urinalysis indicator can be used easily, and the health condition of the animal can be easily understood.

The present invention is intended to effectively utilize a coffee extract extract residue and tea husks, which have been conventionally regarded as wastes and whose treatment is a problem, as an animal excrement disposal material. Since it is mainly composed of combustibles, disposal processing is easy. According to the present invention, coffee is treated as waste as it is as a material for treating animal excrement by attaching a coloring matter to the surface of granulated particles of the coffee extract liquid extraction residue of roasted coffee beans. Compared with the extract extraction residue, the use of the coloring agent is small, the excrement disposal material after use can be easily incinerated as combustible waste, compared to the conventional excrement disposal material, Easy waste disposal.

As described above, the present invention has the following problems in relation to disposal of coffee extract liquid extraction residues and tea shells compared to conventional animal waste treatment materials, and It is a solution to the problem of non-flammable disposal of excrement disposal materials at once, such as effective use of resources, reduction of coffee beverage and tea production costs, and reduction of environmental waste disposal. It is significant in that respect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an apparatus for granulating and coloring a coffee extraction liquid extraction residue according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart conceptually showing a flow of an apparatus for granulating and coloring a coffee extract liquid extraction residue according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of a granulating step of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a cutaway view showing a part of a screw extruder used in a step of attaching a coloring substance to a surface of a granulated product in the embodiment of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pipeline for supply of coffee extract liquid extraction residue 2 Material tank for supply of coffee extract liquid extraction residue 3 Pipeline for supply of colored substance 4 Material tank for supply of colored substance 5 Pipeline for supply of compounded substance 6 Supply of compounded substance Raw material tank 7 Flow passage switching device 8 Pipe line on the outflow side of flow passage switching device 9 Stirring device 10 Vacuum device 11 Pipe line 12 Lower opening / closing opening of stirring device 9 Conveyor 14 Supply side hopper of conveyor 13 15 Granulation Apparatus 16 Supply-side hopper of granulation device 15 17 Dice outlet 18 Net conveyor 19 Spray device 20 Disk dryer 21 Top inlet 22 Spray nozzle 23 Bottom of spray device 19 24 Coating material supply port 25 Coating material transfer conduit 26 Bottom of the disc dryer 27 Pipe for returning the coating substance 28 Transport pump 29 Top pipe for transporting the coating substance 30 Exhaust pipe 31 Heating device 2 Gas Inlet 33 Gas Outlet 34 Hot Air Introducing Pipeline 35 Packaging Device 36 Drainage Pipe of Dehydration Granulation Device 15 37 Drainage Purification Device of Dehydration Granulation Device 15 39, 42, 45 Raw Material Primary Hopper 40, 43, 46, 58 Rotary Valve 41, 44, 47 Raw material feeder 48 Raw material mixer 50 Chopper, screw extrusion granulator 51, 61 Vibration conveyor 52 Paper powder coating device 53 Binder added spray 54 Binder tank 55 Gear pump 56 Metering valve 58 Added paper powder feeder 60 Added paper powder Raw material hopper 62 Fluid dryer

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. The colored granule comprises a surface colored portion, a coffee extract extraction residue of roasted coffee beans, and a compound substance containing the coffee extract extraction residue in a smaller amount,
And a granulation unit that is uniformly mixed, is formed to a particle size of 3 mm or more, contains 10% by weight or less of water, and the surface coloring unit includes a plurality of granules surrounding the granulation unit. An animal excrement disposal material mainly comprising a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, which is formed of a colored layer. 2. The coffee extract extract residue of roasted coffee beans is blended with a smaller amount of a compounding substance of the coffee extract extract residue, granulated, and mainly contains the coffee extract extract residue. After forming a granulated substance, a coloring substance is adhered to the surface of the formed granulated substance, and then, after the coloring substance excessively adhering to the surface is separated, the water content of the colored granulated substance is 10% by weight or less. A method for producing an animal excrement disposal material mainly comprising a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, characterized in that the material is dried till it becomes water. 3. A roasted coffee bean coffee extract extraction residue supply tank, a compounded substance supply tank, and an inlet connected to the roasted coffee bean coffee extract liquid extraction residue supply tank and the compounded substance supply tank. A mixing tank, and an extrusion granulation apparatus provided in connection with the mixture outlet of the mixing tank,
In the vicinity of the granulated material discharge port of the granulator, a conveyor device provided with a receiving portion, and a spray nozzle opened toward the conveyor device and connected to the coating coloring material supply port. A spraying device, an inlet for connecting the inlet to the outlet of the conveyor device, a separating device for coating coloring substances that are excessively attached to the surface, and a drying device provided with the inlet connected to the outlet of the separating device. An apparatus for producing an animal excrement disposal material mainly comprising a coffee extract liquid extraction residue, comprising: