JP3317682B2 - Animal excrement disposal material and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a granular excrement disposal material for animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pets, and a method for producing the same, and more particularly to a method for producing wood flour from a sawmill. The present invention relates to a granular excrement disposal material for animals, particularly cats and dogs, and other pets and the like, which is to be effectively used, and a method for producing the same.

[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.

[0003]

[0006] Wood flour is generated in the process of sawing from sawmills and the like, and the amount thereof is enormous. Many of them are discarded as industrial waste. Handling is one of the challenges for the lumber industry. The present invention
Focusing on the fact that wood flour, especially wood flour containing hinokitiol as a component, has a water retention function, and solves the problems of conventional animal excrement disposal materials and wood flour as industrial waste. It is an object.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has good absorption and water retention of urine excreted by animals, can be in clumps in contact with excrement, can be incinerated, and can effectively utilize wood powder of industrial waste. It is intended to provide animal excrement disposal materials. That is, the present invention is formed by containing a substance having a formulation substances and fungicidal action of the small amount than wood flour containing wood flour and said hinokitiol containing hinokitiol
And granules are, deposited on the surface of the granulated material, and a coating quality containing wood flour or paper powder and the highly water-absorbent resin, dried granulate having a particle size of 1 millimeter or more An animal excrement disposal material characterized in that:

Further, the present invention relates to a wood powder containing hinokitiol, a blended substance in a smaller amount than the wood powder containing hinokitiol, and a substance having a bactericidal action, and further containing a smaller amount of superabsorbent resin than the wood powder. and the granules are formed containing the substance having a bactericidal action, and deposited on the surface of the granulated material, and a coating quality containing wood flour or paper powder and the highly water-absorbent resin An animal excrement disposal material characterized in that it is a dried granulated material having a particle size of 1 mm or more and at least a part of its surface colored with a coloring substance.

[0006] The present invention also relates to a method of blending hinokitiol-containing wood flour with a compounding substance and granulating the mixture to obtain 1 millimeter
The granules forming the granulated product having a particle diameter of more than Le, is formed,
Paper dust or the coating composition containing the wood flour and the highly water-absorbent resin is deposited <br/>, dried, excretion of animals and forming the dried granulate was applied a coating composition The present invention further provides a method for producing a material for treating materials, wherein the present invention comprises mixing and granulating a compounded substance and a substance having a bactericidal action with wood powder containing hinokitiol to obtain a granulated product having a particle size of 1 mm or more. Forming
The formed granules, paper dust, the coating composition comprising a wood flour or formulation substance and the high absorbent resin is deposited, dried, coated
A method for producing an animal excrement disposal material, which comprises forming a dried granulated product to which a composition is applied .

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the present invention, wood flour is obtained from a sawmill or the like, and any wood conifer or hardwood can be used. In the present invention, wood flour used in animal excrement disposal materials is to prevent the occurrence of mold during storage,
It is preferably selected from those containing hinokitiol as a component of wood flour. Since hinokitiol is contained in cypress wood, it is preferable to use cypress wood sawdust. Examples of such cypress wood include Asunaro and Hinoki asunaro (Hiba) in the Asunaro genus, and Ibuki and Hemur in the Aspergillus genus wood. , Western Red Cedar, and in the genus Incense Seed, there is Incense Cedar,
There is a Chinese cypress as a genus Cypress.

In the present invention, as the wood flour, wood flour obtained by collecting hinokitiol can also be used. When such a wood flour is used, a substance having a bactericidal action is added to the wood flour, and when such a wood flour excrement treating material is stored for a long period of time, the excrement treating material is used. It is preferable to avoid the occurrence of mold and the like. Substances having such a bactericidal action include bactericides, fungicides or preservatives, for example, benzoic acid or a salt thereof, sorbic acid or a salt thereof, calcium propionate, sodium hypochlorite or a salt thereof, or Mixtures of two or more can be used. In the present invention, the surface of the granulated material containing the wood flour exhibits the color inherent in the wood flour, and the granulated material can be used as it is as an excrement disposal material, but is colored by a special coloring substance. Thus, the original color of the surface of the granulated wood flour can be hidden and used as a surrounding excrement disposal material.

In the present invention, since the excrement disposal material is used in a dry state, the granulated wood flour used as the excrement disposal material is stored in a dry state. When the excrement disposal material is used in such a dry state, it gives the animal a dry and dry feel when used as an excrement disposal material, and does not cause mold or the like in long-term storage of the excrement disposal material. Therefore, in the present invention, the granulated colored wood flour is preferably dried until the water content becomes 10% by weight or less, more preferably 5% by weight or less, to obtain an animal excrement disposal material. You. In the present invention, the granulated material of colored wood flour can be used as it is as an excrement disposal material. In this case, in order to avoid becoming dust, for example, a fine particle having a particle size smaller than 1 mm is used. Preferably, the powdery parts are separated.

In the present invention, the granulated wood flour is colored with a coloring substance for the purpose of harmonizing the excrement disposal material with the use atmosphere. In the present invention, pigments and dyes can be used as the coloring substance. Such pigments and dyes include, for example, calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and synthetic pearl as white ones, and cyanine blue, azo blue and patent blue as blue pigments and dyes, and green pigments and dyes. Include cyanine green and emerald green, and yellow pigments and dyes include azo yellow, acid yellow and Hansa yellow.

In the present invention, a compounding substance can be added to the excrement disposal material in order to supplement the water absorption and deodorizing properties of the wood flour. As such a compounding substance, as a water-soluble or water-dispersible compounding substance, coffee liquid extraction residue, tea husk, paper powder, pulp for papermaking, papermaking sludge, charcoal filter pulp sludge, pulp sludge, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), Flour, starch, corn starch, superabsorbent resin, carboxymethylcellulose (CM
C), sodium alginate, pullulan, casein or gelatin, which may be used alone or
Alternatively, a mixture of two or more of these may be used. Examples of the alcohol-soluble compounding substance include hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), hydroxypropylcellulose (HPC) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). In this case as well, they may be used alone or in combination. A mixture of the above is used.

However, as a compounding substance to be added to wood flour, powder particles are adhered to each other by touching urine so that the excrement disposal material can easily remove the portion touching urine.
It is preferable to select one having an adhesive function so as to easily form a lump. Such compounding materials include paper powder, paper pulp, papermaking sludge, polyvinyl alcohol (P
VA), flour, starch, cornstarch, superabsorbent resin, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), sodium alginate, pullulan, casein or gelatin.

Further, in the excrement disposal material of the present invention, it is preferable to add a powdery superabsorbent resin in order to enhance the water absorbing ability and the 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,
There are crosslinked products of polyacrylic acid, copolymers of vinyl alcohol and acrylic acid, partially hydrolyzed products of polyacrylonitrile, crosslinked products of carboxymethylcellulose, crosslinked products of polyethylene glycol, chitosan salts or gels of pullulan, and the like. , Wood flour alone or as a mixture of two or more.

The animal excrement disposal material of the present invention can be used
The powdered compounding substance is present in an amount of not more than 40% by weight, preferably
It can be mixed in an amount of 0% by weight or less. in this case,
The compounding substances can be added directly to the wood flour or to the granules of the wood flour. Further, at the time of granulation, it may be made to adhere to granulated particles.

In the present invention, the excrement treating material can be used also as an excrement indicator. In this case, 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 an appropriate excretion test indicator is mixed to facilitate the examination of animal excrement. It is preferable because it can be performed in The urine test indicator for animals used in the present invention may be a human urine test indicator, that is, a urine pH indicator, a urine protein indicator, a urine sugar indicator, urine hemoglobin, in the same manner as a conventional animal urine test indicator. Indicators and other human urinalysis indicators can be used.

In the present invention, when the surface of the granulated and dried particles of wood flour is colored white to mix such an indicator for urinalysis, the indicator is added or not added to the white or substantially white color. Can be mixed with wood flour. In this case, white or substantially white compounding substances can be used in place of the above-mentioned white pigments and dyes. Thus, for example, the white formulations of minerals, such as, for example, bentonite, zeolite, calcium carbonate and gypsum, and the white formulations, such as flour, paper flour, paper pulp flour, paper sludge and CMC, listed above, It can be used as a white coloring substance on the surface of the powder particles. In the case of urine pH indicators, the coloring and compounding substances used do not affect the pH. For example, paper powder, titanium white, or the like is used.

In the present invention, the dried granulated wood flour does not itself have a deodorizing ability, so that urine and the like excreted by animals should be decomposed to the extent possible to avoid odor. In the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention, as an auxiliary deodorant, 1
In an amount of 0% by weight or less, white powdery bentonite or zeolite having an adsorbing ability can be blended with a coffee liquid extraction residue of roasted coffee beans, that is, coffee grounds and / or charcoal filter pulp sludge. These are preferably blended into the granules. However, the coffee liquor extraction residue, i.e., coffee cake, is produced as leaching or extracted cake in the production of coffee beverages but is an industrial waste, and charcoal filter pulp sludge is an industrial waste produced as filter waste in the process of producing tobacco with a filter. . Thus, the coffee liquid extraction residue and / or the charcoal filter pulp sludge are industrial wastes like wood flour, but the coffee liquid extraction residue has a deodorizing function,
Also, since charcoal filter pulp sludge has a deodorizing function and a water absorbing function, in order to utilize these functions together with the water absorbing function of wood flour, in the present invention, together with wood flour, as a main component of animal excrement disposal materials , Can be used in an amount of 10% by weight or more.

In the present invention, in order to prevent the excrement disposal material from being powdered at the time of use, it is preferable to add a compound having an adhesive function to the wood flour. Such compounds include:
As a water-soluble or water-dispersible compounding substance, paper powder, papermaking pulp, papermaking sludge, pulp sludge, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), flour, starch, corn starch, superabsorbent resin, carboxymethylcellulose (CMC),
There are pullulan and gelatin, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Examples of the alcohol-soluble compounding material include hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), polyvinylpyrrolidone or (PV
P) and the like, and in this case as well, they can be used alone or in combination of two or more.

In the present invention, the excrement disposal material is, for example, 1 mm in order to minimize the presence of fine dust such as wood flour.
It is preferable to granulate into granules having the above particle size,
When granulated into particles with a particle size of m or more, for example, it becomes difficult to disperse indoors from boxes for animal toilets,
It is easy to pick up and collect particles, which is preferable for keeping indoor hygiene. However, in these cases, the presence of particles of 1 mm or less or the presence of particles of 3 mm or less is not completely excluded. 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 wood flour 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 or the like to the surface of the granulated granules is performed by, for example, directly contacting the white powder on the surface of the granules when the granules are formed. Alternatively, the white powder can be made into a solution or a suspension and attached by spraying or the like.

In the present invention, the wood flour granules are produced as described above. In order to further stabilize the wood flour granules during the granulation process or after granulation, the adhesive power and the water absorption A compound having a function, for example, a super-absorbent resin, a compound having a bactericidal action, and the like, are adhered to the surface of the granulated material by spraying, and then dried. It is preferable not to easily peel off from the surface.

[0022]

According to the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material uses the excrement disposal material, since the surface of the granulated material containing wood flour is colored with a coloring substance, so that the specific color of the wood flour is hidden. At the time, for example, it is possible to make the coloring matter according to the harmony with the indoor furnishings, a sense of hygiene, the taste of the user, the color atmosphere, etc. it can. In the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material, since the granulated material surface of the wood flour compound is coated with an adhesive substance,
The excrement adhering to the surface can be easily wrapped by the treatment material, and the odor and the like of the excrement are not adsorbed by the wood powder and dissipated to the surroundings.

In addition, in the present invention, the wood flour itself has water absorbency and water retention, but it also has water absorbency and / or water absorbency.
Alternatively, since a compound having a deodorizing property is compounded, it can be used as an animal excrement disposal material. Therefore, the animal excrement disposal material of the present invention has good absorption and deodorization of urine excreted by animals. 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 poval and / or flour are mixed, they adhere to the excrement of the animal and wrap the excrement in a lump, so that the disposal is simple and easy. In addition, when an auxiliary deodorant and / or superabsorbent resin is mixed in the animal excrement treatment material,
Exhibits more excellent deodorization, water absorption and water retention as excrement disposal materials. The present invention is intended to treat flammable industrial waste such as wood flour, charcoal filter pulp sludge, tea husk, coffee liquor extraction residue, paper dust, etc. It is effectively used as a material, and since the main amount is composed of combustibles, disposal is easy.

The animal excrement disposal material of the present invention mainly contains wood powder of industrial waste, and is 1 mm or more, preferably 3 mm or more.
Since it is molded together with a water-absorbing and / or deodorizing compounded substance into a granulated product having a particle diameter of not less than mm, the urine excreted by animals is well absorbed and water retention is good. Moreover, in the present invention, wood flour gives the scent of wood to the surroundings, so that it has good deodorizing properties. In addition, the excrement disposal material of the present invention includes, for example, superabsorbent resin, or flour, poval, starch, or a compound having an adhesive ability, or a substance having a bactericidal action, or two or more of these compounds. Can be mixed and blended, so that it adheres to the excrement of the animal, and the excrement can be wrapped in a lump, and the disposition is simple and easy. Also,
When a deodorant and / or a water-absorbing agent is mixed, more excellent deodorizing and water-absorbing properties are exhibited as an excrement disposal material. 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.

[0026]

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 example of an apparatus for coloring and granulating wood flour used in one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a first raw material tank 2 for supplying wood powder is provided with a pipeline 1 for supplying wood powder, and a pipeline 3 for supplying adhesive material is provided at a bottom thereof. A second raw material tank 4 and, similarly, a third raw material tank 6 for supplying a compound substance, which is provided with a conduit 5 for supplying a compound substance at the bottom, are provided. The pipe lines 1, 3, and 5 of the raw material tanks 2, 4, and 6 are connected to a flow path switching device 7, respectively. The substance or compounded substance can be selectively introduced into the stirring device 9 via a line 8 provided on the outlet side of the flow path switching device 7.

In this embodiment, the introduction of the wood flour, the adhesive 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-side hopper 14 of the conveyor 13. The belt conveyor 13 is provided on the supply side hopper 16 of the granulator 15.
It extends to the top.

In this embodiment, the granulating apparatus 15 is an extrusion granulating apparatus, and is provided with a die (not shown) so as to be formed into a thin cylindrical body having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm. ing. The granulated material is extruded from the die outlet 17 of the granulator 15. Below the die exit 17 of the granulator 15, a net conveyor 1 for conveying granulated material is provided.
8 are provided. The net conveyor 18 penetrates through the spraying device 19 and the upper inlet 21 of the disc dryer 20.
It is provided to extend to.

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 returned 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 coating substance return pipe 27. The coating substance to be applied is sucked through the transport pump 28, sent to the spray nozzle 22 from the upper pipe 29 for transporting the coating substance, and is sprayed from the spray nozzle 22 onto the granulated material. The granulated material coated with the coating substance sprayed with the coating substance by the spray device 19 is:
It 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 drier 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 drier via a hot air introduction 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 this embodiment is configured as described above, first, the flow path switching device 7 is operated to introduce the wood flour from the first raw material tank 2 into the stirring device 9 and then to switch the flow path. The flow path of the device 7 is switched so that the adhesive substance is introduced from the second raw material tank 4 into the stirring device 9.
Is switched, and the compounded substance is introduced from the third raw material tank 6 into the stirring device 9, and the raw material introduced from each of the raw material tanks is stirred in the stirring device 9.

At the end of the blending step, the stirring device 7
Is opened, and the wood flour containing the compounding substance and the adhesive substance is put into the hopper. Hopper 1
The wood flour compound containing the adhesive substance and the like put in 4 is put into a hopper 16 of a granulating device 15 by a belt conveyor 13 and granulated. The granulated wood flour is sent by a net conveyor 18 to a spraying device 19 in order to apply the coating substance by spraying, and the coating substance is sprayed from a spray nozzle 22.

The granulated wood flour to which the coating substance has been applied is sent to a disk dryer 20 by a net conveyor 18,
Dried. 1mm of colored dried granules of dried wood flour
The particles having the above particle size are sent to the packaging device 35 by the conveyor 36, and become the 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 dewatered water flows to the drain pipe 37 and is purified by the water purifying device 38. You.

Example 1 900 g of hinoki asunaro-type wood flour dried to a water content of 10% or less is put into the first raw material tank 2 for supplying wood flour, and starch paste (manufactured by Nishiki Glue Industry Co., Ltd.) 13
A mixture of 0 g and 2800 m 2 is placed in the second raw material tank 4 for supplying the adhesive substance. Next, 50 g of calcium carbonate, 50 g of flour, 10 g of polyvinyl alcohol, and 50 g of high water-absorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Himo Co., Ltd. are put into the third raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounding substance.

When the raw materials are placed in each raw material tank,
By switching the flow path of the flow path switching device 7, first, the first raw material tank 2 is communicated with the stirring device 9, the vacuum device 10 is operated, and wood powder is removed from the first raw material tank 2 by the vacuum pressure. Is introduced into the stirring device 9. When the wood flour was sucked into the stirring device 9 from the first raw material tank 2, the flow path of the flow path switching device 7 was switched to communicate with the second raw material tank 4 for supplying the adhesive substance, and When the apparatus is operated, the starch paste aqueous solution of the adhesive substance formulation is sucked into the stirring device 9 by the vacuum pressure. When the compounded substance is introduced into the stirring device 9 from the third raw material tank 6, the flow path of the flow path switching device 7 is switched so as to communicate with the third raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance, and the vacuum device is operated. And, by the vacuum pressure, from the third raw material tank 6,
Calcium carbonate, flour, polyvinyl alcohol and superabsorbent resin, which are compounded substances, are sucked into the stirring device 9 from the third raw material tank 6.

From the third raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance,
The formulation quality, where introduced into the stirrer 9, by operating the stirrer 9, wood flour, and calcium carbonate blended material, superabsorbent polymer, stirring and mixing the polyvinyl alcohol and wheat flour and starch paste solution. Calcium carbonate,
The wood flour blend containing the superabsorbent resin, polyvinyl alcohol, wheat flour and starch paste aqueous solution has a color in which the color of the wood flour is lightened as a whole, and the lower opening and closing opening 12 of the stirring device 9 is opened. Into the hopper 14. The white-colored wood flour compound put in the hopper 14 is put into the hopper 16 of the granulating device 15 by the belt conveyor 13, and the thin columnar granule having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm is obtained. Formed.

The granulated wood flour is obtained by using a vibrating net conveyor 1
8 and is sent to the spraying device 19, and from the first spraying nozzle 22 at the first spraying position, wood powder 70% superabsorbent resin 30
36 g of a 30% mixture were dusted. The coating material is applied and the granules of the wood flour are vibrated by the vibrating net conveyor 18.
It was sent to a disc dryer 20 where it was dried to a moisture content of 7%. The dried white granules of the dried charcoal filter pulp sludge, except those having a particle size of 1 mm or less,
The sand was removed from the conveyor 36 to obtain cat litter sand having a diameter of 6 mm and a length of 10 mm.

In the room, the sand 10
50 g of aqueous ammonia diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, and the water absorption and deodorization were very good. After the ammonia odor was deodorized, the smell of wood was recognized. The sand for this cat litter has a clean feeling with the whole color of wood flour reduced, and the cat litter has a thickness of 3c.
The cat was used as a toilet, as usual, and there was no problem in using it. The toilet sand of this example easily adheres to the periphery of the excrement to facilitate the removal of the excrement. Moreover, since the sand for toilets of this example has a scent of wood after use, it is excellent in deodorization and deodorant, so that it was possible to avoid generating an unpleasant odor indoors. .

Example 2 1,000 g of wood flour dried to a water content of 10% or less is put into the first raw material tank 2 for supplying wood flour,
3000 m 2 of water was put into the second raw material tank 4. Next, 150 g of a superabsorbent resin Hymosub 500 (registered trademark) manufactured by Hymo Co., Ltd. was placed in the third raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance, and thereafter, from each raw material tank to the stirring device 9, as in Example 1, The flour, superabsorbent resin and water were introduced to produce a wood flour formulation. The blend was then sent to a granulator to granulate to form a thin columnar wood flour granulation 6.4 mm in diameter and 12.5 mm in length.

This granulated wood flour is sent to the spraying device 19 by means of a vibrating net conveyor 18 and, at the first spraying position, from the first spraying nozzle 22 in the same manner as in Example 1 for the coating material. 70% wood powder from the first spray nozzle 22 at one spray position
35 g of a mixture of 30% superabsorbent resin was dusted. The colored granules of the charcoal filter pulp sludge to which the coating substance has been applied are obtained by the vibrating net conveyor 18.
It was sent to a disc dryer 20 and dried to a water content of 7%. A dried charcoal filter pulp sludge blend having a particle size of 1 mm or less is removed from a white dried granulated product, removed by a conveyor 36, and has a diameter of 5 mm and a length of 10 mm.
Sand was obtained for the cat's toilet.

In the room, the cat litter 10
50 g of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and the ammonia odor could not be sensed indoors in 5 to 10 minutes. The sand for this cat toilet was white and clean, and it was used by laying it on the cat toilet with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat used it as a toilet as usual. There was no problem in use. The toilet sand of this example easily adheres to the periphery of the excrement to facilitate the removal of the excrement. In addition, the sand for toilets in this example has the scent of wood after use, so it has excellent deodorizing properties,
Because of its excellent deodorizing properties, it was possible to avoid generating an unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 3 700 g of wood flour dried to a water content of 10% or less, put into the first raw material tank 2 for supplying wood flour, and then 100 g of a dry coffee liquid extraction residue of the compounded substance, and 10 tea leaves
0 g and 2,500 m 2 of water are placed in the second raw material tank 4 for supplying the blended substance, and then 100 g of the superabsorbent resin of the water-absorbing substance is placed in the third raw material tank 6 for supplying the blended substance. As in the case of the above, wood powder,
A coffee liquid extraction residue, a tea husk, and a water-absorbent resin are introduced to produce a wood flour formulation in which the color of the wood flour is reduced, and the mixture is sent to a granulator and granulated to have a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12. A 5 mm thin columnar granule was formed, which was almost uniformly diluted overall and exhibited a wood flour color.

The granulated wood flour is sent to the spraying device 19 by the vibrating net conveyor 18, and from the first nozzle 22 at the first spraying position, the cypress wood powder 60%. And the coating substance of 40% of the superabsorbent resin was dusted on the granule surface. The granules of the wood flour compound on which the coating substance and the compounding substance are adhered are sent directly to the disk dryer 20 by the vibrating net conveyor 18 and have a water content of 8%.
% Dried. The dried granulated material of the dried wood flour composition has a diameter of 6 mm, excluding a particle size of 1 mm or less.
Conveyor 36 is used as sand for litter of cats with a length of 10 mm.
Was taken from

In the room, the cat litter 10
50 g of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and the ammonia odor could not be sensed indoors in 5 to 10 minutes. The sand for this cat litter has a light wood powder color and has a clean feeling. The cat litter has a thickness of 3cm.
The cat was used as a toilet as usual, and there was no problem in using it.
The toilet sand of this example easily adheres to the periphery of the excrement to facilitate the removal of the excrement. Moreover, since the sand for toilets of this example has a scent of wood after use, it is excellent in deodorization and deodorant, so that it was possible to avoid generating an unpleasant odor indoors. .

Example 4 Hinoki assaro wood lumber 400
g was placed in the first raw material tank 2 for supplying wood flour. continue,
20 g of polyvinyl alcohol as an adhesive substance and 60 g of a highly water-absorbent resin were placed in the second raw material tank 4 for supplying an adhesive and water-absorbing compounding substance. Next, 300 g of charcoal filter pulp sludge having a water content of 60%, 300 g of a residue extracted from a dried coffee liquid, and 1200 m of water were mixed and placed in a third raw material tank 6 for supplying a compounded substance. Hereinafter, as in the case of Example 1, wood flour, charcoal filter pulp sludge, coffee liquid extraction residue, polyvinyl alcohol and the superabsorbent resin were introduced into the stirring device 9 and stirred. The granules of the wood flour blend produced by the stirrer 9, that is, wood flour, charcoal filter pulp sludge, coffee liquid extraction residue, polyvinyl alcohol and the superabsorbent polymer blend,
Granulated by feeding to a granulator, 6.4 mm in diameter, 12.5 in length
A fine columnar granulated wood flour formulation of mm was formed.

The granulated wood flour mixture is sent to a spraying device 19 by a vibrating net conveyor 18 and granulated from the first spray nozzle 22 at a first spray position. 32 g of paper powder is sprayed on the object surface, and the second
The spray nozzle sprayed 32 m of water, and the third spray nozzle sprayed 32 g of a 90% paper powder and 10% superabsorbent resin coating composition at the third spray position. The granulated material of the wood flour mixture thus coated with the coating material was directly sent to the disk dryer 20 by the vibrating net conveyor 18 and dried to a water content of 8%. The dried white granules of the dried charcoal filter pulp sludge formulation are:
6mm in diameter, length 1
Removed from conveyor 36 as 0 mm cat litter sand.

In the room, the cat litter 10
50 g of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and the ammonia odor could not be sensed indoors in 5 to 10 minutes. The sand for this cat toilet was white and clean, and it was used by laying it on the cat toilet with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat used it as a toilet as usual. There was no problem in use. The toilet sand of this example easily adheres to the periphery of the excrement to facilitate the removal of the excrement. In addition, the sand for toilets in this example has the scent of wood after use, so it has excellent deodorizing properties,
Because of its excellent deodorizing properties, it was possible to avoid generating an unpleasant odor indoors.

Example 5 Hinoki assaro wood lumber 600
g into a first raw material tank 2 for supplying wood flour, and 50 g of calcium carbonate as a coloring substance and 80 g of a superabsorbent resin as a water-absorbing substance are fed into a second raw material tank for supplying a coloring, water-absorbing and adhesive compounding substance. Put in 4. Subsequently, 270 g of the dried coffee liquid extraction residue and 2,500 m2 of water were mixed and placed in the third raw material tank 6 for supplying the compounded substance. Hereinafter, similarly to the case of Example 1, wood flour, a coffee liquid extraction residue, calcium carbonate, and the superabsorbent resin were introduced into the stirring device 9 and stirred.
The granulated product of the wood flour compound produced by the stirrer 9 is sent to a granulator and granulated, and granulated into a thin cylindrical white wood flour compound having a diameter of 6.4 mm and a length of 12.5 mm. Formed.

The granulated wood flour is sent to a spraying device 19 by a vibrating net conveyor 18, and from a first spraying nozzle 22 at a first spraying position, the wood flour of Hinoki asunaro is used. Coating composition 30 of 60% and 40% of superabsorbent resin
g was dusted on the surface of the granulated wood flour. The white granules of the charcoal filter pulp sludge composition thus coated with the coating substance and the coloring substance were directly sent to the disk dryer 20 by the vibrating net conveyor 18 and dried to a water content of 6%. . The dried white granules of the dried charcoal filter pulp sludge composition were 6 mm in diameter and 10 mm in length except for those having a particle size of 1 mm or less.
Removed from conveyor 36 as sand for cat toilet.

In the room, the cat litter 10
50 g of ammonia water diluted to 20 times the temperature of 35 ° C. was added to 0 g, but the water absorption and deodorization were very good, and the ammonia odor could not be sensed indoors in 5 to 10 minutes. The sand for this cat toilet was white and clean, and it was used by laying it on the cat toilet with a thickness of 3 cm, but the cat used it as a toilet as usual. There was no problem in use. The toilet sand of this example easily adheres to the periphery of the excrement to facilitate the removal of the excrement. In addition, the sand for toilets in this example has the scent of wood after use, so it has excellent deodorizing properties,
Because of its excellent deodorizing properties, it was possible to avoid generating an unpleasant odor indoors. In the above embodiments, wood flour of Hinoki assaro wood is used. However, similar results can be obtained by using various wood flours of different types of wood.

[0051]

According to the present invention, the animal excrement disposal material exhibits a soft wood flour color since wood flour is mixed with a water-absorbing and deodorizing compounding substance and granulated. Because it is easy to color, it is possible to select various color tones, that is, appropriate color of excrement disposal materials, according to the color tone of the place of use, compared to conventional animal excrement disposal materials As a result, not only the hygienic atmosphere but also the harmony of the colors in the room can be maintained. In addition, since wood flour has a unique scent, it is left indoors, for example, to eliminate the odor peculiar to the toilet and to improve the indoor environment. Moreover, since it has water retention by itself, it becomes easier to use the urine test indicator and to grasp the health condition of the animal as compared with the conventional animal excrement disposal material.

[0052] The present invention relates to wood flour, which has conventionally been regarded as waste.
The charcoal filter pulp sludge, coffee liquid extraction residue, tea hulls, etc. are effectively used as animal excrement disposal materials, and are mainly composed of combustibles, so that disposal is easy. In addition, the present invention can appropriately color the dried granulated wood flour to produce an animal excrement disposal material, so that the wood flour, charcoal filter pulp sludge, coffee liquid extraction residue that has been treated as waste as it is Flammable waste such as animal excrement disposal material,
The excrement disposal material after use can be easily incinerated as combustible waste, and the waste disposal is easier than conventional excrement disposal materials. As described above, the present invention, compared with the conventional animal waste treatment material, the problems related to the disposal of wood waste, charcoal filter pulp sludge, coffee liquid extraction residue, tea leaves, etc. The present invention solves the problems related to the non-flammable waste disposal of used animal excrement disposal materials at once, including the effective use of resources, the reduction of costs such as tobacco production, and the disposal of environmental waste. This is significant in terms of reduction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a coloring device for a coffee extract liquid extraction residue used in the present example.

[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 part of the disc dryer 27 pipe for returning the coating substance 28 transport pump 29 upper pipe for transporting the coating substance 30 exhaust pipe 31 heating device 2 wastewater purification system of drainage pipes 37 dewatering granulator 15 of the gas inlet 33 gas outlet 34 hot air inlet pipe 35 the packaging device 36 dewatering granulator 15

Claims (12)

(57) [Claims] 1. A wood flour and granules are formed containing the substance having a formulation substances and fungicidal action of the small amount than wood powder containing the hinokitiol containing hinokitiol, surface of the granulated material deposited on, and a coating quality containing wood flour or paper powder and the highly water-absorbent resin, excreta treating animals, characterized in that drying is granulated with a particle size of 1 millimeter or more Wood. 2. A wood powder containing hinokitiol, a compounding substance having a smaller amount than the wood powder containing hinokitiol and a substance having a bactericidal action, and a superabsorbent resin having a smaller amount than the wood powder and a bactericidal action. Contains substances having
And granules being formed by and deposited on the surface of the granulated material, and a coating quality containing wood flour or paper powder and highly water-absorbent resin, a particle size of 1 millimeter or more An animal excrement disposal material comprising a dried granulated material having at least a part of its surface colored with a coloring substance. 3. The coloring substance includes calcium carbonate, titanium oxide and synthetic pearl, cyanine blue, azo blue, patent blue, cyanine green and emerald green, and is azo yellow, acid yellow or hansa yellow or a mixture of two or more of these. The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 2, which is provided. 4. The compounded substance is charcoal filter pulp sludge, coffee liquid extraction residue, tea husk, paper powder, pulp for papermaking, pulp sludge, papermaking sludge, polyvinyl alcohol, wheat flour, corn starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, superabsorbent resin The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the material is animal, vinyl ester, starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, bentonite, zeolite, or a mixture of two or more thereof. 5. The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 2 , wherein the substance having a bactericidal action is a bactericide, a fungicide or a preservative. 6. The substance having a bactericidal action is benzoic acid or a salt thereof, sorbic acid or a salt thereof, calcium propionate, sodium hypochlorite or salt, or a mixture of two or more thereof. Item 14. The animal excrement disposal material according to Item 2 . 7. The animal excrement disposal material according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the dried granulated material contains wood powder containing hinokitiol in an amount of 30% by weight or more. 8. Dry granulation is, the animal excretion treating material according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the wood flour containing hinokitiol are those containing an amount of more than 50 wt%. 9. Dry granulation animal excrement treating article according to claim 1 or 2 water content is equal to or more than 10% by weight of. 10. Animal excrement treating article according to claim 1 or 2 content of blended material is characterized in that 15% by weight or less. 11. A wood flour containing hinokitiol is blended with a compounding substance and granulated to obtain a particle size of 1 mm or more.
Granules were the formation of the granules formed, a coating composition comprising a paper dust or wood flour and the highly water-absorbent resin is deposited, dried, dry granulation deposited coating composition A method for producing an animal excrement disposal material, comprising forming an object. 12. A mixture of a wood flour containing hinokitiol, a compounding substance and a substance having a bactericidal action, and granulating the mixture .
To form a granulated product having a particle diameter of 1 millimeter or more, the granules formed, paper dust, the coating composition comprising a wood flour or formulation substance and the high absorbent resin is deposited, dried, coated Composition
A method for producing an animal excrement disposal material, comprising forming an adhered dry granulated substance.