The present invention concerns a pet litter comprising a composition comprising 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol. The present invention further relates to methods and uses of a composition comprising 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol in pet litters, in particular for promoting in-litter elimination by pets.

An excrement treatment material includes a plurality of granules that absorb excrement. Each granule includes a granular core portion, and a coating portion. The core portion has a circular cross-section, and has a function of absorbing and retaining the excrement. The coating portion coats the core portion. The coating portion has a function of causing the plurality of granules, which have absorbed the excrement, to adhere to each other. In a cross-section of each granule that is in the same plane as the cross-section of the core portion, a thickness of the coating portion on one side of the core portion is smaller than a thickness of the coating portion on another side of the core portion.

A composition comprising lignocellulosic fibrous material for horticultural use is provided having one or more solvents and a fiber, wherein the fiber has been processed by ruminant digestion and anaerobic digestion. A method for preparing a composition comprising lignocellulosic fibrous material for horticultural use is also disclosed including the steps of providing excrement from a ruminant which has undergone ruminant digestion, introducing the ruminant excrement into an anaerobic digester, modifying the ruminant excrement to a first wet product, modifying the first wet product to generate a first dry product, and densifying the first dry product to, in turn, generate the composition comprising lignocellulosic fibrous material for horticultural use.

A monitoring and intervening assembly for rearing premises includes: a movable monitoring unit equipped with a unit for monitoring the rearing premises and the animals resident therein, the geographic coordinates of the unit in the premises being determinable with respect to an origin, at least one movable intervening module able to be driven and controlled by the monitoring unit, the intervening module, at rest, being installed in a storage area, the monitoring unit and the intervening module both including interacting mechanical coupling for linking one to the other, the coupling being lockable and unlockable, the monitoring unit being able to continuously monitor the premises and the animals, without however being coupled to the or one of the intervening modules.

A process for manufacturing particles of water-absorbing material is provided. The process includes providing a powder bed composed of an absorptive powder comprising a water-absorbing polysaccharide onto a surface; releasing an aqueous solution from a solution dispenser so as to contact the powder bed, thereby forming a solution-impregnated humid material; letting the solution-impregnated humid material agglomerate in substantially shear-less conditions to form an agglomerated humid material, the solution-impregnated humid material being supported by the surface; and drying the agglomerated humid material, thereby forming the particles.

An animal litter treatment composition comprising: at least one sulfo-oxo compound defined by formula:

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wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl, amino, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylamino, halide, a substituted or unsubstituted haloalkyl, hydroxy, a substituted or unsubstituted hydroxyalkyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxyalkyl, optionally, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 together with the carbon the are attached form a ring of 3-7 atoms, and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, (un)substituted alkyl, (un)substituted alkenyl, (un)substituted aryl, (un)substituted sulfonyl radical resulting in a (un)substituted sulfonic anhydride or (un)substituted carbonyl radical resulting in a symmetrical or asymmetrical sulfonic-carboxylic anhydride, optionally, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together with sulfur, the carbon and the oxygen they are attached, form a ring of 5-7 atoms, is disclosed. A method of reducing ammonia level of an animal litter using the composition is also disclosed.

A method is provided for treating pathogens with a lipid-based carrier and organic acids. More specifically the lipid carrier may have a pKa of 2.5-4.0 and/or may be acid oil, such as Acidulated Vegetable Oil. Furthermore, compositions consistent with the method are provided wherein the lipid-based carrier increases antipathogenic action of the organic acid. For example, the carrier may have a pKa that increases the antimicrobial action of the organic acid and/or an additional essential oil. The carrier may be acid oil, such as Acidulated Vegetable Oil derived from soapstocks and/or gums, but is not limited to same. The organic acid may include, but is not limited to, formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, and combinations thereof.

The present disclosure relates to the field of delivery systems. Described herein is a powdered composition comprising including granules having a hydrophobic active ingredient dispersed in a polymeric matrix, wherein the powdered composition contains a fireproofing agent. The fireproofing agent defined in the present disclosures includes talc that, when present in the powdered composition, prevents a dust explosion risk when the powdered composition is manufactured, handled or dosed into a consumer product.

A type of cat litter and its preparation method are provided. The content of this cat litter is calculated according to parts by mass and includes the following components: 100 parts of plant fiber waste, 1-7 parts of bacteriostat, 1-34 parts of deodorant, 1-27 parts of agent, 1-47 parts of binder, 1-94 parts of water-absorbing agent and 20-80 parts of water, wherein the bacteriostatic agent includes a mesoporous solid base.

Litter formed of extruded pellets containing water soluble binder sufficient to self-clump when wetted producing pellet clumps having a clump retention rate of at least 90% and which shrink after clump formation during drying producing a clump pulls away from any contacting solid surface minimizing adhesion therebetween. Such clumps preferably also have a crush strength of at least 15 PSI when dry. Pellets preferably contain water-soluble binder formed of starch physically modified during extrusion that solubilizes when wetted to facilitate clumping while opening the interior of the pellet improving absorption capacity. A preferred litter is formed of a mixture of extruded pellets of different sizes producing litter composed of extruded pellets falling within a plurality of different size ranges with the smaller sized pellets being fines that cause horizontally extending clumps to form on top of the litter.