Formulation of a biodegradable, odor-reducing cat litter from solvent-extracted corn dried distillers grains

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 999-1002

  Vaughn, Steven F ^a   Berhow, Mark A ^a   Winkler Moser, Jill K ^a   Lee, Edward ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Summit Seed Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat litter; Copper sulfate; Corn dried distillers grains; Hydration capacity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; CAT LITTER; COPPER SULFATE; DRIED DISTILLERS GRAINS; ETHANOL INDUSTRY; GUAR GUMS; HYDRATION CAPACITY; LITTER MATERIALS; ODOR COMPOUNDS; PHYTOCHEMICALS;

ANIMALS; ETHANOL; GLYCEROL; HYDRATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SCREENING; SELF ASSEMBLY;

SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

BIODEGRADATION; COPPER; DISTILLATION; ETHANOL; FELID; MAIZE; ODOR; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLVENT; URINE;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79959311961     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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