Animal litter for animals

Abstract

Animal litter for animals which consist of a plurality of granular materials, wherein the granular materials contain aromatic granular materials each of which has base material which generates heat by absorbing water and an aromatic component adsorbed onto the base material. According to the present invention, the animal litter for animals, which are not emitting a strong scent regularly, but emit a strong scent by absorbing an animal's excrement, and thereby effectively restrain the stench emitted from the excrement, can be provided.

1 . Animal litter for animals which consist of a plurality of granular materials, wherein the granular materials contain aromatic granular materials each of which has base material which generates heat by absorbing water and an aromatic component adsorbed onto the base material.  
   
   
       2 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein a proportion of the aromatic granular materials, with respect to entirety of the granular materials, is no less than 10% by mass.  
   
   
       3 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein the aromatic granular material has the aromatic component adsorbed near the surface of the base material.  
   
   
       4 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein the aromatic granular material is obtained by adsorbing the aromatic component onto the base material in a room temperature state.  
   
   
       5 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein an adsorption amount of the aromatic component is no less than 0.005% and no more than 1% with respect to the mass of the base material.  
   
   
       6 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein a heat release value is no less than 40 cal, when 20 cc of physiological saline solution of 1% by mass is absorbed.  
   
   
       7 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein the base material is porous.  
   
   
       8 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein the base material is at least one material selected from the group of bentonite, acid clay, silica gel, and diatomaceous earth.  
   
   
       9 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein the base material is bentonite and/or clay that has been treated with an alkali metal.  
   
   
       10 . The animal litter for animals according to  claim 1 , wherein the base material is granulated by a granulator.