US 11,806,691 B2
Absorbent material
Steven F Vaughn, Peoria, IL (US); Mark A Berhow, Peoria, IL (US); Sean X Liu, Dunlap, IL (US); Jill K Moser, Morton, IL (US); Gordon W Selling, Dunlap, IL (US); William T Hay, Dunlap, IL (US); Christopher D Skory, Washington, IL (US); and Steven C Peterson, Washington, IL (US)
Assigned to The United States of America, as represented by The Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/483,489.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/083,498, filed on Sep. 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0097021 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. B01J 20/24 (2006.01); A01K 1/015 (2006.01); B01J 20/02 (2006.01); B01J 20/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/30 (2006.01); A47G 9/10 (2006.01); A47G 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B01J 20/24 (2013.01) [A01K 1/0155 (2013.01); B01J 20/0237 (2013.01); B01J 20/0266 (2013.01); B01J 20/20 (2013.01); B01J 20/2803 (2013.01); B01J 20/28016 (2013.01); B01J 20/3042 (2013.01); A47G 9/10 (2013.01); A47G 27/0206 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A biodegradable absorbent material comprising ground soybean hulls, soybean hull biochar, and at least one binding agent, and optionally comprising at least one of a clumping agent, an odor-absorbing agent, or a mixture thereof,
wherein the binding agent is at least one of mineral oil, beeswax, castor oil, avocado oil, grapeseed oil, or a combination thereof, and
wherein the clumping agent is at least one of guar gum, Xanthan gum, tara gum, a hydrocolloid gum, sodium alginate, a latex, a starch, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, psyllium husk, chia seeds, flax seed meal, cornstarch, gelatin, agar agar, konjac powder, or a combination thereof.