JP2002034372A - Aromatic excrement treating agent and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To prevent aroma components from volatilizing in a manufacturing process, and to be able to substantially completely retain an aromatic substance to be used in a porous body, and to suppress an unpleasant odor due to human or pet excrement. And a method for producing the same. SOLUTION: A container containing an aromatic substance is filled with a porous material that adsorbs an aromatic component typified by zeolite, bentonite, or the like as a base material, whereby a small amount of an aromatic component is adsorbed and held on the entire base material. . Further, the aromatic excrement treating agent obtained by this method is contained in a simple toilet, pet sand and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a treating agent for suppressing an unpleasant odor due to human or pet excrement and a method for producing the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the recent increase in the elderly population, demand for hygiene products for the elderly, such as disposable diapers, and nursing care products, such as simple toilets, is increasing. Also, in the trendy pet field, the number of indoor pets is increasing regardless of the type of pet.
A pet toilet is required because excretion is performed indoors. In the treatment of the excrement at the time of nursing the elderly or breeding pets, the odor caused by the excrement has become a major problem for those who perform the treatment and their families. Therefore, in general, there is a method of using an adsorbent such as activated carbon to suppress off-flavors.However, it is difficult to almost completely remove and remove off-flavor components in a short time, so that at present, a sufficient suppression effect cannot be obtained. is there. In some cases, fragrances are installed by masking off odors to dissipate fragrance components.However, since a stronger fragrance is required to suppress off odor components, indoors have various odors. In many cases, the fragrance is filled with odor, and the fragrance is volatilized even when it is not necessary, which may be an uncomfortable environment for some people, and the service life of the fragrance is shortened accordingly. Further, in the pet field, a method of mixing a fragrance with toilet sand has been proposed, but this is merely a description of merely mixing or spraying. In these methods, since a large amount of fragrance components are dissipated in the manufacturing process, the working environment is poor. It is worse and more expensive.

[0003]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and prevents volatilization of an aroma component in a process of producing an excrement disposal agent, and substantially eliminates use of an aroma substance. The excrement treating agent obtained can be held in a porous body, and the resulting excrement treating agent has a function of masking and, in particular, evaporating aroma components at the time of its use, adsorbing odor, and suppressing an unpleasant odor due to excrement, and It is an object of the present invention to provide a manufacturing method thereof.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies in view of such problems, and as a result, have found that a porous body that adsorbs an aromatic component represented by zeolite or the like is contained in a container containing an aromatic substance. By filling as a base material, it has been found that a trace amount of aroma components can be adsorbed and held on the entire base material. Furthermore, it has been found that the aromatic excrement treating agent obtained by this method can be applied to a simple toilet or mixed with pet sand or the like to be used comfortably. That is, the present invention
(1) A method for producing an excrement treating agent, characterized by filling a container containing an aromatic substance with a porous body as a base material,
(2) The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to (1), wherein the aromatic substance is one or a mixture of two or more selected from volatile natural fragrances and synthetic fragrances; The substance is one or a mixture of two or more selected from zeolite, bentonite, sepiolite, perlite, silica gel, activated clay, diatomaceous earth, and activated carbon.
(1) or (2) the method for producing an excrement treating agent according to the above,
(4) The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to (1) or (2), wherein the porous body is obtained by a process such as granulation or molding. The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the proportion of the fragrance substance is 0.0005 to 1% by mass, and (6) the fragrance substance. Characterized in that the inclusion in the container is performed immediately before or during the filling of the porous body
(1) The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to any one of the items (1) to (5), and (7) the excrement treating agent obtained by the method according to any one of the items (1) to (6). The present invention provides an excrement disposal agent.

[0005]

Next, the present invention will be described in detail. The aromatic substance used in the present invention may be a natural fragrance extracted from animals and plants or a synthetic fragrance as long as it is a volatile substance that stimulates the sense of smell and gives a pleasant sensation, and is not particularly limited. Examples include lavender oil, rosemary oil, extracted oils such as lemongrass oil, synthetic products such as vanillin, and synthetic flavors such as limonene and α-pinene. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more. be able to. The porous material used in the present invention may be in the form of powder or granules as long as it has a gas adsorption ability, and a processed product can be used without any particular limitation. Specific examples thereof include zeolite, bentonite, sepiolite, perlite, silica gel, activated clay, diatomaceous earth, activated carbon, and the like, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, the porous body may be a porous body obtained by processing such as granulation or molding, even if the substance itself is not porous, and may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Further, the porous material used in the present invention can be used as pet sand or toilet sand.

[0006] The container used in the present invention is used for the purpose of filling and enclosing the porous body, and the material, size, shape and the like of the container are not particularly limited as long as it meets the purpose. It can be used without. Examples of the purpose include a packaging container used when a porous body is made into a product, a storage tank or a container used when storing the product, a product containing the porous body as a product, and the like, alone or in combination of two or more kinds. Can be used. Also,
Examples of the material include synthetic polymers, metals, and natural products, and these can be used alone or in combination of two or more. There is no particular limitation on the form of use, but it is preferable to use a hermetically sealed state in order to prevent the fragrance substance from escaping to the outside.

The method for encapsulating an aromatic substance in a container according to the present invention can be performed without any particular limitation as long as the aromatic component is volatilized inside the container. For example, a method of attaching an aromatic substance to the inside of a container by means such as spraying or dropping an aromatic substance, a method of enclosing a powder, a granular product or a processed product containing an aromatic substance prepared in advance, and a method of containing an aromatic substance in the container itself. And these can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Also,
There is no particular limitation on the timing at which the aromatic substance is included in the container, but it is preferable that the aromatic substance be contained immediately before or simultaneously with the filling of the porous body in order to suppress the dissipation of the aromatic substance to the outside. The proportion of the aromatic substance added to the porous body in the present invention is not particularly limited, but an excessively strong fragrance may be unpleasant for some people, and a sufficient masking effect can be obtained if the fragrance is weak. Therefore, 0.0005 to 1% by mass, more preferably 0.001 to 0.05% by mass, and particularly preferably 0.05 to 1% by mass.
It is from 0.01 to 0.02% by mass. If the aromatic excrement treating agent obtained by this method is laid on a simple toilet, or used as pet sand or mixed with a well-known pet sand, it will volatilize a strong aromatic component when excretion is performed. The action works, so that a good masking effect is obtained, and the indoor environment is kept comfortable because it absorbs the odor and does not work extra volatilization except during excretion.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. Example 1 After spraying 0.08 g of lavender oil (manufactured by Toyoda Perfume Co., Ltd.) as a fragrance into a 300 × 420 mm nylon bag by spraying, the bentonite crushed granules were immediately formed as a porous material.
(Particle size: about 3.4 to 0.7 mm, manufactured by Kunimine Industries Co., Ltd.)
And sealed with a heat sealer.
Let stand for hours. Example 2 Example 1 except that the amount of lavender oil added was 0.04 g.
The same operation as described above was performed. Example 3 The same operation as in Example 1 was performed, except that the method of adding lavender oil was changed to spraying and dripping with a micropipette. Example 4 Porous materials were crushed with zeolite particles (particle size: about 1.7 to 0.7 m).
m, manufactured by Nitto Powder Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.). Example 5 Example 4 except that the amount of lavender oil added was 0.4 g.
The same operation as described above was performed. Example 6 Bentonite powder (particle diameter 0.075 m) was used as a porous body.
m, manufactured by Kunimine Industries Co., Ltd.) and zeolite powder (particle size: 0.075 mm, manufactured by Nitto Powder Chemical Co., Ltd.)
After mixing at 0:50 and kneading with water, the procedure was carried out except that the mixture was formed into a cylindrical shape (about 2.5 mm in diameter, about 5.0 mm in height) by a granulator and dried by a dryer. The same operation as in Example 1 was performed. Example 7 The same operation as in Example 1 was performed except that the flavor was rosemary oil (manufactured by Toyoda Perfumery). Example 8 Example 1 except that the fragrance was bouquet oil (manufactured by Toyoda Perfumery).
The same operation as described above was performed. Example 9 After spraying 0.04 g of lavender oil as a fragrance into a 2 liter polypropylene container by spraying, 1600 g of the same bentonite crushed granules as in Example 1 was immediately filled as a porous material, sealed, and sealed for 24 hours. It was left still. Example 10 The same operation as in Example 9 was performed except that the container was a 2-liter metal container.

Comparative Example 1 The same mixture of 2000 g of bentonite powder and 2000 g of zeolite powder as in Example 6 was added to 0.08 g of lavender oil.
Was added and kneaded with water, and then formed into a cylindrical shape (2.5 mm in diameter and 5.0 mm in height) with a granulator and dried with a dryer. Comparative Example 2 With respect to 4000 g of zeolite crushed particles similar to Example 4,
A solution diluted with 800 ml of ethanol was added to permeate the whole with 0.08 g of lavender oil, mixed, and then dried with a dryer. Control 1 The same bentonite granules as in Example 1 were not added with an aromatic substance.

About 8 liters of each of the samples obtained by the methods described in the above Examples and Comparative Examples were prepared and used as toilet sand in an environment where two adult cats were raised indoors. The degree of off-flavor from the container was judged by three panelists. The criteria for the suppression of off-flavors were 3 points where no off-flavor was felt, 2 points where slight off-flavor was felt, and 1 point where strong off-flavor was felt. Table 1 shows the results.

[0011]

[Table 1]

From the results shown in Table 1, in each of the examples, the present invention is compared with a sample prepared by adding a fragrance substance by kneading or dilution and mixing as is usually performed in a comparative example. The treating agent obtained by the method showed an excellent off-flavor suppressing effect. The results obtained by this experiment will be described in more detail. In the treatment agent obtained by the method according to the present invention, when the odor of the portion moistened by the excrement is smelled, the masking effect by the aroma is clearly felt, and the moisturizing agent is further moistened. No extra fragrance was observed from the unused portion, whereas in the samples obtained by the methods shown in Comparative Examples and Control, a strong off-flavor was felt from the wet portion.

[0013]

From the above, it has been clarified that in the method according to the present invention, a trace amount of aroma components can effectively exhibit an off-odor suppressing ability. In the method shown in the comparative example, volatilization of the aromatic substance occurred during the production, and the entire floor on which the manufacturing equipment was arranged was filled with aroma and felt unpleasant, whereas the method according to the present invention caused the volatilization of the aromatic substance. No discomfort was noted. That is, the method according to the present invention can exhibit an off-flavor suppressing effect without wastefully evaporating a small amount of aroma components, and can further improve the working environment in the manufacturing process. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the processing agent which shows the outstanding suppression effect with respect to the odor by the excrement of a person or a pet can be obtained efficiently and economically.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A method for producing an excrement treating agent, characterized by filling a container containing an aromatic substance with a porous body as a base material. 2. The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the aroma substance is one or a mixture of two or more volatile natural fragrances or synthetic fragrances. 3. The porous body is composed of zeolite, bentonite,
3. The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the agent is one or a mixture of two or more selected from sepiolite, perlite, silica gel, activated clay, diatomaceous earth, and activated carbon. 4. The method for producing an excrement disposal agent according to claim 1, wherein the porous body is obtained by a process such as granulation or molding. 5. The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of the aromatic substance added to the porous body is 0.0005 to 1% by mass. 6. The method for producing an excrement treating agent according to claim 1, wherein the fragrance substance is included in the container immediately before or during the filling of the porous body. 7. An excrement treating agent obtained by the production method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.