Message Number: SG11945 | New FHL Archives Search
From: sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-12-23 18:35:44 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] Wood Pellets for Litter Re: [ferrethealth] Digest
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
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Here are the details on the Kraft-origin litter so others won't have to duplicate:

On looking it up I learned that Kraft is debris from recycled cardboard.

Here is the manufacturer's site:
http://www.huntclubinc.com/html/default.asp

Here is the deodorizer used in it:
http://mineral.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/clinopti/clinopti.htm
Which begins:
>THE MINERAL CLINOPTILOLITE
> Chemistry: (Na, K, Ca)2 - 3Al3(Al, Si)2Si13O36-12H2O, Hydrated Sodium Potassium Calcium Aluminum Silicate
> Class: Silicates
> Subclass: Tectosilicates
> Group: Zeolites
> Zeolite Family: Heulandite
> Uses: As a chemical filter, chemical absorber, water purifier and as mineral specimens.
> Specimens

and continues:

> Clinoptilolite is used in many applications
>such as a chemical sieve, a gas absorber, a
>feed additive, a food additive, an odor control
>agent and as a water filter for municipal and
>residential drinking water and aquariums.
>Clinoptilolite is well suited for these applications
>due to its large amount of pore space, high
>resistance to extreme temperatures and chemically
>neutral basic structure...

See those sites and elsewhere for more info.