Method of growing plants
US11690332B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08L2201/54
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of growing plants in a coherent growth substrate product is provided and includes: providing at least one coherent growth substrate product comprising man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF) bonded with a cured aqueous binder composition; positioning one or more seeds, seedlings, cuttings or plants in contact with the growth substrate product; and irrigating the growth substrate product. The aqueous binder composition prior to curing includes a component (i) in the form of one or more oxidized lignins, a component (ii) in the form of one or more cross-linkers, and a component (iii) in the form of one or more plasticizers.
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