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Method for enhancing soil growth using bio-char

US8317892B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Cool Planet Biofuels, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael Cheiky · Lompoc, US
Ronald A. Sills · Houston, US
Mark L. Jarand · Rotorua, NZ

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 1, 2011
Grant date	Nov 27, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 1, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S71/903
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method is described for rendering char from a biomass fractionator apparatus (BMF char) suitable for addition to soil in high concentrations, the method relying on multiple processes comprising removing detrimental hydrocarbons from BMF char, removing adsorbed gases from BMF char, introducing microorganisms to the BMF char, and adjusting soil pH.

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