SOIL CONDITIONER

• US 20090317195A1
• Filed: 08/27/2009
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stabilizer Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Stabilizer Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Hubbs, Jonathan W.
• Application Number:
  US12/549,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20090317195A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 405/263
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 17/14 containing organic compounds only
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 17/16 applied in a physical form other than a solution or a grout, e.g. as platelets or granules
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 17/32 of natural origin, e.g. cellulosic materials
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 17/40 containing mixtures of inorganic and organic compounds
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 13/065 at least one in situ layer consisting of or including bitumen, rubber or plastics
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 5/003 characterised by material or composition used for beds or joints; characterised by the way of laying
• CPC Class Codes: E01C 7/36 by subjecting soil to stabilisation E01C7/06 takes precedence; foundations E01C3/04; soil conditioning or soil stabilising materials C09K17/00; soil stabilisation devices for road construction E01C21/00
• CPC Class Codes: E02D 3/12 Consolidating by placing solidifying or pore-filling substances in the soil making piles E02D5/46; soil-conditioning or soil-stabilising materials C09K17/00; consolidation of ground around boreholes or wells E21B43/025

Abstract

Disclosed are soil conditioning products comprising: (1) one or more of an oil, a polymeric binder, a wax and a gel, or (2) a carrier and one or more of an oil, a polymeric binder, a wax and a gel. The wax is preferably a soy wax and the oil is preferably a soy oil. The invention further includes surface materials comprising a soil and a soil conditioning product according to the invention. Other materials may be added to any of these soil conditioning products or surface materials. If a carrier is used the soil conditioning product may be added to soil as a granular material, rather than as a gel or liquid.

Claims

1. A soil conditioning product for mixing with a provided soil, the soil conditioning product comprising:

(a) a carrier; and

(b) one or more of an oil, a gel, a polymeric binder and a wax, wherein the soil conditioning product at an ambient temperature binds together particles of the soil when mixed with the soil.

2. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 wherein the carrier includes organic binder.

3. The soil conditioning product of claim 2 wherein the carrier includes dried and ground plantago.

4. The soil conditioning product of claim 3 wherein the carrier includes dried and ground plantago seed husk.

5. The soil conditioning product of claim 4 wherein the carrier comprises 80% or more dried and ground plantago seed husk.

6. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises between 20% to 90% by weight of carrier.

7. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises 25% to 80% by weight of carrier.

8. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises 40% to 60% by weight of carrier.

9. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises wax.

10. The soil conditioning product of claim 9 wherein the wax is soy wax.

11. The soil conditioning product of claim 9 wherein the wax is an emulsified wax.

12. The soil conditioning product of claim 9 wherein the wax is a hydrogenated soy wax.

13. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises an oil.

14. The soil conditioning product of claim 13 wherein the oil is soy oil.

15. The soil conditioning product of claim 13 wherein the oil is mineral oil.

16. The soil conditioning product of claim 13 wherein the oil is petroleum oil.

17. The soil conditioning product of claim 13 wherein the oil is paraffinic oil.

18. The soil conditioning product of claim 13 wherein the oil is low-aromatic, vapthenic oil.

19. The soil conditioning product of claim 13 wherein the oil is cotton seed oil.

20. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises a polymeric binder.

21. The soil conditioning product of claim 20 wherein the polymeric binder comprises amorphous olefin.

22. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises wax and oil wherein the percentage by weight of wax to oil is between 1% to 30%.

23. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises wax and oil wherein the percentage by weight of wax to oil is between 1% and 15%.

24. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that comprises a gel.

25. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 wherein the carrier and one or more of an oil, a gel, a polymeric binder and a wax are mixed together in a pug mill.

26. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 wherein the one or more of an oil, a gel, a polymeric binder and a wax are heated and mixed with the carrier.

27. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that includes an oil and a polymeric binder.

28. The soil conditioning product of claim 27 wherein the polymeric binder is dispersed in the oil to create a formulation that is mixed with the carrier.

29. The soil conditioning product of claim 27 that includes 20-80% by weight of carrier.

36. A structure comprised of pebbles, stones and/or bricks and the soil conditioner of claim 1.

37. The structure of claim 36 that is a walkway.

38. The structure of claim 36 that is a driveway.

39. The structure of claim 36 that is a wall.

40. The soil conditioning product of claim 1 that includes a wax, an oil, and a polymeric binder.

41. The soil conditioning product of claim 24 wherein the gel comprises petroleum.

30. A surface material comprising:

(a) soil; and

(b) a soil conditioning product mixed with the soil, the soil conditioning product comprising;

(i) a carrier; and

(ii) one or more of an oil, a gel, a polymeric binder and a wax, wherein the soil conditioning product at an ambient temperature binds together particles of the soil when mixed with the soil.

31. The surface material of claim 30 wherein the soil comprises one or more of the group consisting of sand, silt, crushed stone, clay and gravel.

32. The surface material of claim 30 that comprises between 5 to 100 lbs. of soil conditioning product per ton of soil.

33. The surface material of claim 30 wherein the soil comprises crushed stone and the crushed stone is decomposed granite.

34. A soil conditioning product including one or more of the group consisting of oil, gel, polymeric binder and wax.

35. A soil conditioning product comprising one or more of soy oil and soy wax.