Method of watering plants and/or feeding nutrients to plants
First Claim
1. A method of watering plants comprising watering the plants with water containing a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst, the said catalyst being prepared by a process comprisingadmixing a water soluble alkali metal silicate with an aqueous medium containing a dissolved substance which is a source of calcium ion and a dissolved substance which is a source of magnesium ion,the aqueous medium containing said dissolved substances in amounts to provide between about 1 ×
- 10-4 and 1 ×
10-1 mole per liter each of calcium ion and magnesium ion,the aqueous medium containing said dissolved substances in amounts to provide a molar ratio of calcium ion to magnesium ion between about 2.0;
1.0 and 1.0;
2.0,the alkali metal silicate having an alkali metal oxide to silicon dioxide ratio between about 0.9;
1.0 and less than 2.0;
1.0 and being admixed with the aqueous medium in an amount of about 0.05-2 moles per liter,reacting the alkali metal silicate with said dissolved substances providing calcium ion and magnesium ion to produce an aqueous suspension of finely divided particles of the reaction product,admixing a micelle-forming surfactant with the aqueous medium in an amount to form catalyst micelles comprising said finely divided particles upon agitating the aqueous medium, andagitating the aqueous medium containing the finely divided particles and surfactant to form said catalyst micelles.
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Plants are watered with water containing a catalytically effective amount of a novel catalyst to promote growth, yield and/or beauty. The watered plants are more vigorous and resistant to disease and/or adverse environmental conditions. In a preferred variant, the water may also contain water soluble catalyst treated lignite. Plant nutrients may be present in the water and fed to the plants at the time of watering. The catalyst is prepared by a process including the steps of admixing a water soluble alkali metal silicate with an aqueous medium containing carefully controlled amounts of water soluble substances which are sources of calcium ion and magnesium ion, reacting the same to produce an aqueous colloidal suspension of the reaction product, admixing a micelle forming surfactant with the aqueous medium, and agitating the aqueous medium containing the colloidal particles and surfactant to form catalyst-containing micelles. The preparation of the novel catalyst and the water soluble catalyst treated lignite is described in detail hereinafter.
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1. A method of watering plants comprising watering the plants with water containing a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst, the said catalyst being prepared by a process comprising
admixing a water soluble alkali metal silicate with an aqueous medium containing a dissolved substance which is a source of calcium ion and a dissolved substance which is a source of magnesium ion, the aqueous medium containing said dissolved substances in amounts to provide between about 1 × - 10-4 and 1 ×
10-1 mole per liter each of calcium ion and magnesium ion,the aqueous medium containing said dissolved substances in amounts to provide a molar ratio of calcium ion to magnesium ion between about 2.0;
1.0 and 1.0;
2.0,the alkali metal silicate having an alkali metal oxide to silicon dioxide ratio between about 0.9;
1.0 and less than 2.0;
1.0 and being admixed with the aqueous medium in an amount of about 0.05-2 moles per liter,reacting the alkali metal silicate with said dissolved substances providing calcium ion and magnesium ion to produce an aqueous suspension of finely divided particles of the reaction product, admixing a micelle-forming surfactant with the aqueous medium in an amount to form catalyst micelles comprising said finely divided particles upon agitating the aqueous medium, and agitating the aqueous medium containing the finely divided particles and surfactant to form said catalyst micelles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- 10-4 and 1 ×
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