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Method for recycling carbon dioxide for enhancing plant growth

  • US 5,682,709 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1995
  • Issued: 11/04/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of recycling carbon dioxide for enhancing plant growth comprising the steps of:

  • a) collecting carbon dioxide-containing gas;

    b) depositing the carbon dioxide-containing gas in an underground void which is substantially free of methane and which has a temperature therein less than ambient daytime temperatures during a growing season;

    c) storing the carbon dioxide-containing gas in the underground void at least until the deposited carbon dioxide-containing gas cools to a temperature of no more than about 68°

    F.; and

    d) subsequently distributing the stored carbon dioxide-containing gas to plants within a contiguous tract of plants under field conditions.

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