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Method for enhancing soil growth using bio-char

  • US 9,493,380 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2012
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for the production of an agent for enhancing soil, comprising:

  • subjecting a biomass feedstock to a treatment comprising sequential or concurrent ramps of temperature and pressure to produce at least one volatile component released from the biomass feedstock during the treatment and a nonvolatile component comprising BMF char;

    rendering a surface of the BMF char hydrophilic; and

    thereafter exposing the BMF char to microorganisms.

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