Composite structure and a method for producing the same

    公开(公告)号:US20190208718A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16328297

    申请日:2017-08-25

    申请人: KEKKILA OY

    IPC分类号: A01G24/28 A01G24/30 A01G24/44

    摘要: According to the present invention a composite structure is provided comprising in intimate mixture essentially through the whole composite structure: peat fibers, peat particles, peat agglomerates or mixtures thereof, that have been obtained from horticultural peat by fractionation or by producing from peat fines; and polymer fibers, which composite structure has been heat-treated to bind the polymer fibers to each other and to stabilize the peat fibers, peat particles, peat agglomerates or mixtures thereof in place in the composite structure. In addition, a process is provided for the production of the composite structure.

    Resilient Plant Development Media

    公开(公告)号:US20220000048A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17364058

    申请日:2021-06-30

    申请人: Just Greens, LLC

    发明人: Mark Ira Rosen

    IPC分类号: A01G24/46 A01G24/18 A01G24/30

    摘要: Resilient plant development media are disclosed that can include a first layer that includes a plurality of adjacent strands, a second layer that includes a plurality of strands that are adjacent and that is in stacked relation relative to the first layer, wherein the strands of the first layer and the strands of the second layer are in a non-aligned orientation relative to each other. The strands in the first layer and the strands in the second layer may define a crisscross pattern. The multilayer resilient media is effective in supporting seeds during germination and plants throughout their growth and development. The multilayer resilient media is effective for use in various plant growing modalities, e.g., aeroponic, nutrient film, and hydroponic plant growing environments, and may be easily cleaned for reuse.

    METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210307263A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US16839761

    申请日:2020-04-03

    IPC分类号: A01G24/30 A01G24/42

    摘要: A method of growing plants in a coherent growth substrate product is provided and includes: providing at least one coherent growth substrate product comprising man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF) bonded with a cured aqueous binder composition; positioning one or more seeds, seedlings, cuttings or plants in contact with the growth substrate product; and irrigating the growth substrate product. The aqueous binder composition prior to curing includes a component (i) in the form of one or more oxidized lignins, a component (ii) in the form of one or more cross-linkers, and a component (iii) in the form of one or more plasticizers.