Granted Patent B2

US 12,054,440 · App. 17/364,089 · Granted Aug 6, 2024

Inventors: Richard W. Wilson (San Diego, CA); Han Suk Kim (Thousand Oaks, CA); Ranko Bontchev (Monrovia, CA); Neil Christopher Wahlgren (Ventura, CA); Vern S. Traxler (Simi Valley, CA); Timothy Alan Thompson (Ventura, CA); Brian Buege (Centennial, CO); Mark L. Jarand (Oakdale, CA)

Assignee: Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC

C05D9/00C05F11/00C05F11/02C05F11/08C05G3/00C05G3/80C09K17/02C09K17/04C10B53/02C10B57/02C05D9/02Y02E50/10Y02E50/30Y10S71/903

Abstract

Claims (7)

1. A method of applying a biochar to a sod, the method comprising:

contacting a root side of the sod with the biochar, thereby adhering the biochar to the root side of the sod; wherein the biochar consists essentially of pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified biomass or wherein the biochar does not comprise pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified fossil fuel; and wherein the biochar comprises at least 55 wt % carbon.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adhering further comprises applying pressure to the sod and the biochar.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adhering further comprises adding, to the biochar or to the root side of the sod, a substance that improves the adhesion of the biochar to the root side of the sod; wherein the adding occurs before the contacting the root side of the sod with the biochar.

4. A turf sod composition comprising a sod and a biochar, wherein the sod comprises a root side, and wherein the biochar is attached to the root side of the sod; wherein the biochar consists essentially of pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified biomass or wherein the biochar does not comprise pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified fossil fuel; and wherein the biochar comprises at least 55 wt % carbon.

5. A plant root ball composition comprising a root ball, soil, and a biochar, wherein the biochar is attached to surface of the root ball; wherein the biochar consists essentially of pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified biomass or wherein the biochar does not comprise pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified fossil fuel; and wherein the biochar comprises at least 55 wt % carbon.

6. A plant root ball composition comprising a root tissue, a soil, a wrap, and a biochar; wherein the wrap surrounds the root tissue and the soil; and wherein the biochar is attached to a surface of the wrap or is positioned between the wrap and the root tissue; wherein the biochar consists essentially of pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified biomass or wherein the biochar does not comprise pyrolyzed, torrefied, or gasified fossil fuel; and wherein the biochar comprises at least 55 wt % carbon.

Assignments (5)

Continuity (19)