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US 10,946,421 · App. 15/778,187 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Process for producing a biocompatible soil mixture from cremated ash remains and ground penetrating apparatus therefor

Inventors: Warren Roberts (Melbourne, AU); Mary Cole (Vervale, AU)
Assignee: LIVING LEGACY PTY LTD
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Patent No.
US 10,946,421
App. No.
15/778,187
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided A process for producing a biocompatible soil mixture from cremated ash remains, the process comprising: mixing cremated ash remains with a soil base material and a nutrient composition to produce a pre-conditioned mixture, the nutrient composition comprising at least one of paramagnetic material, soil conditioner and fertilizer; and conditioning the pre-conditioned mixture using a microbial conditioner to adjust the adverse chemical properties of the cremated ash remains biologically to produce a conditioned soil mixture being biocompatible for a legacy tree, wherein the pre-conditioned mixture comprises less than 10% of the cremated ash remains by volume.

Claims (25)

1. A process for producing a biocompatible soil mixture from cremated ash remains, the process comprising:

mixing cremated ash remains with a soil base material and a nutrient composition to produce a pre-conditioned mixture, the nutrient composition comprising at least one of paramagnetic material, soil conditioner and fertilizer; and

conditioning the pre-conditioned mixture using a microbial conditioner to adjust the adverse chemical properties of the cremated ash remains biologically to produce a conditioned soil mixture being biocompatible for a legacy tree, wherein:

the pre-conditioned mixture comprises less than 10% of the cremated ash remains by volume; and

the microbial conditioner comprises a carbon source, water, microbial content and at least one of Humic acid and Fulvic acid.

2. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, whereas the cremated ash remains has a pH of between 10 and 12, the conditioner conditions the pre-conditioned mixture such that the conditioned soil mixture has a pH of between 6 and 7 pH.

3. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, whereas the cremated ash remains has phosphates of between about 45-52% by volume, the conditioned soil mixture has less than 8% phosphates by volume.

4. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pre-conditioned mixture comprises the cremated ash remains at approximately 5% by volume.

5. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pre-conditioned mixture comprises and the nutrient composition at approximately 7.5% by volume.

6. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pre-conditioned mixture comprises the soil base material at about 90% by volume.

7. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pre-conditioned mixture comprises potting mix at about 45% by volume and compost at about 45% by volume.

8. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising populating the conditioner with the bacteria comprising at least one of Bacillus megaterium; Bacillus thuringiensis; Bacillus mucilaginosus; Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus lichemformis.

9. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising pre-processing the conditioner using at least one of a humification and fermentation process.

10. The process as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising populating the conditioner with fungus spores.

11. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the chemical composition of the nutrient composition comprises approximately 11% organic carbon, 4.9% humate and 6.7% Calcium.

12. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one of the soil conditioner and the nutrient composition comprises a carbon geosequestration promoter comprising Leonardite at between 5% and 11% by volume.

13. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner further comprises kelp.

14. The process as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the microbial conditioner comprises a kelp content of approximately 5% by volume.

15. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner further comprises molasses.

16. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner comprises a Humic acid content of approximately 20% by volume.

17. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner comprises a Fulvic acid content of approximately 5% by volume.

18. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner comprises water and microbial content of approximately 20% by volume.

19. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner comprises a carbon source content of approximately 20% by volume.

20. The process as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the microbial conditioner is a liquid microbial conditioner.

21. The process as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the step of conditioning the pre-conditioned mixture further comprises saturating the pre-conditioned mixture using the microbial conditioner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2018
From: ROBERTS, WARREN; COLE, MARY
To: LIVING LEGACY PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 046858/0525 →
Priority Claims (2)
AU 2015904858 · Nov 24, 2015 · national
AU 2015904861 · Nov 24, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180318893A1 · Nov 8, 2018