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US 10,384,984 B2Granted
Coated organic materials and methods for forming the coated organic materials
AssigneeGreenTechnologies, LLC
InventorAllan Amir Varshovi
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Abstract
A composition and method for producing an organic material with an inorganic coating. The inorganic coating may include ammonium sulfate. The present disclosure also provides a fertilizer having an inorganic coating. A method according to the present disclosure includes granulating an organic material and coating the organic material with a reactive coating composition. The inorganic coating material may be generated in situ to the process of coating the organic material.
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A method of preparing a fertilizer composition comprising:
- contacting an organic material, the organic material selected from the group consisting of biosolids, activated sludge, municipal compost, sewage waste, animal manures, horse manure, cow manure, chicken manure, pig manure, sheep manure, composted organic byproducts, humic substances, sludge, water treatment plant solids, manure, and peat moss,
- with ammonium sulfate, calcium nitrate, and water;
- and mixing, wherein in said contacting and mixing, the ammonium sulfate and the calcium nitrate react, to produce, on said organic material, a coating comprising calcium sulfate dihydrate and ammonium nitrate;
- and drying;
- to prepare the fertilizer composition.
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A fertilizer granule comprising:
- a core comprising an organic material;
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- an outer coating comprising calcium sulfate dihydrate and ammonium nitrate;
- wherein the organic material is selected from the group consisting of biosolids, activated sludge, municipal compost, sewage waste, animal manures, horse manure, cow manure, chicken manure, pig manure, sheep manure, composted organic byproducts, humic substances, sludge, water treatment plant solids, manure, and peat moss.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.