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US 10,479,735 B2Granted
Process to produce a commercial soil additive prepared from compost and in situ oxidized sulphur and soil additive so formed
AssigneeGfl Environmental Inc.
InventorsCharles O'Donnell, Neil Wiens, Jeffrey Thompson
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Abstract
A process for producing a commercial soil additive comprises mixing a compost composition with elementary (raw) sulphur to form a mixed material and turning the mixed material until it is substantially homogenous and until there is microbial oxidation of elementary sulphur therein to at least one sulphate.
Claims6
A process for producing a commercial soil additive comprising:
- a) mixing a first compost composition with a source of elemental sulphur to form a mixed material, wherein the source of elemental sulphur comprises 90-99% elemental sulphur, said mixed material comprises 80-85% elemental sulphur;
- b) forming at least one of a static or dynamic pile comprising the mixed material, thereby forming at least one first pile;
- c) adding a second compost composition on top of the at least one first pile to form at least one second pile, wherein the second compost composition is 10-15% of the first compost composition;
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- d) turning the at least one second pile until the mixed material is substantially homogenous and until there is microbial oxidation of the elemental sulphur therein to at least one sulphate to form the soil additive.
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