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US 10,766,827 B1Granted
Pelletized basalt for use as a soil amendment
AssigneeSpecialty Granules Investments LLC
InventorsJohn Horton, Justin P. Dunlap
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Abstract
A composition including at least about 50 wt % basalt and no more than about 20 wt % binding agent, wherein the composition is in the form of a plurality of particles. The composition can find applications in agriculture, horticulture, and gardening, and can be used, e.g., as soil amendment.
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A soil amendment composition comprising:
- at least one of basalt, metabasalt, or a combination thereof, wherein the at least one of basalt, metabasalt, or a combination thereof is present at 50 wt % to 98 wt % based on a total weight of the soil amendment composition;
- and
- a binding agent,
- wherein the binding agent is present at 1 wt % to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the soil amendment composition,
- wherein the binding agent is humic acid,
- wherein the soil amendment composition is in the form of a plurality of particles, and
- wherein the plurality of particles have an average particle size of about 0.25 mm to about 10 mm.
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A soil amendment composition comprising:
- at least one of basalt, metabasalt, or a combination thereof, wherein the at least one of basalt, metabasalt, or a combination thereof is present at 50 wt % to 98 wt % based on a total weight of the soil amendment composition;
- and
- a binding agent,
- wherein the binding agent is present at 1 wt % to 20 wt % based on the total weight of the soil amendment composition,
- wherein the soil amendment composition is in the form of a plurality of particles,
- wherein the binding agent is a combination of humic acid and lignosulfonate, and
- wherein a weight ratio of the humic acid and the lignosulfonate is 10:1 to 99:1.
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