Biochar as a microbial carrier
AssigneeCarbon Technology Holdings, LLC
InventorsRichard Wilson Belcher, Han Suk Kim, Brian Buege, Mark L. Jarand, Michael C. Cheiky, Ronald A. Sills
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Abstract
The invention relates to a microbial delivery system where biochar acts as a carrier for microbes.
Claims17
A microbial delivery system comprising:
- a biochar, wherein the biochar comprises a pore;
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- a microbe, wherein the microbe is inoculated into the pore of the biochar, wherein the microbe is inoculated into the biochar using mechanical, chemical, or biological assistance to thereby move the microbe into the pore of the biochar, and wherein the microbe is inoculated into the pore of the biochar using the application of positive or negative pressure.
A biochar, wherein the biochar comprises a pore, wherein the pore is filled with a media, wherein the media comprises a microbe, wherein the media is infused into the pore of the biochar using mechanical, chemical, or biological assistance to thereby move the microbe into the pore of the biochar, and wherein the media is infused into the pore of the biochar using positive or negative pressure.
A method for creating an enhanced biochar, the method comprising infusing a media into a pore of a biochar, wherein the media comprises a microbe, wherein the infusing the media comprises infusing the microbe into the pore of the biochar using mechanical, chemical, or biological assistance to thereby move the microbe into the pore of the biochar, and wherein the media is infused into the pore of the biochar using positive or negative pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.