Device and method for soil moisture stabilization and tree or plant protection
AssigneeZynnovation LLC
InventorsWei Zhang, Hailing Yang
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Abstract
A mat for soil moisture stabilization can include a top layer, having a first perimeter edge; a water-permeable bottom layer, having a second perimeter edge affixed either directly to the first perimeter edge, or indirectly to the first perimeter edge via an intervening sidewall; and a water-absorbing and releasing center layer disposed between the top and bottom layers. The mat can include a section having superabsorbent particles and a section not having superabsorbent particles. Such a soil moisture stabilization mat can be used to protect plants and foundations in or on the ground, or stabilize soil moisture in an expansive or other soil.
Claims11
A method of stabilizing soil moisture in expansive or other soil, comprising placing a soil moisture stabilization mat on the soil, wherein the soil moisture stabilization mat comprises:
- a top layer, having a first perimeter edge;
- a water-permeable bottom layer, having a second perimeter edge affixed either directly to the first perimeter edge, or indirectly to the first perimeter edge via an intervening sidewall to define a compartment with multiple sections;
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- wherein one or more sections include a water-absorbing and releasing center layer disposed between the top and bottom layers, and comprising superabsorbent particles and wherein one or more sections does not include superabsorbent particles.
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