Soil formulation for resisting erosion
AssigneeTerra Novo, Inc.
InventorScott Harrison
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Abstract
Compositions and method for resisting soil erosion. The compositions comprise either an aqueous mixture of a polymer mixed with an organic material or, alternatively, a polymer and organic material that can be mixed in water. The polymer preferably comprises polyacrylamide having anionic functional groups and the organic base comprises either cellulose, mulch and/or seed and mulch. The methods of the present invention comprise providing or forming an aqueous mixture of the compositions of the present invention and applying them to an area of land sought to be provided with soil erosion resistance.
Claims15
A composition for forming an admixture with water for subsequent application to soil to prevent soil erosion comprising:
- a) a polymer present in an amount up to 5.00% by weight of said composition;
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- b) an organic material present in an amount up to 99.75% by weight of said composition.
A method for reducing soil erosion from an area of land comprising the steps:
- a) providing a polymer;
- b) providing an organic material;
- c) providing water;
- d) mixing said water in step c) with said polymer in step a) to form a first admixture;
- e) mixing the admixture of step d) with said organic matter in step b);
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- f) applying said admixture in step e) to said area of land.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.