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US 2024/0358024 A1Published application
Substrates for plant growth and infrastructure
AssigneeKhalifa University of Science and Technology
InventorsBlaise Leopold TARDY, M-Hidar Ali AL DALI, Mohamed Hamid SALIM, Ghanim Mabrook Firuz MABROOK
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Abstract
A method for forming a fibrous network in a substrate includes introducing a first additive and a second additive to sandy soil sufficient to form a fibrous composite, wherein the first additive includes one or more sugars, and wherein the second additive includes microbes.
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A method for forming a fibrous network in a substrate, the method comprising:
- introducing a first additive and a second additive to sandy soil sufficient to form a fibrous composite, wherein the first additive includes one or more sugars, and wherein the second additive includes microbes.
A method for forming a fibrous network in a substrate, the method comprising:
- introducing cellulose fibers to sandy soil sufficient to form a fibrous composite, wherein the cellulose fibers include mechanically processed cellulose fibers using a ball-milling process or a high-pressure homogenizer.
A method for forming a sandy soil composite, the method comprising:
- (a) blending one or more plant materials, wherein the one or more plant materials include cellulose fibers;
- (b) treating the one or more plant materials;
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- (c) introducing the cellulose fibers to sandy soil, wherein the sandy soil includes at least 75 wt. % sand particles having a diameter ranging from about 0.02 mm to about 10 mm.
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