The invention relates to a microbial delivery system where biochar acts as a carrier for microbes.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of ecological environmental protection, resource development and utilization and new materials, and particularly relates to a method and device for rapidly forming artificial clay and artificial organic ecological mud. The method comprises the following steps: raw material and water storage preparation; preparing nutrient aqueous solution; preparing mineral muddy water; preparing flocculent mineral solution; and reacting and dehydrating to form artificial clay or artificial organic ecological mud. The device comprises a grinding mill, a feeding system, a silo, a belt conveyor, an agitator, a dehydration system and a reservoir. In accordance with the present disclosure, the formation period of natural clay is greatly shortened by artificial means, making the clay become a renewable resource.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of ecological environmental protection, resource development and utilization and new materials, and particularly relates to a method and device for rapidly forming artificial clay and artificial organic ecological mud. The method comprises the following steps: raw material and water storage preparation; preparing nutrient aqueous solution; preparing mineral muddy water; preparing flocculent mineral solution; and reacting and dehydrating to form artificial clay or artificial organic ecological mud. The device comprises a grinding mill, a feeding system, a silo, a belt conveyor, an agitator, a dehydration system and a reservoir. In accordance with the present disclosure, the formation period of natural clay is greatly shortened by artificial means, making the clay become a renewable resource.

The present disclosure relates to zeolite based agricultural compositions and their use as delayed release compositions. The delayed release compositions comprise an agricultural composition absorbed into or on the zeolite and the impregnated zeolites can then be coated with a polymer material to give the delayed release composition. Release of the agricultural composition can be tuned to coincide with the demand needs of a growing plant.

A growth medium for fungus is obtained by: (a) treating a mixture of lignocellulosic biomass and water with at least one oxidizing agent and steam at a temperature in a range of from about 130° C. to about 220° C. for a period from about 5 seconds to about 10 hours; (b) periodically measuring a pH of the mixture for substantially an entire duration of the treating step; and (c) as necessary, based on the pH of the mixture measured in step (b), adjusting the pH of the mixture into a range of from about pH 4.5 to about pH 7.5 by adding a base to the mixture. A method for producing the growth medium for fungi and a method for cultivating fungi are also provided.

A growth medium for fungus is obtained by: (a) treating a mixture of lignocellulosic biomass and water with at least one oxidizing agent and steam at a temperature in a range of from about 130° C. to about 220° C. for a period from about 5 seconds to about 10 hours; (b) periodically measuring a pH of the mixture for substantially an entire duration of the treating step; and (c) as necessary, based on the pH of the mixture measured in step (b), adjusting the pH of the mixture into a range of from about pH 4.5 to about pH 7.5 by adding a base to the mixture. A method for producing the growth medium for fungi and a method for cultivating fungi are also provided.

A method and system is provided for treating water to remove contaminants using treated biochar placed in the water flow pathway of a water treatment process. The system further includes the further treatment of the treated biochar after its use in the water treatment process for use in agricultural or animal applications.

A fertilizer stick comprising a saccharide and a fertilizer dispersed therein, wherein the saccharide constitutes about 25% to about 95% (w/w) of the stick.

A method comprising (a) obtaining rock fines comprising at least one of basalt, metabasalt, diabase, rhyolite, andesite, meta-andesite, granite, graphite, talc, silica, sand, perlite, or a combination thereof, (b) obtaining a binder, (c) obtaining a material comprising at least one of Ca, Mg, S, B, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Zn, or a combination thereof, and (d) combining ingredients comprising the rock fines, the binder, and the material.

A method comprising (a) obtaining rock fines comprising at least one of basalt, metabasalt, diabase, rhyolite, andesite, meta-andesite, granite, graphite, talc, silica, sand, perlite, or a combination thereof, (b) obtaining a binder, (c) obtaining a material comprising at least one of Ca, Mg, S, B, Cl, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Zn, or a combination thereof, and (d) combining ingredients comprising the rock fines, the binder, and the material.