Described herein, inter alia, is a concentrate including a high ionic strength liquid and a microfibrillated cellulose, and methods of making the same.

The present disclosure describes stable aqueous suspension concentrate formulations that include one or more water-insoluble or partially water-soluble agrochemical active ingredient(s), optionally a rosin, and a sulfopolymer. The present disclosure also describes methods of making and using such formulations in agriculture.

The present disclosure describes a composition including a sulfopolymer, and one or more agrochemicals. The composition exhibits increased rainfastness as compared to the same composition without the sulfopolymer. The present disclosure also describes methods of making and using such emulsion formulations in agriculture.

The present invention relates to bioavailable (which may also be referred to as plant available) silicon, such as in the form of a concentrate or solid, and processes for producing and using bioavailable silicon.

In embodiments, the present invention relates to liquid formulations containing hydrophobic, biodegradable polymers dispersed within a Non-aqueous Organic Solvent Delivery System (NOSDS) that is designed to coat fertilizer granules with a hydrophobic film utilizing simple application equipment such as mixers, blenders and tumblers. This film can impede the dissolution of fertilizer components by water improving fertilizer efficiency. The NOSDS can be aprotic solvents, protic solvents and mixtures of protic and aprotic solvents which are environmentally friendly, have flashpoints above 145° F., and are inherently rated safe for contact with humans and animals. The hydrophobic polymers are the reaction product of aldehyde(s) and nitrogen containing compounds.

The present invention relates to an organic nutrient-based dissolution accelerator for potassium sulfate and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The organic nutrient-based dissolution accelerator for potassium sulfate of the present invention consists of an organic acid mixture solution, tyrosine, leucine, threonine, alcohol amine, and the like. The organic nutrient-based dissolution accelerator for potassium sulfate of the present invention can not only substantially improve the dissolution speed of potassium sulfate by 6-120 times, but also provides organic nutrition for crops to achieve a synergy with inorganic nutrition to further improve the nutritional efficiency of potassium and sulfur elements.

The present invention relates to an organic nutrient-based dissolution accelerator for potassium sulfate and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The organic nutrient-based dissolution accelerator for potassium sulfate of the present invention consists of an organic acid mixture solution, tyrosine, leucine, threonine, alcohol amine, and the like. The organic nutrient-based dissolution accelerator for potassium sulfate of the present invention can not only substantially improve the dissolution speed of potassium sulfate by 6-120 times, but also provides organic nutrition for crops to achieve a synergy with inorganic nutrition to further improve the nutritional efficiency of potassium and sulfur elements.

A portable and modular renewable energy microgeneration apparatus is disclosed that includes at least four modular units. The first modular unit includes a mixing tank and a chopper. The second modular unit includes a buffer tank, a liquor tank, and a pasteurization tank that pasteurizes waste that has been mixed with liquid from the liquor tank by the mixer, chopped into smaller sized components by the chopper, and pre-warmed by the buffer tank. The third modular unit includes a digestion tank that performs anaerobic digestion on pasteurized waste received from the pasteurization tank. And the fourth modular unit includes a gas storage tank that stores gas generated by the waste in at least one of the mixing tank, the chopper, the buffer tank, the liquor tank, the pasteurization tank, and the digestion tank. Each of the four modular units is both portable and modular.

A new slow-release fertilizer is described that is formed by applying graphene oxide (GO) as a carrier for micronutrients such as copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in which the micronutrients are efficiently bonded with the functional groups at the surface and sides of the GO sheets due to their affinity to the unpaired oxygen atoms in the GO. The prepared Cu-graphene oxide (Cu-GO) and Zn-graphene oxide (Zn-GO) fertilizers showed a biphasic dissolution behaviour compared to commercial zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) and copper sulphate (CuSO4) fertilizer granules, displaying both fast- and slow-release micronutrient release.

The present invention relates to bioavailable (which may also be referred to as plant available) silicon, such as in the form of a concentrate or solid, and processes for producing and using bioavailable silicon.