Humectant compositions that effectively increase moisture retention in soil and associated methods for identifying same

US10352011B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-10352011-B2
Application numberUS-201414208589-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 13, 2014
Priority dateMar 13, 2013
Publication dateJul 16, 2019
Grant dateJul 16, 2019

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A method for increasing moisture retention in a soil includes applying an effective amount of an effective humectant composition to the soil. The effective humectant composition is identified by determining the average moisture content of the soil for the humectant compositions applied at a minimum humectant concentration level, a maximum humectant concentration level, and at a first concentration level between the minimum and the maximum humectant concentration level. An average slope curve is generated by plotting the determined average moisture content of the soil for each applied humectant concentration levels from the minimum humectant concentration level to the maximum humectant concentration level. An effective humectant composition is determined when the generated average slope curve provides an increasing average moisture content along the entirety of a length of the generated average slope curve and when the generated average slope curve has a p value of 0.05 or less.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A humectant composition for increasing moisture retention in a soil, the humectant composition consists of a composition of the formula Y[Z a (CH 2 CH 2 O) b (CH 2 CH(CH 3 )O) c H] x , wherein Y is derived from an organic compound having x reactive hydroxyl groups; Z represents a heteric copolymer derived from the alkoxylation reaction product of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, the subscript a is a positive number, the subscript b is zer…

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What does patent US10352011B2 cover?
A method for increasing moisture retention in a soil includes applying an effective amount of an effective humectant composition to the soil. The effective humectant composition is identified by determining the average moisture content of the soil for the humectant compositions applied at a minimum humectant concentration level, a maximum humectant concentration level, and at a first concentrat…
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What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification E02D3/00. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 16 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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