Mineral solubilizing microorganism infused biochars

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11312666-B2
Application number	US-202016914692-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 29, 2020
Priority date	Jun 6, 2011
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

A treated biochar comprising a porous carbonaceous particle that has been treated and mixed with a media containing a mineral solubilizing microorganism, whereby the porous carbonaceous particle after mixing has retained the mineral solubilizing microorganism.

First claim

We claim:

1. A composition comprising:
a biochar, wherein the biochar comprises pores, and wherein the biochar comprises a base level concentration of minerals deposited onto the biochar; and a media comprising a mineral solubilizing microorganism disposed within the pores.

2. The biochar of claim 1 , wherein the mineral solubilizing microorganism comprises a microorganism selected from the group consisting of: Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, Burkholderia, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Microccocus, Aereobacter, Flavobacterium, Erwinia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Bacillus mucilaginosus, Bacillus edaphicus, Bacillus circulans, Paenibacillus spp., Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans, Pseudomonas cepacia, Burkholderia cepacia, Klebsiella variicola, Pantoea agglornerans, Glomus mosseae, Glomus intraradices, Aspergillus terreus , and Aspergillus niger.

3. The biochar of claim 1 , wherein the media comprises a surfactant.

4. A composition comprising a treated biochar for use in agricultural or animal application, the treated biochar comprising:
a porous carbonaceous particle comprising pores, and
a base level concentration of minerals deposited onto the porous carbonaceous particle,
wherein the pores comprise a mineral solubilizing microorganism, and wherein the treated biochar has been mixed with a media comprising the mineral solubilizing microorganism.

5. The biochar of claim 4 , wherein the mineral solubilizing microorganism comprises a microorganism selected from the group consisting of: Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, Burkholderia, Achromobacter, Agrobacterium, Microccocus, Aereobacter, Flavobacterium, Erwinia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Bacillus mucilaginosus, Bacillus edaphicus, Bacillus circulans, Paenibacillus spp., Acidothiobacillus ferrooxidans, Pseudomonas cepacia, Burkholderia cepacia, Klebsiella variicola, Pantoea agglomerans, Glomus mosseae, Glomus intraradices, Aspergillus terreus , and Aspergillus niger.

6. A method of making an enhanced biochar, the method comprising:
depositing minerals onto a biochar, thereby generating a biochar comprising a base level concentration of the minerals;
contacting the biochar comprising the base level concentration of the minerals with a media, thereby generating the enhanced biochar, wherein the media comprises a mineral solubilizing microorganism.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the base level concentration of the minerals is at least 10 ppm.

Assignees

• Carbon Tech Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Belcher Richard W
• Kim Han Suk
• Buege Brian
• Sills Ronald A

Classifications

• C05D9/02

  containing trace elements · CPC title

• Y02P60/21

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• C10B57/02

  Multi-step carbonising or coking processes · CPC title

• C05F11/08

  Organic fertilisers containing added bacterial cultures, mycelia or the like · CPC title

• Y02A40/22

  Improving land use; Improving water use or availability; Controlling erosion · CPC title