Cellulose Nutrient Fertilizer with Microbial Blend for Soil Remediation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current fertilizers do not effectively address the need for synergistic combinations of nutrients and microbial blends to enhance soil fertilization and remediation, leading to suboptimal crop yields and soil health.

Innovation Solution

Compositions combining a cellulose nutrient component, a microbial blend, a source of nitrogen, a source of phosphorus, and exotic micronutrients, which are synergistically effective in fertilizing and remediating soil, including pelletized forms with binders and activators, to enhance microbial activity and nutrient availability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If traditional fertilizers are used, then basic nutrient supply is provided, but synergistic enhancement of soil fertilization and remediation is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecrop yieldsVSAvoidfertilizer composition complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple fertilizer components (cellulose nutrient component, nitrogen source, phosphorus source, potassium source, sulfur source, and microbial blend) into a single synergistic composition. This merging of components allows the fertilizer to simultaneously provide basic nutrients and enhance soil remediation, achieving higher crop yields without requiring multiple separate applications of different fertilizers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention creates a composite fertilizer material that integrates organic cellulose components with inorganic nutrient sources and living microbial organisms. This composite structure enables the fertilizer to function as both a nutrient supplier and a soil remediation agent, resolving the contradiction between maintaining simple application methods and achieving complex synergistic effects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Reliability

If single-nutrient fertilizers are applied, then specific nutrient deficiencies are corrected, but overall soil health and microbial activity are not enhanced

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesoil healthVSAvoidfertilizer composition
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent designs a universal fertilizer composition that performs multiple functions simultaneously: supplying macronutrients (N, P, K, S), providing carbon through cellulose, and enhancing soil microbial activity. This multi-functional approach allows a single fertilizer application to address various soil health issues comprehensively, rather than requiring separate fertilizers for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention merges traditionally separate fertilizer categories (organic matter, inorganic nutrients, and microbial inoculants) into one integrated composition. This combining enables the fertilizer to simultaneously improve soil structure, provide essential nutrients, and stimulate microbial populations, achieving comprehensive soil health improvement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Object-affected harmful factors

If conventional fertilization methods are used, then nutrient supply is provided, but remediation of soil contaminants is not achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesoil contaminantsVSAvoidfertilizer composition
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces microbial blends as intermediary organisms that facilitate the remediation of soil contaminants. These microorganisms act as mediators between the fertilizer components and the contaminants, breaking down toxic substances and transforming them into less harmful forms while the fertilizer simultaneously provides necessary nutrients for plant growth.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention converts potentially harmful soil contaminants into beneficial effects through the action of microbial blends. The microbes metabolize contaminants, transforming toxic substances into harmless or even beneficial compounds, thereby resolving the contradiction between maintaining simple fertilizer application and achieving contaminant remediation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The compositions significantly increase crop yields by 10% to 100% and improve soil health by reducing negative effects of contaminants, achieving results beyond the sum of individual components, with enhanced microbial activity and nutrient content.

Implementation Method 1

The microbial blend component includes microbial species capable of digesting the cellulose nutrient component

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnzymatic decomposition: Enzyme

Implementation Method 2

the cellulose nutrient component may be a source of one or more of humic acid, fulvic acid and ulmic acid

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAbsorption: Absorption (physical)

Data Source

PatentUS10683238B2Fertilizer compositions comprising a cellulose nutrient component and methods for using same
Publication Date: 2020.06.16 YAMASHITA THOMAS T

AI summary

Aspects of the invention include compositions for fertilizing and remediating soil. Compositions according to certain embodiments include a cellulose nutrient composition, a microbial blend composition, a source of nitrogen, a source of phosphorus and exotic micronutrients. Methods for using compositions of the invention to fertilize and remediate soil and kits having one or more compositions for fertilizing and remediating soil are also described.