Humic Acid Preparation Binds Glyphosate to Neutralize Toxicity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack an effective method to neutralize the harmful effects of glyphosate on warm-blooded animals and their microbiota, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract, and its impact on soil health, as it persists in feed and food products, leading to health issues and microbial imbalances.
Innovation Solution
A humic acid preparation called Cellu-Ligno-Karbon-Isolate is used to bind glyphosate, reducing its growth-inhibiting effects on gastrointestinal microorganisms and maintaining microbiological activity, achieved through oral intake and application in feed and soil.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If glyphosate is applied to crops to protect them from pests and weeds, then crop protection is improved, but harmful effects on warm-blooded animals and their microbiota occur
Solution Approach 1:
Humic acid preparation serves as an intermediary substance that binds to glyphosate in the gastrointestinal tract, preventing direct contact between glyphosate and beneficial microorganisms. The humic acid acts as a mediator that neutralizes the harmful effects while allowing the crop protection benefits of glyphosate to remain intact.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention converts the harmful glyphosate substance into a beneficial effect by using humic acid to bind it, transforming the toxic interaction into a protective mechanism. The bound glyphosate-humic acid complex loses its harmful properties while the humic acid preparation can be administered to affected animals.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If glyphosate binds to humic acid preparation, then harmful effects are neutralized, but the complexity of treatment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the chemical parameters of the gastrointestinal environment by introducing humic acid preparation, which alters the binding dynamics between glyphosate and microorganisms. This parameter change (adding humic acid) simplifies the overall treatment approach compared to more complex intervention strategies.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If beneficial bacteria are reduced or eliminated by glyphosate, then microbial imbalance occurs, but pathogenic bacteria become dominant
Solution Approach 1:
The humic acid preparation applies preliminary anti-action by binding to glyphosate before it can completely eliminate beneficial bacteria. This preemptive binding reduces the concentration of free glyphosate available to kill beneficial microorganisms, preventing the development of pathogenic dominance and maintaining microbiota balance.
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 humic acid preparation significantly increases the minimum inhibitory concentration of glyphosate for indicator bacteria, effectively neutralizing its harmful effects, improving animal health, food quality, and soil microbiology, while allowing contaminated products to be safely used as feed or fertilizer.
Implementation Method 1
The indicator bacteria were used. Enterococcus faecalis and Bacillus badius used. The humic acid preparation binds glyphosate, thereby reducing its growth-inhibiting effect on beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract
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AI summary
The invention relates to the use of a humic acid preparation RB4 or lignocellulose carbon isolate for treating diseases in warm-blooded animals caused by a plant protection agent glyphosate, wherein the plant protection agent glyphosate is bonded to the humic acid preparation and/or the growth-inhibiting action of the plant protection agent glyphosate on physiological microbes is reduced. The invention further relates to the use of a humic acid preparation RB4 or lignocellulose carbon isolate for external application to the skin, resulting in the improvement or preservation of skin health.