Blockchain Multichain Protocol for Humic Substance Carbon Credit Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current carbon credit systems face challenges in tracking and verifying greenhouse gas reductions, particularly in the agricultural sector, due to lack of granularity and potential for fraud, with humic substances offering a promising but underutilized solution for reducing nitrous oxide emissions and improving soil health.
Innovation Solution
A blockchain-based multichain protocol is developed to track the lifecycle of humic substances from mining to application, ensuring transparency and accountability in carbon credit generation, validation, and retirement, linking tangible humic assets to intangible carbon credits through a Life Cycle Approach.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional carbon credit tracking systems are used in agriculture, then implementation is simpler, but tracking precision and fraud resistance are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the carbon credit tracking system into multiple independent chains (supply chain, application chain, verification chain) that can be tracked separately but linked together. Each chain records specific aspects of the humic substance lifecycle, allowing granular tracking without requiring a complete system redesign. This segmentation enables precise tracking of individual batches and applications while maintaining manageable complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested tracking structure where multiple chains of custody are nested within each other. The supply chain tracking is nested within the application tracking, which is nested within the overall carbon credit verification. Each nested layer adds specificity and detail while building upon the previous layer, enabling comprehensive tracking precision through hierarchical data organization rather than flat complex systems.
2Reliability
If granular tracking of carbon credits is implemented, then fraud resistance improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary tagging and identification to humic substances at the mining and processing stages, before they reach application. Carbon credits are pre-allocated and registered in the blockchain system before actual field application occurs. This preliminary action establishes a trusted baseline that prevents fraud later in the chain, as any deviations from the pre-recorded data are immediately detectable, enhancing fraud resistance without requiring complex real-time monitoring systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where each stage of the humic substance lifecycle reports data back to the blockchain ledger, which then verifies and records the information. The system provides automatic feedback loops that compare expected versus actual outcomes at each stage (mining, processing, application, verification), flagging discrepancies for investigation. This feedback-driven approach enhances reliability by continuously validating data integrity while maintaining manageable complexity through automated verification rules.
3Loss of information
If blockchain-based multichain protocol is implemented, then transparency and accountability improve, but ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces intermediary interfaces and aggregation layers that translate complex blockchain multichain data into user-friendly formats. These intermediaries act as mediators between the transparent but complex blockchain system and end-users, presenting simplified views of carbon credit tracking without sacrificing underlying transparency. The intermediaries handle the complexity of multichain coordination while presenting clean, easy-to-understand information to farmers, validators, and regulators, thus maintaining transparency while improving ease of operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of formulating novel humic material is disclosed comprising mixing one or more portions of Dimethylphenylpiperazinium (DMPP) with one or more portions of N—(N-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT) with one or more portions of Isobutylidene-diurea (IBDU) with one or more portions of Polyaspartic Acid with one or more portions of Chitosan and a portion of Mycorrhizae and Rhizobia to form a portion of biostimulant material; obtaining a portion of seaweed harvest and crushing and drying said portion of seaweed to form a portion of seaweed powder; Obtaining a portion of leonardite and crushing said portion of leonardite to form a portion of humic raw material; mixing one or more portion of animal manure with one or more portion of stover with one or more portion of organic waste to form a portion of compositing mix and composting said compositing mix to form a portion of composted product; obtaining a portion of plant waste and subjecting said portion of plant waste through an anaerobic combustion to form a portion of bio char; mixing said portion of bio char with said portion of composted product with said portion of humic product to form a portion of humic processed material; adding a portion of artificial taggant to said humic processed material to form tagged humic product; mixing said tagged humic product with said portion of biostimulant material to form a portion of biostimulant humic product; adding a taggant to said portion of biostimulant humic product to form a portion of tagged biostimulant humic product; mixing one or more portion of phosphorus with a portion of potassium and a portion of nitrogen and a portion of trace minerals to form portion of raw fertilizer; mixing said portion of raw fertilizer with said portion of tagged biostimulant humic product to form a portion of tagged fertilized biostimulant humic product.