IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0378088
(2003-03-04)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Ringelberg, David B.
- Weiss, Jr., Charles A.
- Malone, Philip G.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
10 인용 특허 :
8 |
초록
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Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), suitable for use as a slow-release fertilizer for example, is produced by mixing animal manure with a pre-specified amount of a magnesium-rich compound. A pre-specified amount of an enzyme, such as an urease or uricase, is added to the resultant mixture. The
Magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite), suitable for use as a slow-release fertilizer for example, is produced by mixing animal manure with a pre-specified amount of a magnesium-rich compound. A pre-specified amount of an enzyme, such as an urease or uricase, is added to the resultant mixture. The temperature and pH of this mixture are maintained within a pre-specified range to facilitate precipitation of the magnesium ammonium phosphate. Optionally, the enzyme-supplemented mixture may be inoculated with a pre-specified amount of bacteria, such as Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus globisporus , or Bacillus fusiformis , or a species of Bacillus identified as Bacillus sp. SB1. This bacteria-supplemented mixture is then allowed to incubate for about 14 days to form struvite. Alternatively, a pre-specified amount of phosphatase, an enzyme promoting the formation of phosphate from phosphorus-rich organic compounds, may be added with the first enzyme to further accelerate the process and increase the yield of struvite crystals.
대표청구항
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1. An enhanced process for both accelerating production and increasing the yield of ammonium magnesium phosphate when compared to existing methods, comprising:providing animal excreta;determining the nitrogen content of said animal excreta;adding a pre-specified amount of at least one magnesium comp
1. An enhanced process for both accelerating production and increasing the yield of ammonium magnesium phosphate when compared to existing methods, comprising:providing animal excreta;determining the nitrogen content of said animal excreta;adding a pre-specified amount of at least one magnesium compound to said animal excreta to yield a first mix,wherein said pre-specified amount is based on said nitrogen content;adjusting the pH of said first mix to within a pre-specified range of pH to yield a second mix;adding a pre-specified amount of at least one enzyme to said second mix to yield a third mix having a cell structure,wherein said at least one enzyme is mixed with a 0.1 molar phosphate buffer to bring said at least one enzyme into solution;maintaining said third mix at a pre-specified temperature range for a pre-specified time;wherein said ammonium magnesium phosphate is precipitated. 2. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said at least one magnesium compound is selected from the group consisting essentially of: a magnesium carbonate, a magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof. 3. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said pre-specified amount of said at least one magnesium compound is between about 1.5 and 2.0 parts per part of said nitrogen in said animal excreta and said pre-specified amount of said at least one enzyme is between about 0.25 and 0.75 grams per liter of said third mix. 4. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said pre-specified amount of said at least one magnesium compound is about 1.7 parts per part of said nitrogen in said animal excreta and said pre-specified amount of said at least one enzyme is about 0.5 grams per liter of said third mix. 5. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said third mix is inoculated with at least one species of bacteria to yield a fourth mix having a cell structure,wherein, said at least one species of bacteria, through excretion of at least one enzyme internal to said at least one species of bacteria, promotes the formation of said struvite as crystals outside said cell structure of said fourth mix, andwherein, said at least one enzymes internal to said at least one species of bacteria raise the pH of said fourth mix, facilitating said at least one species of bacteria to become the dominant organism in said fourth mix, andwherein, said added at least one species of bacteria facilitate maintenance of higher levels of said at least one enzyme than would be available without said at least one species of bacteria being added, andwherein the formation of said magnesium ammonium phosphate is further accelerated and is provided at a greater yield than would be possible without said at least one species of bacteria being added. 6. The enhanced process of claim 5 in which said at least one species of bacteria are selected from the group consisting essentially of: Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus globisporus, Bacillus fusiformis , Bacillus sp. SB1, and combinations thereof. 7. The enhanced process of claim 5 in which said at least one species of bacteria is Bacillus sp. SB1. 8. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said at least one enzyme is selected from the group consisting essentially of: an urease, an uricase, phosphatase, and combinations thereof. 9. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said at least one enzyme is a bean sprout urease. 10. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said at least one enzyme is jack bean urease. 11. The enhanced process of 1 in which said at least one enzyme is phosphatase. 12. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said adjustment of pH is accomplished by aeration of said first mix. 13. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which:said pre-specified range of pH is about 7-10;said pre-specified temperature range is about 20-30° C.; andsaid pre-specified time period is about 10-20 days. 14. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which:said pre-specified range of pH is about 7-10;said pre-specified temperature range is about 2 5-30° C.; andsaid pre-specified time period is about 14 days. 15. A slow-release fertilizer that efficiently provides nitrogen and phosphorous as nutrients to plants, said fertilizer provided as a precipitate derived at least in part from mixing animal excreta, a pre-specified amount of a magnesium compound, and a pre-specified amount of at least one enzyme in a resultant mix having a cell structure, said resultant mix being maintained at a pre-specified range of pH and a pre-specified temperature range for a pre-specified time,wherein said nitrogen and said phosphorous are elements in said precipitate from said resultant mix, said precipitate comprising at least magnesium ammonium phosphate, andwherein said fertilizer releases said nitrogen and said phosphorous for use by said plants over an extended period of time and with less loss to leaching when compared to fertilizers that contain nitrogen and phosphorous that are not elements in said precipitate comprising at least magnesium ammonium phosphate. 16. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 derived at least in part by further adding at least one species of bacteria to said resultant mix,wherein said at least one species of bacteria, through excretion of enzymes internal to said at least one species of bacteria, promote the formation of said struvite as crystals outside said cell structure of said resultant mix, andwherein, said internal enzymes raise the pH of said resultant mix, facilitating said at least one species of bacteria to become the dominant organisms in said resultant mix, andwherein said at least one species of bacteria are added to maintain higher levels of said at least one enzyme than otherwise available without said added at least one species of bacteria, andwherein the formation of said magnesium ammonium phosphate is further accelerated and is provided at a greater yield than would be possible without said at least one species of bacteria being added. 17. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 16 in which said at least one species of bacteria is selected from the group consisting essentially of: Bacillus sphaericus, Bacillus globisporus, Bacillus fusiformis , Bacillus sp. SB1, and combinations thereof. 18. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 16 in which said at least one species of bacteria is Bacillus sp. SB1. 19. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which said at least one enzyme is selected from the group consisting essentially of: an urease, an uricase, phosphatase, and combinations thereof. 20. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which said at least one enzyme is an urease wherein said urease is mixed with a 0.1 molar phosphate buffer to bring said urease into solution. 21. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 20 in which said urease is a bean sprout urease. 22. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 20 in which said urease is jack bean urease. 23. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which said magnesium compound is selected from the group consisting essentially of: a magnesium hydroxide, a magnesium carbonate, and combinations thereof. 24. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which said adjustment of pH is accomplished by aeration of said first mix. 25. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which:said pre-specified range of pH is about 7-10;said pre-specified temperature range is about 20-30° C.; andsaid pre-specified time period is about 10-20 days. 26. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which:said pre-specified range of pH is about 7-10;said pre-specified temperature range is about 25-30° C.; andsaid pre-specified time period is about 14 days. 27. The enhanced process of claim 1 in which said adjustment of pH is accomplished by adding an acid to said first mix as necessary. 28. The slow-release fertilizer of claim 15 in which said maintenance of said range of pH is accomplished by the addition of an acid to said first mix as necessary.
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