Integrated waste treatment and fertilizer and feed supplement production methods to be implemented at organic waste source sites, at remote treatment sites, or partially at the organic waste source site and at a remote location, whether in small or large scale operations. The methods are suitable for retrofitting existing organic waste sources and for treating the organic waste generated by a single source or by a plurality of sources. These methods provide: reduction or elimination of emissions...

A method produces surprising results by increasing the yield of a plant. The method includes the step of foliarly applying crystalline birefringent raw starch granules. The granules are applied under selected temperature, moisture, and sunlight conditions and during a selected period of time prior to row closure.

A method for separating bitumen from tar sand by solvent extraction with efficient separation of water from the recovered bitumen is disclosed. Tar sand may often be recovered by surface mining techniques. The tar sand is comprised of bitumen, water and sand including clays. The tar sand is contacted with bitumen solvent having a freezing point below that of the water, and the temperature of the mixture is lowered below the freezing point of the water in the tar sand. The solid ice crystals may ...

Use of urease-inhibiting amounts of calcium polysulfide, potassium polysulfide, calcium thiosulfate, magnesium thiosulfate, and blends thereof, in combination with urea-containing fertilizer to significantly reduce potential losses of nitrogen due to ammonia volatilization.

The soil modifier includes a porous material obtained by dry distillation of refuse-derived fuel to pioneer a cheap way for effectively utilizing the refuse, thereby enabling the environment to be improved by modification of soil while promoting environment preserving disposal of the refuse. The porous material includes carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.

The present invention provides a fertilizer composition which enables the efficient absorption of a fertilizer such as calcium. Namely, the present invention provides a fertilizer composition comprising a specific anionic surfactant or a hydrophilic nonionic surfactant and a fertilizer as the essential components.

The present invention provides a fertilizer composition which enables the efficient absorption of a fertilizer such as calcium. Namely, the present invention provides a fertilizer composition comprising a specific anionic surfactant or a hydrophilic nonionic surfactant and a fertilizer as the essential components.

This invention relates to the use of traditional scale inhibitors as fertilizers enhancers. More particularly, this invention relates to compositions which comprise: (a) a phosphate fertilizer and (b) a scale inhibiting compound. Further, this invention relates to a method of stimulating and increasing plant growth, and corresponding yields, comprising adding the above-defined compositions to the soil in which the plants being treated grow.

The present invention provides a simple and sensitive aqueous method for determining cholesterol in remnant-like particles in a biological sample without the separation of components of the sample. The method comprises contacting the sample with (i) cholesterol esterase, (ii) cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase, and (iii) phospholipase with a surfactant that inhibits cholesterol oxidase or cholesterol dehydrogenase in lipoproteins other than remnant-like particles in the presence of...

A method and composition for the treatment of iron chlorosis in plants using hydroxamic acid-type siderophores. Siderophores of this type are ferric-specific chelators, which are produced by certain microorganisms grown in iron-free environments. The current invention contemplates the use of the siderophore rhodotorulic acid to treat and prevent iron chlorosis. Rhodotorulic acid is produced by the yeast Rhodotorula pilimanae. The siderophore may be applied to the plant by a variety of methods in...