KR20110042712A - The mulch - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mulching agent containing active ingredients for promoting the growth of plants is provided to impregnate the active ingredients into a porous molding body formed with organic or inorganic materials. CONSTITUTION: A mulching agent is produced by forming multiple pores on an organic or inorganic material, and impregnating more than one active ingredient to the obtained porous molded product. The inorganic material includes rocks capable of forming pores by a plasticizing process, or natural porous rocks. The organic material is selected from a synthetic resin, a biodegradable plastic material, or their mixture, capable of forming pores by a foaming process.

Description

Mulching Agent Containing Active Ingredients {THE MULCH}

 The present invention is installed on the surface of the ground, such as flower beds and gardens, which are the habitats of plants, to prevent moisture evaporation in the ground and to block sunlight, to prevent the growth of weeds, to prevent acidification of the soil and the loss of fertilizers, and to prevent cold and yearly resistance. It relates to a mulching agent used for the purpose of increasing the beauty of the landscape.

Known techniques for mulching agents related to the present invention

The mulching agent produced by cutting and coloring the waste tires to a predetermined size and the color mulching agent of urethane raw materials are mainly produced. The domestic demand is extremely weak and mainly used in the United States and Europe.

In addition, there is a known technique for landscaping mulching agent of Publication No. 10-2009-0012414, which is an eco-friendly biodegradable mulching prepared by kneading wood powder, charcoal powder, and powder of flour with flour paste at high temperature and high pressure. It's about the first.

However, among the above-mentioned mulching agents, waste tire mulching agents are manufactured using waste tire materials, and as already known, dust and odors of plastics, odors, plasticizers, solvents, formaldehyde, T-VOC (volatile organic compounds), PAHs ( Various harmful components such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) are eluted, which adversely affects the growth of plants, and also has the disadvantage of harming people living in the environment adjacent thereto.

In the case of the biodegradable mulching agent described below, since the whole component is composed only of a natural biodegradable material, the mulching agent is naturally decomposed during use to expose the surface of the habitat, and the growth of weeds and the evaporation of water are caused at such exposure points. Etc. At first, it causes disadvantages in the functional aspect of the mulching agent that cannot meet the purpose of using the mulching agent.

In order to solve the above disadvantages, the use of the mulching agent is shortened, which causes the user to feel uncomfortable due to frequent replacement problems.

Dissatisfaction with the effective aspects of using mulching agents,

By complaining about the economic loss, there is a problem that requires another solution.

In addition, due to the decomposition of the mulching agent and the mixed pigment is eluted to the habitat soil, the problem of causing soil contamination by the pigment also occurs.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide a mulching agent of the configuration that can supply a variety of effective ingredients to help plant growth, as well as to provide a mulching agent solved the above problems.

The present invention for realizing the above object

Effectiveness characterized in that it is prepared by impregnating one or more active ingredients necessary for plant growth in a porous molded article prepared by porously forming an inorganic porous molded article obtained from nature or a raw material mixed with one or a mixture of organic or inorganic raw materials. It provides a mulching agent containing powder.

Preventing growth of weeds by blocking sunlight

Effect to provide water-proof water retention,

Prevents freezing of soil and roots by thermal insulation,

The porosity of the plant makes the roots of the plant breathable to act in the ground to provide sufficient oxygen for the supply of oxygen,

Effect of providing water-retaining water content as needed,

The effect of preventing soil loss and active ingredient loss and soil acidification due to excess water in the ground due to rainy season rainfall,

The various effects are provided to facilitate the growth of soil microorganisms to facilitate the secretion of amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, hormones, vitamins, low molecular weight nucleic acids and enzymes that are nutrient sources of plants, thereby promoting the growth of trees and increasing the number of them. Provide,

In particular, as the main effect of the present invention

By using eco-friendly organic or inorganic raw materials and biodegradable raw materials as main raw materials, it provides eco-friendly mulching agent to prevent the influx of harmful ingredients to soil and prevent trees from being harmed from harmful ingredients.

By providing a mulching agent manufactured by using a mulching agent or a biodegradable raw material using inorganic raw materials, it provides a mulching agent that does not produce waste by making it powder for natural use or natural decomposition by discarding after using the mulching agent. Effect

Mulching Agent Manufacture of mulching agent by neutralizing soil by mixing alkaline additives or impregnating alkaline additives with manufactured porous molded body to prevent acidification, especially when lime powder is used as raw material. Elution of calcium and magnesium, essential components of plant growth,

By impregnating the active ingredient required for plant growth in the porous structure, the active ingredient can be continuously eluted in a small amount for a long time, thereby providing an effect that allows the plant to grow healthier.

Mulching of the present invention which impregnates at least one active ingredient necessary for plant growth in a porous molded article prepared by natural-forming a porous porous article obtained from nature or a raw material alone or mixed with an organic or inorganic raw material. The present invention is to provide a mulching agent containing an active ingredient, characterized in that the present invention is a technical point of the present invention is to enable the plant to grow healthier by allowing the active ingredient impregnated in the porous structure to be continuously eluted in a small amount for a long time. For the purpose of

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in detail.

 The organic raw material of the present invention is a raw material of synthetic resins or rubbers that can be manufactured into a porous molded article by foaming, and more specifically, includes thermoplastic synthetic resins, rubbers and biodegradable plastics.

 The inorganic raw material of the present invention

Inorganic raw materials are rocks obtained in a natural state, having a natural porous structure

Or as a rock or rock powder that can be porous by artificial firing process

Examples include, but are not limited to, porous high-temperature expandable minerals such as vermiculite, pearlite, pumice, zeolite, obsidian, metaphorite, clay, loess, white clay, kaolin, and lime.

 The active ingredient necessary for growth of the plant of the present invention is a fertilizer, nutrient,

As an organic or inorganic substance containing minerals, pesticides, herbicides, etc.

Active ingredients manufactured through chemical synthesis

Active ingredient obtained from natural substances

Or any active substance naturally contained in the raw material for producing the mulching agent.

In addition, the present invention includes a biodegradable plastic as a preferred raw material.

The biodegradable plastics are plastics that are completely decomposed into water and carbon dioxide or water and methane by microorganisms in nature such as bacteria, algae, and fungi, and more specifically, natural polymers, chemical synthetic polymers, and microorganisms. Polymers and those prepared by mixing natural and chemical synthetic polymers.

In the above, among the above components,

When synthetic resins, rubbers, and biodegradable plastics are used as the main raw materials, they can be made into porous shaped bodies having a predetermined shape through conventional resin molding methods.

In the case of the inorganic raw material rock, natural porous rock may be manufactured into a molded product by crushing it into a desired size and shape, and in the case where other porous pores are insignificant, it may be molded and manufactured to have an enlarged size pores by a high temperature firing method.

On the other hand, as an example of the manufacturing method, when the rock powder is the main raw material, it is made of a porous molded body by firing at high temperature after wet holding with water as an adhesive.

Alternatively, the rock powder is mixed with an organic or inorganic adhesive to prepare a mixed raw material, and the mixed raw material is divided into pieces in a free shape and heated to a predetermined temperature, or the mixed raw material is introduced into a molding mold and heated to a predetermined temperature. It can be produced in a molded body of the structure.

Then, after impregnating the active ingredient in the pores by immersing in the active ingredient of the liquid to be impregnated for a predetermined time in the liquid active ingredient to be impregnated from the above-described process, the active ingredient is removed and dried if necessary It is prepared by the mulching agent impregnated with the active ingredient to be provided by the present invention.

In addition, it may be prepared by impregnating an active ingredient of plant growth in a molded article prepared by using a wood chip or a pulverized product of a porous material as a raw material or a molded article prepared by using a plant fiber as a raw material.

Above, the porous properties of the various examples of the above-mentioned molded article (including on the chip) provide the advantage that the porous molded articles can easily impregnate the active ingredient in the porous structure, and the impregnation amount of the active ingredient in the porous structure and in use The amount of elution can be adjusted by changing the size and number of pores of the molded body.

In addition, the mulching agent according to the present invention capable of preventing acidification of soil and providing calcium and magnesium, which are essential phytonutrients for plant growth, at the same time

In the production of the porous molded body, lime powder, which is a powder of lime and powder of carbonate minerals formed by accumulating harmful substances of various sea creatures including coral powder, lime algae powder, calcareous plankton powder, whistle and shell powder, is used as the main raw material or partially mixed materials. It can be easily prepared by mixing with, and the calcined mulching agent manufactured by such a manufacturing method neutralizes the acidified soil due to acid rain, fertilizer abuse, etc., thereby creating an active growth environment of plants and microorganisms.

However, the use of excessive calcare may cause the soil to become alkaline, killing the roots of trees and making it impossible to grow microorganisms. Therefore, it may be desirable to use them in combination with other mulching agents and partially installed.

Example 1

A mixture of purple pigments was used to wet the powdered loess into a sputum, which was then divided into three centimeters, two centimeters, and one centimeter thick. Then, the piece was dried at room temperature, and the dried piece was fired for 6 to 7 hours at a firing temperature of about 600 to 800 ° C. to prepare a porous molded body.

The prepared porous molded product was immersed in a liquid tree nutrient for 12 hours, and the immersed product was collected and dried at room temperature for 24 hours to prepare a mulching agent impregnated with an active ingredient.

Example 2

The green plate-shaped porous molded product produced by foam molding of polyurethane is pulverized into 3 cm long and 2 cm wide and 1 cm thick, and the pulverized product is immersed in a liquid fertilizer mixed with lime powder and a nutrient for 12 hours and then immersed. Was collected and dried at room temperature for 24 hours to prepare a mulching agent impregnated with the active ingredient.

Example 3

A spherical porous molded article of 1 centimeter diameter, prepared by firing pearlite at high temperature, was immersed in a liquid phytonutrient for 8 hours, and the immersed molded product was collected and dried at room temperature for 24 hours to produce a mulching agent for potted plants impregnated with active ingredients. It was.

In the above, the structure of this invention was demonstrated in detail.

 The mulching agent of the present invention prepared through the above-described composition is very beneficial for plant growth by eluting the active ingredient which has been impregnated in the pores during watering or rainy weather during the growth of the plant's habitat soil. It works.

Claims (5)

An active ingredient characterized in that it is prepared by impregnating one or more active ingredients necessary for plant growth in a porous molded article prepared by porously forming an inorganic porous molded article obtained from nature or a raw material alone or mixed with an organic or inorganic raw material. Contained mulching agents. According to claim 1, Inorganic raw materials are rocks obtained in a natural state, having a natural porous structure Or an mulching agent containing an active ingredient, characterized in that the composition comprises a rock or rock powder capable of being porous by applying an artificial firing process. According to claim 1, Organic raw materials are synthetic resins or rubbers or biodegradable plastics alone or in combination. Or a mulching agent containing an active ingredient, characterized in that comprises as a component a molded article made of wood chips or wood milled products as a raw material or a molded article made from plant fibers as a raw material. According to claim 1, An active ingredient is an organic or inorganic substance that can act effectively to help tree growth, including fertilizers, nutrients, minerals, pesticides, and herbicides. Active ingredients manufactured through chemical synthesis Active ingredient obtained from natural substances Or the mulching agent containing an active ingredient, characterized in that comprises the active material naturally contained in the raw material for the production of the molded body which is the main body of the mulching agent. A mixture of at least one raw material selected from lime powder including lime powder obtained from coral powder, lime algal powder, calcareous plankton powder, arc powder, shell powder, and carbonate minerals and at least one adhesive selected from water, organic adhesives and inorganic adhesives. A mulching agent containing an active ingredient, characterized in that the molded material prepared by forming a mixed raw material at room temperature or by heating and forming a porous.