Title:
COAL REFUSE HORTICULTURAL BLEND
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/179307
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An horticultural blend is disclosed. The horticultural blend includes coal refuse (104) and slag (106) blended with at least a portion of the coal refuse. The coal refuse has a particle size, the particle size corresponding with all material in the coal refuse having a maximum dimension of less than 5,08 centimeters and at least 25% of the material in the coal refuse being capable of passing through a standard number 4 sieve. The horticultural blend has a pH within a range of 3.5 and 10 and the horticultural blend facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than 60,96 centimeters.
Inventors:
MIRANDA STEPHEN R (US)
ABBATE WILLIAM V (US)
PROVANCE-BOWLEY MARY (US)
ABBATE WILLIAM V (US)
PROVANCE-BOWLEY MARY (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/035864
Publication Date:
May 07, 2015
Filing Date:
April 29, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HARSCO CORP (US)
International Classes:
B09B3/00; A01G9/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013039311A2 | 2013-03-21 | |||
| WO2009031101A2 | 2009-03-12 |
Foreign References:
| US4208217A | 1980-06-17 | |||
| US4015997A | 1977-04-05 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2991777A2
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
WHITE, Geoffrey K. et al. (100 Pine StreetP.O. Box 116, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, US)
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