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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Rhodia Operations, Aubervillers, FR;
Inventors:
Zhiyun Chen, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Jean-Christophe Castaing, Sèvres, FR;
Krish Shanmuga, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RHODIA OPERATIONS, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C05F 11/02 (2006.01); A01G 1/00 (2006.01); C05G 3/06 (2006.01); A01G 31/00 (2006.01); C05F 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C05G 3/06 (2013.01); A01G 1/00 (2013.01); C05F 11/02 (2013.01); A01G 31/001 (2013.01); C05F 11/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composition comprising peat moss and one or more alkoxylates selected from the group consisting of alcohol alkoxylates and alkylphenol alkoxylates and, optionally, one or more polysaccharides, for example guars and/or guar derivatives. A synergistic effect of a combination of the alkoxylates and the polysaccharides was discovered. A method of preparing the peat moss composition and a method of using it are also disclosed.