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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Synbra Technology B.v., Etten-Leur, NL;
Inventors:
Jan Noordegraaf, Wijchen, NL;
Peter De Bruijn, Nijmegen, NL;
Josephus Petrus Maria De Jong, Breda, NL;
Karin Molenveld, Wageningen, NL;
Kenneth Van Den Hoonaard, Wijchen, NL;
Ton Baltissen, Heelsum, NL;
Assignee:
SYNBRA TECHNOLOGY B.V., Etten-Leur, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 67/20 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 31/001 (2013.01); B29C 67/20 (2013.01); A01G 2031/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7004 (2013.01); Y02P 60/216 (2015.11);
Abstract
A growth substrate for plants including polylactic acid, wherein the polylactic acid is particulate polylactic acid foam. A method for preparing a growth substrate for plants including polylactic acid foam, the method including providing particulate expandable polylactic acid and exposing the particulate expandable polylactic acid to predetermined temperature and pressure conditions to obtain particulate polylactic acid foam.