	US 11,939,506 B1
	Method for reducing soil salinity using sawdust and corn stover based biochar
Muhammad Aamir, Al-Ahsa (SA); and Muhammad Hassan, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Assigned to KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed by KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/514,358.
Int. Cl. C09K 17/32 (2006.01); C09K 101/00 (2006.01); C09K 109/00 (2006.01)

CPC C09K 17/32 (2013.01) [C09K 2101/00 (2013.01); C09K 2109/00 (2013.01)]

11 Claims

1. A method of reducing salinity of saline soil, comprising: providing a sawdust and corn stover-based biochar; contacting the sawdust and corn stover-based biochar with the saline soil; and adsorbing salts in the soil with the sawdust and corn stover-based biochar; wherein the sawdust and corn stover-based biochar is prepared by hydrothermally carbonizing a mixture including equal proportions of corn stover and sawdust.