| CPC A01G 9/028 (2013.01) [B09C 1/08 (2013.01); B65D 85/52 (2013.01); C01B 5/00 (2013.01); E02B 9/02 (2013.01); E02B 13/00 (2013.01); C05F 11/00 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A system for biological hydrosynthesis, energy generation and storage and/or topsoil restoration, the system comprising:
a plurality of growing units connected to one another, each of the plurality of growing units comprising:
a container configured for growing plants and containing a growth media located therein;
a reservoir located in a lower portion of the container and associated with an outlet portion of the container, wherein the reservoir covers a first portion of an interior bottom wall of the container such that the growth media is separated from the first portion of the interior bottom wall of the container by the reservoir and the growth media contacts a second portion of the interior bottom wall of the container; and
a substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe located in the growth media, wherein an inlet end of the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe is located above a surface of the growth media and an opposing outlet end of the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe is located within the reservoir, the reservoir has a substantially dome-shaped cross-section and extends along a length of the container from a first side of the container to a second side of the container diametrically opposite the first side of the container, the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe enters the reservoir at a first side of the reservoir, the outlet portion of the container is disposed at a second side of the reservoir opposite the first side of the reservoir, and the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe is in abutment with the growth media about an entire outer periphery of the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe along a length of a portion of the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe located in the growth media,
wherein the growth media comprises a mixture including a first catalyst, and wherein the first catalyst comprises a humified soil prepared from continuous fermentation of a first organic material,
one or more irrigation systems comprising a network of pipes configured to transfer one or more irrigation liquids configured to stimulate biological activity in the growth media and in and adjacent to the reservoir from a source of the one or more irrigation liquids to each of the plurality of growing units, wherein the one or more irrigation systems further comprise a plurality of valves configured to control flow of the one or more irrigation liquids into the inlet end of the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe located in each of the plurality of growing units, and wherein each of the plurality of valves is associated with one of the plurality of growing units and is automatically actuated in response to a low water level indicator generated by a water level indicator system provided in at least one of the substantially vertical liquid inlet pipe or the reservoir of the one of the plurality of growing units with which the valve is associated; and
a liquid recovery system configured to recover a liquid from the plurality of growing units to the source of the one or more irrigation liquids, wherein the recovered liquid is a third catalyst,
wherein the one or more irrigation liquids are at least one of a second catalyst or the third catalyst, and
wherein the second catalyst comprises a liquid fertilizer prepared from continuous fermentation of a second organic material that is the same as or different from the first organic material.
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