	US 11,773,325 B2
	Soil treatment using peroxide
Christian Guy Becker, King of Prussia, PA (US)
Assigned to Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, PA (US)
Appl. No. 16/976,195
Filed by Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, PA (US)
PCT Filed Feb. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/016448 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 27, 2020, PCT Pub. No. WO2019/168635, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/760,939, filed on Nov. 14, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/636,866, filed on Mar. 1, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0002552 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. C09K 17/02 (2006.01); C09K 17/14 (2006.01); A01N 59/00 (2006.01)

CPC C09K 17/02 (2013.01) [A01N 59/00 (2013.01); C09K 17/14 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method to treat soil, the method comprising a step of:

a) applying a peroxide-based treatment to soil in open field, nursery or greenhouse and, applying a source of heat, to the soil, wherein the peroxide-based treatment and the source of heat are applied to the soil as a blend formed during application, and wherein the peroxide-based treatment comprises a source of peroxide and wherein the soil has an initial temperature; and

concurrently with or within a time period of application of the peroxide-based treatment, of cultivating the soil, wherein the soil that is cultivated is at least 15 cm deep;

wherein the application results in i) the peroxide-based treatment being mixed into the soil and ii) the temperature of the soil being raised above the initial temperature.