Method of growing plants
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Abstract
A method of growing plants in a coherent growth substrate product can comprise: providing at least one coherent growth substrate product comprising man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF) bonded with a cured aqueous binder composition free of phenol and formaldehyde; positioning one or more seeds, seedlings, cuttings or plants in contact with the growth substrate product; and irrigating the growth substrate product. The aqueous binder composition prior to curing can comprise; a component (i) in form of one or more lignosulfonate lignins having a carboxylic acid group content of 0.03 to 1.4 mmol/g, based on the dry weight of the lignosulfonate lignins; and a component (ii) in form of one or more cross-linkers.
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Patent Owner | Address | |
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ROCKWOOL A/S | 2640 HEDEHUSENE |
International Classification(s)
- C03C:CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREO....
- C07G:COMPOUNDS OF UNKNOWN CONSTITUTION
- C08H:DERIVATIVES OF NATURAL MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
- B01J:CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS, CO....
- A01G:HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, ....
- C08L:COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS

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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Janssen, Frank Hendrikus Peter | Hedehusene, DK | 13 | 24 |
# of filed Patents : 13 Total Citations : 24 | |||
Johansson, Dorte Bartnik | Hedehusene, DK | 16 | 4 |
# of filed Patents : 16 Total Citations : 4 | |||
Nikolic, Miroslav | Hedehusene, DK | 29 | 6 |
# of filed Patents : 29 Total Citations : 6 |
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