Abstract: Water-soluble amino acid copolymers, modified polysaccharides, acrylamide polymers, and combinations thereof, are described, for uses including flocculation of solids, particularly flocculation of soil, such as in an agricultural setting. Also described are methods of preparing selected amino acid copolymers and modified polysaccharides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2009
Assignees:
Aquero Company, ValuGen LLC
Inventors:
C. Steven Sikes, Mark A. Hochwalt, T. Daniel Sikes
Abstract: Water-soluble amino acid copolymers, modified polysaccharides, acrylamide polymers, and combinations thereof are described for use in flocculation of solids, particularly flocculation of soil, preferably in agricultural settings.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 22, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 29, 2009
Assignees:
Aquero Company, Valugen, LLC
Inventors:
C. Steven Sikes, Mark A. Hochwalt, T. Daniel Sikes