Novel systems, methods and compositions involving plant life enhancing products

Abstract

A method for producing a plant life enhancing product is described. The method includes: (i) anaerobically digesting agricultural residue to produce an anaerobically activated organic residue and an ammonia-enriched water; (ii) aerobically digesting the ammonia-enriched water to produce an aerobically activated organic residue; and (iii) blending the anaerobically activated organic residue with the aerobically activated organic residue to produce the plant life enchancing product.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for producing plant life enhancing product, said system comprising:
 an anaerobic tank for anaerobically digesting agricultural residue to produce an anaerobically activated organic residue and an ammonia-enriched water;   a solids removal sub-assembly for separating said ammonia-enriched water from said anaerobically activated organic residue to produce a substantially ammonia-free anaerobically activated organic residue;   an aerobic tank for aerobically digesting said ammonia-enriched water to produce an aerobically activated organic residue; and   a blending unit for blending said anaerobically activated organic residue with aerobically activated organic residue to produce said plant life enhancing product.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said solids removal sub-assembly includes at least one member selected from a group comprising a solids separator, a dissolved air filtration tank, and a sedimentation removal tank. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein said solids separator separates, from said anaerobically activated organic residue, said anaerobically activated organic residue that has an average particle size that is greater than about 150 μm. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein said dissolved air filtration tank separates, from said anaerobically activated organic residue, said anaerobically activated organic residue that has an average particle size that ranges from about 25 μm to about 150 μm. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein said sedimentation removal tank separates, from said anaerobically activated organic residue, said anaerobically activated residue that has an average particle size that is less than about 25 μm. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said solids removal sub-assembly includes at least one sedimentation removal tank for treating said aerobically activated organic residue. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a high-rate algal pond. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein said aerobic tank includes at least one biological chip reactor for treating said aerobically activated organic residue. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising a sedimentation removal tank for treating wastewater treated in said high-rate algal pond. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a dryer. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , further comprising a densifier. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein said densifier is a pelletizer. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising an intermediate blending unit that is configured to receive and blend at least one member selected from a group comprising coarse solids, medium-sized solids, and fine solids, obtained from said solids removal sub-assembly. 
     
     
         14 . A method for producing a plant life enhancing product, said method comprising;
 anaerobically digesting agricultural residue to produce an anaerobically activated organic residue and an ammonia-enriched water;   aerobically digesting said ammonia-enriched water to produce an aerobically activated organic residue; and   blending said anaerobically activated organic residue with said aerobically activated organic residue to produce said plant life enhancing product.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said anaerobically activated organic residue is blended following said anaerobically digesting agricultural residue. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising drying said plant life enhancing product to form a dried plant life enhancing product. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , further comprising pelletizing said dried plant life enhancing product. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said plant life enhancing product is used as at least one member selected from a group comprising biocide, pesticide, and agricultural feed product. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising removing solids from anaerobically activated organic residue. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein said removing solids includes removing at least one member selected from a group comprising coarse solids, medium-sized solids, and fine solids. 
     
     
         21 . A plant life enhancing composition comprising:
 an effective amount of a bioavailable component that is available for immediate absorption by a plant;   an effective amount of a. precursor component, which has a more complex molecular structure than said bioavailable component and over a duration transforms into said bioavailable component; and   an effective amount of a catalyst that facilitates transformation of said precursor component to said bioavailable component.   
     
     
         22 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 21 , wherein said duration is a period of time that ranges from about one day to about six months. 
     
     
         23 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 22 , wherein said effective amount of said catalyst is a value that ranges from about 0.01% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product) to about 2% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product). 
     
     
         24 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 22 , wherein said catalyst includes an enzyme and in the presence of said catalyst, said precursor component is transformed to said bioavailable component at a rate that is between about 3 times and about 4 times faster than a rate of transforming said precursor component to said bioavailable component in absence of said catalyst. 
     
     
         25 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 24 , wherein said enzyme includes at least one member chosen from a group comprising β-glucosidase, fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis, amidase, urease, phosphatase, sulfatase , endoglumayase, cellobiohydrolase, β-glucosidase cellobiohydrolase, endoxylanase, endomannanase, β-glycosidases, esterases, endochitinase, N-acetlyglucosaminidase, α-glucosidase, Mn-peroxidase, lignin peroxidase, laccase, phenoloxidase, proteases, aminopeptidases, urease, phosphomonoesterase, phospohodiesterase and arylsulfatase. 
     
     
         26 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 21 , wherein said bioavailable component includes an effective amount of micronutrient and/or an effective amount of macronutrient to enhance plant growth. 
     
     
         27 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 26 , wherein said effective amount of said micronutrient is a value that ranges from about 0.1% (by weight of said bioavailable component) to about 6% (by weight of said bioavailable component). 
     
     
         28 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 26 , wherein said micronutrient includes at least one member selected from a group comprising boron, cobalt, chromium, copper, fluorine, iodine, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, chlorine, iron, manganese, zinc and nickel. 
     
     
         29 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 26 , wherein said macronutrient includes at least one member selected from a group comprising nitrogen, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, carbon and sulfur. 
     
     
         30 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 26 , wherein said effective amount of said macronutrient is a value that ranges from about 0.01% (by weight of said bioavailable component) to about 10% (by weight of said bioavailable component). 
     
     
         31 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 21 , wherein said precursor includes an effective amount of non-bioavailable forms of a member chosen from a group comprising boron, cobalt, chromium, copper, fluorine. iodine, molybdenum, selenium, zinc, chlorine, iron, manganese, zinc, nickel, nitrogen, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, carbon and sulfur. 
     
     
         32 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 21 , wherein said effective amount of said precursor is a value that ranges from about 0.01% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product) to about 10% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product). 
     
     
         33 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 an effective amount of a dormant component, which includes an output of aerobic digestion; and   an effective amount of a decomposed dormant component, which includes an output of anaerobic digestion.   
     
     
         34 . The organic composition of  claim 21 , further comprising an effective amount of an amendment to provide a predetermined amount of one more desired molecules that are inorganic or organic in nature. 
     
     
         35 . The organic composition of  claim 34 , wherein one or more of said desired molecules includes sulfur and/or nitrogen. 
     
     
         36 . A plant life enhancing composition comprising:
 an effective amount of a dormant component, which includes an output of aerobic digestion;   an effective amount of a decomposed dormant component, which includes an output of anaerobic digestion; and   an effective amount of a catalyst that facilitates transformation of said dormant component to said decomposed dormant component.   
     
     
         37 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 36 , wherein said effective amount of said decomposed dormant component is a value that ranges from about 0.01% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product) to about 10% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product). 
     
     
         38 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 36 , wherein said decomposed dormant component includes anaerobically activated organic residue and said dormant component includes aerobically activated organic residue. 
     
     
         39 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 36 , wherein said effective amount of said dormant component is a value that ranges from about 0.01% f by weight of said plant life enhancing product) to about 10% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product). 
     
     
         40 . The plant life enhancing composition of  claim 36 , wherein said effective amount of said catalyst is a value that ranges from about 0.01% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product) to about 2% (by weight of said plant life enhancing product) and in presence of said catalyst, said dormant component is transformed to said decomposed dormant component at a rate that is between about 3 times and about 4 times faster than a rate of transforming said dormant component to said decomposed dormant component in absence of said catalyst.