ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,489, issued on May 6, was assigned to Washington University (St. Louis).
"Synthesis of nanocomposites and their use in enhancing plant nutrition" was invented by Pratim Biswas (St. Louis) and Ramesh Raliya (St. Louis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is related to the development of improved fertilizer for precision and sustainable agriculture. A method was developed wherein efficient NPK nanocomposite for plant nutrition was synthesized in a single step using aerosol science and technology concepts. Further a formulation was prepared by addition of ZnO, TiO2 and other nanoparticles to the NPK nanocomposite. Also,...