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• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
  • C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
  • C25B9/00—Cells or assemblies of cells; Constructional parts of cells; Assemblies of constructional parts, e.g. electrode-diaphragm assemblies; Process-related cell features
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• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
  • A01G7/00—Botany in general
  • A01G7/04—Electric or magnetic or acoustic treatment of plants for promoting growth
• • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
  • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
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  • C25B1/00—Electrolytic production of inorganic compounds or non-metals
  • C25B1/01—Products
  • C25B1/02—Hydrogen or oxygen
  • C25B1/04—Hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
  • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
  • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
  • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
  • Y02E60/36—Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis

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• the present invention relates to methods for enhancing stamina, health, growth and yield in plants.
• the present invention relates to methods for enhancing growth and yield by exposing soil and water to hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and/or oxygen gases (H2 + O2) and/or carbon particles, via the waterline as produced via electrolysis, where 3 ⁇ 4 and/or O2 is bubbled or dissolved into the water line while being delivered to the plant root rhizosphere in the soil. Small carbon particles made available during the process can flow in the waterline, as well.
• the present invention is a method for enhancing plant growth or yield by exposing soil to 3 ⁇ 4 gas and/or Chgas, C02 gas, and/or carbon particles, and growing plants in the soil.
• Hydrogen and oxygen can best assist in the growth of plants when it is exposed to the roots of the plant. If there were a way in which oxygen and hydrogen could be introduced to the plants in a focused and controlled manner, on demand, to the locations needing it most, namely, the roots, the growth of the plants would be enhanced.
• tilling of the soil is preferably performed in order to introduce oxygen into the soil.
• tilling is known to cause issues to proximal land and nearby water systems due to runoff.
• Some jurisdictions limit the frequency of tilling, and others have regulations in place which fine individuals found to be tilling more frequently than the allotment stated in the regulations. If there were a way in which tilling could be further reduced or eliminated, fewer fines would be imposed, and the health of the land and proximal bodies of water could be preserved.
• Carbon and C02 gas can assist in the growth of plants when it is exposed to the roots of the plant. If there were a way in which carbon and C02 gas could be introduced to the plants in a focused and controlled manner, on demand, to the locations needing it most, namely, the roots, the growth of the plants would be enhanced.
• a new plant growth enhancing method and system configured to expedite and facilitate the growth of plants via the careful and deliberate introduction of specific gases to the soil, substrate, and/or irrigation system of the grow operation.
• Such a method may be configured to employ a venturi system to introduce the desired gases into the irrigation system of the grow operation.
• electrolysis equipment is preferably disposed directly inside of the water line to facilitate introduction of the desired gases and/or carbon to the grow operation to enable the method of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
• the present invention is a plant growth enhancement system and apparatus configured to facilitate and expedite the growth of plants grown in a controlled environment.
• the system employs integrated electrolysis equipment disposed within the water line itself of the irrigation system of the grow operation to enable to seamless introduction of the desired gases, namely hydrogen and oxygen, to the plants to stimulate growth.
• hydrogen and/or oxygen gases (3 ⁇ 4 and/or 3 ⁇ 4+ O2)
• FIG. 1 depicts a view of the primary embodiment of the method system of the present invention shown as a flow chart diagram.
• FIG. 2 depicts a view of the second embodiment of the method and system of the present invention, employing a venturi entry system, shown as a flow chart diagram.
• FIG. 3 shows a flow chart detailing the method and system of the present invention in operation.
• references in the specification to “one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “an example embodiment,” etc., indicate that the embodiment described may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include the particular feature, structure or characteristic. Moreover, such phrases are not necessarily referring to the same embodiment, Further, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it is submitted that it is within the knowledge of one skilled in the art to effect such feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with other embodiments whether or not explicitly described.
• the present invention is a method of enhancing the growth of plants within a controlled growth environment.
• the method employs an irrigation water line (10) of an existing irrigation system of the grow operation to facilitate the introduction of hydrogen and/or oxygen, as well as carbon dioxide and/or carbon particles to the plants of the grow operation which are produced via electrolysis.
• the present invention is configured to introduce these plant growth enhancing gases and/or carbon particles where they are needed most, at the roots of the plant, to stimulate growth.
• the system preferably includes two methods of achieving the desired outcome of enhanced plant growth: a first method detailing the use of an in-line HyGrO unit (20), and a second method configured to employ a venturi to facilitate the introduction of the desired gases to the water line (10) of the irrigation system of the grow operation from a nearby external HyGrO unit (20).
• a power source (30) is employed to power a hydrogen and/or oxygen processor (40) disposed within the HyGrO unit (20). Power is conveyed from the power source (30) to the hydrogen and/or oxygen generator via at least one wire (50).
• An inline carbon tech unit is preferably used to facilitate the introduction of the desired carbon and/or C02 gas to the water line (10) of the irrigation system.
• An electrolyzer (60) disposed within the Carbon Tech unit employs electricity from the power source (30) to split water, coming from the water line (10) of the irrigation system of the grow operation, into hydrogen and C02 in gaseous form respectively. Hydrogen, carbon and C02 produced via the electrolyzer (60) are present in the form of microbubbles, carbon particles and C02 gas which are then dissolved and reintroduced to the water line (10) as it exits an output of the Carbon tech unit.
• the primary difference between the two methods is the means by which the gases are introduced to the water line (10).
• the mechanics of the HyGrO unit (20) itself remains consistent in both methods, however the means of introduction of the gases varies.
• an electrolyzer (60) disposed within the HyGrO unit (20) employs electricity from the power source (30) to split water, coming from the water line (10) of the irrigation system of the grow operation, into hydrogen and oxygen in gaseous form respectively.
• Hydrogen and oxygen produced via the electrolyzer (60) are present in the form of micro bubbles (90) which are then dissolved and reintroduced to the water line (10) as it exits an output (70) of the HyGrO unit (20). Dissolution of the micro-bubbles (90) ensures that the gases effectively disappear into the water column, reducing possible percentage loss as the gases exit the waterline and allowing more of the beneficial gases to get to the roots of the plants.
• the micro-bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen are effectively dissolved and introduced back to the water line (10) via a venturi facilitated via a coupling (85) disposed on a side of the HyGrO unit (20) as shown in FIG. 1.
• a venturi is preferably employed in both the Carbon tech unit and the HyGro unit (20) of the present invention.
• HyGrO technology is scalable to size, depending on the waterline diameter and gallons-per-minute (GPM) of waterflow.
• the electrolyte in the elecrolyzer of the HyGrO unit (20) of the present invention may vary; however, it is envisioned that the second method which uses the venturi-based system employs NAOH or KOH electrolytes.
• the first method which uses the inline system is preferably configured to use only electrolytes derived from the minerals present in the irrigation water itself.
• Insulation is not ideally needed because the HyGrO system used in the method of the present invention is preferably shut down and drained during winter months.
• the venturi method requires routine maintenance and is easily accessible.
• the inline method of use of the HyGrO unit (20) in the method of the present invention preferably requires no maintenance.
• the venturi system employed in the method of the present invention has its own, self-contained, cooling methodology. In contrast, the inline system stays cool during operation because the water is constantly flowing through it, cooling the electrolyzer (60) within the HyGrO unit (20) continuously.
• the HyGrO unit (20) is equipped with an input (80) and an output (70) per convention.
• the methods of the present invention enable the introduction of 3 ⁇ 4 , O2 , or both gases to the water via the irrigation waterline.
• the venturi method allows for the separation of the gases, where either could be vented off within the HyGrO unit (20) prior to introduction of the gas to the waterline via the venturi.
• the inline method using the inline HyGrO unit (20) delivers only both gases simultaneously, and therefore does not enable one to select what gas or how much is provided to the waterline.
• the process of installation and use of the system and apparatus of the present invention is preferably as follows:
• the apparatus required for the method of the present invention is an electrolyzer present within an external HyGrO unit OR an inline HyGrO unit.
• the user disposes the HyGrO unit within the irrigation waterline of his/her grow operation. (120) This may be accomplished by cutting the irrigation line and installing the inline unit through attaching the now two separated lines to the input and output ends of the inline unit and ensuring the lines are firmly affixed to the input and output sides of the unit.
• the user employs a T-shaped conduit connector to attach a venturi output hose to the irrigation waterline to facilitate introduction of the gases produced within the unit to the water.
• the HyGrO unit is plugged in to a power source to provide power to the electrolyzer.
• the HyGrO unit Upon the detection of the flow of water within the waterline, the HyGrO unit is activated, drawing power from the power source to split a portion of the water from the irrigation waterline into 3 ⁇ 4 and O2 gases respectively.
• the process of adding more 3 ⁇ 4 or 3 ⁇ 4 and O2 to the soil is preferably in excess of 50 times more than what is presently found in the atmosphere on average. Additionally, it may be advantageous to add 3 ⁇ 4 or 3 ⁇ 4 and O2 to the soil during the off season months in order to ‘bank’ the gases into the soil for the subsequent season’s grow operation in order to help to increase the growth and yield. By either increasing the electrical input from the power source (30) or by reducing the gallons per minute of the waterflow of the waterline, more 3 ⁇ 4 or 3 ⁇ 4 and O2 could be deliver to the target crop as a percentage of overall irrigation. Having illustrated the present invention, it should be understood that various adjustments and versions might be implemented without venturing away from the essence of the present invention. Further, it should be understood that the present invention is not solely limited to the invention as described in the embodiments above, but further comprises any and all embodiments within the scope of this application.

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