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Title: Root-growth-inhibiting sheet

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6285534

In accordance with this invention, a porous sheet material is provided at intervals with bodies of a polymer which contain a 2,6-dinitroaniline. The sheet material is made porous to permit free passage of water. It may be either a perforated sheet or a woven or non-woven textile material. A particularly desirable embodiment is a non-woven fabric of non-biodegradable material. This type of material is known as a geotextile'' and is used for weed control, prevention of erosion on slopes, and other landscaping purposes. In order to obtain a root repelling property, a dinitroaniline is blended with a polymer which is attached to the geotextile or other porous material.

DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Inst., Richland, WA (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5181952; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 7-535494
OSTI ID:
6285534
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11 Jun 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English