Patent ID: 7666923
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: C08L,C09K

Abstract:
1. A method for concomitantly reducing soil erosion from and imparting fire-resistance to an area of land comprising having vegetation growing thereon the steps: a) providing a copolymer of linear polyacrylamide and sodium acrylate; b) providing between 1,000 to 4,000 pounds of an organic material selected from a group consisting of paper mulch, wood fiber mulch, and cellulose; c) providing between 3,000 to 7,000 gallons of water; d) mixing said water in step c) with said copolymer in step a) to form a first admixture; e) mixing the admixture of step d) with said organic matter in step b) such that a second admixture is formed wherein said copolymer is present in an amount from 0.25% up to 5.00% by weight of the combined weight of said copolymer and said organic material; and f) applying said admixture in step e) to said vegetation present on said area of land, said area of land having a size ranging from one-half acre to one acre and a slope gradient ranging from 6:1 to 1:1.