FUNCTIONALLY EFFECTIVE ORGANIC MOLECULES OBTAINED BY LIGNITE

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to functionally effective organic molecules obtained by treating lignite with hydrogen peroxide. In particular the present invention pertains to method of manufacturing of functionally effective organic molecules from cleavage of lignite by hydrogen peroxide.

BACK GROUND AND PRIOR ART OF THE INVENTION

It is also known that lignite is referred to as brown coal is the lowest rank of coal and used almost exclusively as fuel for steam electric generation. Although there are attempts to produce value added products for other utilities, the major consumption of the lignite is aimed mainly for power generation. Lignite, which is rich in carbon is the result of decomposition of vegetation over a millions of years ago which underwent compaction and heating. Because of its vegetative origin, this material is very rich in various functionally efficient organic molecules and it will be more beneficial to use these functionally efficient organic molecules present in lignite.

These functionally efficient organic molecules are functionally efficient than normal organic molecules (humic, fulvic acids etc.) present in lignite or leonardite due to enhanced reactive nature obtained by treating with hydrogen peroxide or alkaline hydrogen peroxide which are resultant of cleavage of lignite. Lignite composition variability prohibits utilization of hydrogen peroxide at higher concentration which results in burning of lignite resulting in failure of obtaining cleaved organic molecules from lignite. Present invention has its application to solve this problem. This invention has its application in development of sequential cleavage of lignite with hydrogen peroxide to obtain functionally effective organic molecules.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the invention is to provide functionally effective organic molecules by sequential cleavage of lignite by hydrogen peroxide.

Yet another objective of this invention is to invent functionally efficient organic molecules production from lignite which is beneficial for various applications in agriculture.

Still another objective of this invention is to provide a fertilizer composition of desired cleavage products of various molecular weights that are useful in deriving nutrients in agricultural utilities.

SUMMARY OF THE INVETION

To meet the above objective and others present invention provides a novel method of producing functionally effective organic molecules by sequential cleavage of lignite with hydrogen peroxide.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 shows the XRD analysis of the Lignite treated with H202 as per example 1 of the
present invention.

FIGURE 2 shows the FTIR analysis of the Lignite treated with H202 as per example 1 of the
present invention.

FIGURE 3 shows the XRD analysis of the Lignite without treatment H202 according to the
present invention.

FIGURE \ shows the FTIR analysis of the Lignite without treatment H202 according to the
present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific aspects thereof has been shown by way of example in the illustrative examples and will be described in detail below. It should be understood, however that it is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Before describing in detail embodiments it may be observed that the novelty and inventive step that are in accordance with the present invention resides functionally effective organic molecules obtained by treating one or more times lignite with H202, or with alkaline H202, or mixture thereof and subsequently extracting the functionally effective organic molecules. It is to be noted that a person skilled in the art can be motivated from the present invention and modify the various constituents of the above-said method of extracting the functionally effective organic molecules, which may vary from crop to crop. However, such modification should be construed within the scope and spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the examples are showing only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the aspects of the present invention so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent
to those of ordinary skill in the art having benefit of the description herein.

The terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a
non-exclusive inclusion, such that a composition, method, process, that comprises a list of components does not include only those components but may include other components not
expressly listed or inherent to such composition, method and process. In other words, one or more elements in a composition or method proceeded by "comprises... a" does not, without
more constraints, preclude the existence of other elements or additional elements in the
composition or method. The following paragraphs explain present invention with respect to
functionally effective urea composition.

Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention relates to provide functionally effective
organic molecules obtained by treating one or more times lignite with H202, or with alkaline
H202, or mixture thereof and subsequently extracting the functionally effective organic
molecule.

Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of producing functionally
effective organic molecules from lignite, said method comprising the steps of (a) subjecting
the lignite material for micronization, (b) treating the said micronized lignite of step (a) with 10 to 50 % H202 at a ratio in the range of 1:1 to 1:10 (w/v), (c) repeating the steps (b) one or more times in order to obtain treated lignite, (d) reacting the treated lignite of step (c) with 25 to 50 % H202, to obtain resultant lignite cleaved product, extracting the functionally effective organic molecules from the lignite cleaved products with or without temperature control.

Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein in step (a) the lignite is micronized in
the range of 5 to 1000 micron.

Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein in step (b) H202 is optionally treated
with alkaline solution.

Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein the alkaline solution is made of 1 to 10
%of NaOH or KOH.

Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein in step (c) the extraction is carried out at a temperature 20°C to 85°C.

Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein in step (e) the functionally effective
organic molecule is optionally modulated structurally with absorption of nitrogen gas at a
pressure in the range of 1 to 14 Kg/cm2.

Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein thus produced functionally effective organic molecules use for plant nutrition through foliar spray and also chelation of metal silicate or salts Yet another aspect of the present invention, wherein thus produced functionally effective organic molecules having 20 to 75 % enhanced efficacy on crops.

Now the invention will be described in detailed so as to illustrate and explain various salient features of the invention.

The embodiment of the invention is to provide method of producing functionally effective organic molecules by sequential cleavage of lignite with hydrogen peroxide. The salient feature of this invention is described below with following examples for preparation of functionally effective organic molecules by sequential cleavage of lignite with hydrogen peroxide.

Example 1

10-50% hydrogen peroxide was added to micronized lignite in a ratio of 1:1 - 1:10 (v/w) based on lignite quality. After this reaction the same step was repeated twice or thrice or more times depending up on the yield requirement of cleaved product based on type of lignite. Further 50% hydrogen peroxide was added directly to the same based on the requirement and obtaining the resultant material, which can be used with or without extraction of cleaved product. For extraction of cleaved products from the treated lignite, solvent such as water was used with or without heating. At 10°C the same quality lignite is reacted with 25 %H202 and temperature of the reaction was gradually enhanced to 16 to 20°C, allowing the reaction of H2O2 gradually with temperature control without burning the lignite. The reaction conditions are varied with lignite quality derived from different parts of globe (China, Australia, US, Europe,).

Example 2

Alkaline hydrogen peroxide (containing alkali, NaOH or KOH (1-10%) with hydrogen peroxide (0.2 - 20%) was added to lignite at ratio of 1:2 - 1:10 depending on lignite quality. The same step was repeated twice or thrice or more times depending on the lignite quality and based on the required yield of the cleaved product.

Example 3

The organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage were structurally modulated with absorption of nitrogen gas under high pressure of 10kg/cm2. These organic molecules were mixed or blended with various solvents and solutions to suit various purposes such as mixing of ethanol or methanol with these organic molecules for plant nutrition through foliar spray.

There are several ways to supply above organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage to crops: by soil application, fertigation, foliar spray, seed treatment, or combination with crop protection products. Each option has specific advantages and disadvantages depending on the nutrient, the crop and the soil characteristics. Similarly, the different product types (e.g. chelated/non-chelated, organic/inorganic, granular/fluid) have respective relative strengths. The various options have quite different impacts on the solubility and availability of the micronutrients, on the uniformity of application, as well as on health, safety and the environment. The organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage according to the present invention are either low molecular weight (LMW) or high molecular weight (HMW) and capable to use with phosphate fertilizers, urea fertilizers, micronutrient fertilizers or kimberlite based fertilizers. The organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage according to the present invention are generally applied to the plant or part thereof, with an agriculturally acceptable carrier. By the term "agriculturally acceptable carrier" is meant a substance which may be used to dissolve, disperse or diffuse an active compound in the composition without impairing the effectiveness of the compound and which by itself has no detrimental effect on the soil, equipment, crops or agronomic environment. The organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage according to the present invention may be either solid or liquid formulations or solutions. For example, the compounds may be formulated as wettable powders, or a concentrate which is emulsifiable. It is often desirable to include adjuvant, such as wetting agents, spreading agents, dispersing agents, stickers and adhesives, in accordance with conventional agricultural practices. For the preparation of emulsifiable concentrates, one or more of the active ingredients may be dissolved in one or more organic solvents, such as benzene, toluene, xylene, methylated naphthalene, corn oil, pine oil, o-dichlorobenzene, isophorone, cyclohexane and methyl oleate, or mixtures thereof, together with an emulsifying agent which permits dispersion in water. Wettable powders suitable for spraying may be prepared by admixing one or more of the active ingredients with a finely divided solid, such as clays, inorganic silicates and carbonates and silicas, and by incorporating wetting agents, sticking agents and/or dispersing agents in such mixtures.

ADVANTAGES OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The primary advantage of the present invention is to organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage which enhances the growth and yield of the various crops (rice, maze, groundnut etc.) by 10 to 90%.

Yet another advantage objective of this invention is to produce eco friendly composition of organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage which can be used with or without conventional fertilizer composition.

Yet another advantage objective of this invention is to produce eco friendly composition. Yet another advantage of the present invention is to provide organic molecules obtained by lignite cleavage for use as a decontaminants, disinfectants, detoxificants, absorbents, enzyme inhibitors, antimicrobial agents, therapeutic agents.

The inventor has been developed the invention, so that advantage can be achieved in an economical, practical, and facile manner. While preferred aspects and example configurations have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various further modifications and additional configurations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It is intended that the specific embodiments and configurations herein disclosed are illustrative of the preferred nature of the invention, and should not be interpreted as limitations on the scope of the invention.

WE CLAIM

1) Functionally effective organic molecules obtained by treating one or more times lignite with H202, or with alkaline H202, or mixture thereof and subsequently extracting the functionally effective organic molecule.

2) A method of producing functionally effective organic molecules from lignite, said method comprising the steps of

a) subjecting the lignite material for micronization,

b) treating the said micronized lignite of step (a) with 10 to 50 % H202 at a ratio in the range of 1:1 to 1:10 (w/v),

c) repeating the steps (b) one or more times in order to obtain treated lignite,

d) reacting the treated lignite of step (c) with 25 to 50 % H202, to obtain resultant lignite cleaved product,

e) extracting the functionally effective organic molecules from the lignite cleaved products with or without temperature control.

3) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (a) the lignite is micronized in the range of 5 to 1000 micron.

4) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein in step (b) H202 is optionally treated with alkaline solution.

5) The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein the alkaline solution is made of 1 to 10 % of NaOH or KOH.

6) The method as claimed in claims 1 & 4, wherein in step (c) the extraction is carried out at a temperature 20°C to 85°C.

7) The method as claimed in claims 1 & 4, wherein in step (e) the functionally effective organic molecule is optionally modulated structurally with absorption of nitrogen gas at a pressure in the range of 1 to 14 Kg/cm2.

8) The method as claimed in claims 1 & 4, wherein thus produced functionally effective organic molecules use for plant nutrition through foliar spray and also chelation of metal silicate or salts

9) The method as claimed in claims 1 & 4, wherein thus produced functionally effective organic molecules having 20 to 75 % enhanced efficacy on crops.