Water - the most important resource for life
Dr. Wulf Bentlage, CEO
Although 2/3 of our world is covered with water, only a very small part of this water is fresh water and can be used for humans, animals and plants. Due to mismanagement, limited resources and environmental changes, a large amount of the planet's population still lacks access to safe drinking water. Our contribution to tackling these problems is “Geohumus”. This granulate is a new, (patent pending) hybrid material made out of super absorbents, silicate and volcanic rock material.
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Traditional super absorbents have been around for 35 years now and are mainly used for sanitary articles (e.g. baby nappies), but they are not applicable in agriculture. Geohumus stores up to 30 times its own weight of water: mixed into the soil, more plant available water can be stored and the seepage of irrigation water can be reduced. Numerous tests have confirmed the non toxic properties of Geohumus . After a lifetime of approx. 3-5 years, it will degrade biologically. |
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As Geohumus can be used in all areas where water is scarce and plant growth should be increased, there are a lot of application fields: combat against desertification, agriculture, golf and sport fields or private gardening.
Trials at the University of Gießen in Germany and field tests in Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Mallorca have shown that Geohumus does not only save water and leads to a better growth, but also helps to recultivate unfertile soil. |
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