FIELD: chemistry.
SUBSTANCE: crude mixture for making decorative granules contains binder and sawdust. The mixture additionally contains urea. The binder used is carboxymethyl cellulose. Components are in the following ratio, wt %: carboxymethyl cellulose 10-15; sawdust 70-85; urea 5-15.
EFFECT: granules used to decorate flower gardens and flower beds are environmentally safe, serve as decoration in the spring and summer seasons, and then soak, decompose and fertilise the soil during the autumn and winter seasons.
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Dates
2013-02-10—Published
2011-11-01—Filed