Name of License: Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License
Summary: A method of fabricating a biochar composite product comprises thermally treating a precursor composition by heating the precursor composition according to a heating profile to provide a biochar composite product, the precursor composition comprising biochar and a natural binder other than lignin, wherein the natural binder forms a solid, porous, covalently bound carbon matrix at or above a threshold temperature, wherein the biochar composite product comprises a plurality of porous, carbonaceous particles and the solid, porous, covalently bound carbon matrix on surfaces of particles in the plurality such that neighboring particles are adhered together. The biochar composite products and methods of using the products are also provided.
Tech Name:
Biochar Composite Material and Related Methods
Dates: May 14, 2025 - Notice of Intent Date
Address: Send comments to: Thomas Moreland, Technology Transfer Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 443-677-6858, [email protected]
For Further Information Contact: Thomas Moreland, Technology Transfer Coordinator, USDA Forest Service, 443-677-6858, [email protected]
Supplementary Information: The Federal Government’s patent rights in this invention are assigned or licensed to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public interest to so license this invention as Ligwood LLC, is in the process of entering into a CRADA with the USDA Forest Service inventor to bring the application to practical use. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen (15) days from the date of this published Notice, the Forest Service receives written evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.