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Agricultural revival through fertilization of water grass/Sargassum

カッティングエッジアルファガイアホテイアオイ等水草利用による肥料化で農業再生、食料増産、地域活性化プロジェクト

Water hyacinths, sargassum and other aquatic weeds spread rapidly and are pernicious aquatic weeds that negatively impact ecological adaptability, the environment, human life and health, and economic development.
The major impact caused by this water hyacinth is,
A. Siltation occurs in rivers, lakes, etc., reducing the volume and flow of water and significantly affecting agricultural irrigation, hydropower generation, drinking water, industrial water, and transportation facilities.
B. The roots of the water hyacinth absorb atmospheric nitrogen, which interferes with oxygen supply, disrupts the ecosystem of fish and many aquatic organisms, drastically reduces the protein source for fish and shellfish, and is a source of mosquito breeding and other diseases, which greatly affects the health of the local population.
C. Areas covered by whitebait will no longer be available for transportation or as aquaculture, and tourism in the water body will decline.
D. If the water surface were to be closed by the water hyacinth, about three times the normal open water surface would evaporate, causing rivers and lakes to become more landlocked.

Waterweed experts around the world are discussing and trying various countermeasures, but have concluded that waterweed extermination cannot be a complete and permanent solution.
While under normal conditions it takes about 52 days for the water hyacinth to grow, it takes only 22 days in contaminated water, where pollution from detergents and other sources of nutrients can be a source of nutrients.
Due to the plant's strong reproductive capacity and the fact that the seeds remain for decades, it is said to be impossible to completely eradicate water hyacinth.

On the other hand, agriculture in Africa is said to be the least productive in the world because the high cost of chemical fertilizers makes it difficult for most farmers to use them on their farms.
African farmland is not fertile, has few microorganisms, no water retention, low yields, and soil runoff as soon as it rains, which is always poor and only inorganic.
This vicious cycle of chain food production needs to be broken.
Many scientists believe that if water hyacinth can be converted into fertilizer, its high content of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium would make it suitable for composting and could have a significant effect on increasing soil nutrients and help ensure a steady fertilizer supply.
The main reason why the use of water hyacinth has not progressed is that there has been no effective way to dry water hyacinth with a high water content of 90% or more.

イ Water hyacinth spreading rapidly around the world

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カッティングエッジホテイアオイ等水草利用による肥料化で農業再生、食料増産、地域活性化プロジェクト鳥

イ Current water hyacinth harvesting and drying in the sun

イ Alpha Gaia Effect

AlphaGaia, an active oxygen generator, is the only device in the world that can simultaneously solve the problem of water hyacinth and fertilizer shortage.
AlphaGaia is a device that can ferment and powder vegetable residues, plant factory residues, waterweeds, weeds, excess sludge, chicken manure, pig manure, etc. at a rate 2 to 5 times faster than conventional systems after only one hour of active oxygen pretreatment.
For example, waterweeds have a high water content of 90-95%, and composting them by natural drying usually takes 2 to 3 years, but when treated with AlphaGaia, they can be turned into powder in 10 to 15 hours.
Currently, Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, produces nearly 130,000 tons of waterweed every year, of which 6,000 tons are harvested each year, and a major project has been started to convert this waterweed into fertilizer using Alpha Gaia.

イ Project process and various benefits of using AlphaGaia

1. Reaping and collecting water hyacinths by boat
2. Fertilizing water hyacinths with Alpha Gaia
3. After treatment with AlphaGaia, mix charcoal, rice bran, and bacteria.
　Charcoal is a home for microorganisms and has a deodorizing effect.
　Rice bran and wheat bran contain nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and it has been confirmed that fermenting bacteria and substances produced by fermentation are highly effective in killing nematodes.
　Then mix well once a day, and the compost will be fully mature in 5 to 10 days.
4.Families around Lake Victoria in Africa are using methane gas produced by the water hyacinth, which can be produced in increasing quantities.
　Because the cell walls of water hyacinth treated with AlphaGaia are decomposed, when placed in a biogas tank, it produces a large amount of methane gas in a short period of time, making it possible to produce many times the amount of methane gas in the tanks currently in use.
5.With AlphaGaia and Stirling engines, it is possible to supply electricity to different regions
6.If CO2 reductions are certified under 3 and 5 above, they can also be sold as CO2 reduction credits (bilateral credits).

イ Alpha-Gaia's decomposition process

Alpha-Gaia is a system that can instantly decompose cell walls that could not be decomposed by strong acid, alkali, high temperature, or high pressure by bringing active oxygen generated by AOS and organic matter into contact with an agitator at room temperature in air and decomposing them.

イ Two effective ways to recycle water hyacinth

Cutting Edge Two effective ways to recycle water hyacinth

イ Active Oxygen + Fermentation → Fertilization of water hyacinth

Cutting Edge Active Oxygen + Fermentation → Fertilization of water hyacinth

イ Effects of composting water hyacinth

・Lakes and rivers can improve deteriorated environments
・Water from water hyacinth with 90% moisture content can be evaporated without fuel
・A large amount of water hyacinth can be fully composted in a short period of time.
・Can compensate for lack of fertilizer
・Possible to increase production of crops
・Local residents will be able to eat safe farm products and become healthier.
・Contributes to environmental improvement by reducing global CO2 emissions

イ How water plants with 95% water content can be dried without energy

Cutting Edge How water plants with 95% water content can be dried without energy

イ Japanese Agriculture and the Food Crisis

・The heavy reliance of Japanese agriculture on chemical fertilizers is now a major problem.
　Due to the unstable global situation in recent years, the price of chemical fertilizers has skyrocketed, and the current price of chemical fertilizers has more than doubled.
　In addition, some fertilizers cannot be imported stably, and in some cases, compound fertilizers have been discontinued, resulting in inadequate supply to farmers and a potential crisis situation.
　The number of organic farmers in Japan is about 0.5%, and 99.5% are conventionally cultivated, which would have a tremendous impact if chemical fertilizers are not supplied in a stable manner.
・Poultry farms are killing and destroying chickens due to avian influenza, and dairy farms are destroying cows due to increased dairy inventories, which may reduce poultry and cattle manure containing nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.
・Japan's food self-sufficiency rate is low at about 38%, and there are concerns about a decline in agricultural productivity as the agricultural population ages and young people move away from farming.
　Furthermore, climate change has recently led to an increase in typhoons, torrential rains, and other extreme weather events, resulting in increased damage to crops.
・Over-reliance on food imports from abroad poses several problems.
　First, the safety of imported food products may not be guaranteed and may cause health problems.
　In addition, the reliance on imports has led to a decline in domestic agriculture, and if food imports from abroad were to stop, there is a risk of a serious food crisis

イ Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan, project has been started with Alpha Gaia

イ The effects of mixing compost and biochar are now attracting attention

Cutting Edge The effects of mixing compost and biochar are now attracting attention around the world.

イ Main features of Alpha-Gaia

カッティングエッジゼロソニック固体有機物活性酸素消滅装置セラミック残渣

カッティングエッジ　活性酸素分解処理装置

Groundbreaking equipment capable of drying organic materials at room temperature in a short time

The world's only equipment capable of decomposing organic matter with active oxygen

The stirring function of this system mixes organic matter with active oxygen and brings them into good contact, enabling instantaneous decomposition of cell walls (membranes) that could not be decomposed by strong acids, alkalis, high temperatures, high pressure, etc.

Organic matter is composed of carbon bonds, which are extremely strong and difficult to break down cell membranes, but reactive oxygen can break down these carbon bonds with relative easily.

Active oxygen air can dry organic materials at room temperature in a short time

Active oxygen has a high bactericidal effect, decomposing all fungi attached to organic matter, resulting in zero bacteria.

Active oxygen has 1.3 times the oxidizing power of ozone, and the processing speed is 2 to 5 times faster.

Bio-digester system requires water supply and wastewater facilities, but Alpha-Gaia does not require both two functions, so the equipment and work are very easy, and the running cost is very low.

AlphaGaia requires no secondary materials or bedding material and has low running costs.

Stable decomposition treatment of animal residues and oily residues, etc. with active oxygen.

Vegetable residues, plant factory residues, weeds, waterweeds, excess sludge, chicken manure, pig manure, etc. can be fermented and powdered 2 to 5 times faster than conventional processes after only 1 hour of pretreatment with active oxygen

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Low cost and short time to fertilize

Less continuous crop damage and effective against centipedes.

Increased yield and biostimulant effect.

Produce tasty crops rich in minerals: Rich in magnesium and other minerals, it can acquire mineral deficiency, which is said to be the cause of modern diseases, and regain health.

Stable supply of plant-derived fertilizers: this will be the most significant feature.

Animal-derived fertilizers such as cattle manure and chicken manure always have safety issues and pathogen problems.

Recently, fertilizer-free vegetables have been attracting attention because vegetables produced with animal-derived fertilizers are bad for the health. The main reason for this problem is the lack of plants for fertilizers that can be collected in stable and large quantities.