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C05F 17/00

Preparation of fertilisers characterised by biological or biochemical treatment steps, e.g. composting or fermentation

Introduced: January 1990

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 10 subcodes exist in both systems.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 2020.

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  • C05F 17/05 Treatments involving invertebrates, e.g. worms, flies or maggots since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/20 using specific microorganisms or substances, e.g. enzymes, for activating or stimulating the treatment (use of invertebrates C05F17/05) since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/30 using irradiation, e.g. solar or nuclear radiation; using electric or magnetic fields since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/40 Treatment of liquids or slurries since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/50 Treatments combining two or more different biological or biochemical treatments, e.g. anaerobic and aerobic treatment or vermicomposting and aerobic treatment since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/60 Heating or cooling during the treatment since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/70 Controlling the treatment in response to process parameters since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • C05F 17/80 Separation, elimination or disposal of harmful substances during the treatment since 2020 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC