Zeolite in Agriculture

Zeolite, what is it, what does it do and where is it used?
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Zeolite, what is it, what does it do and where is it used?

ByChrysovalantis Chatzigeorgiou

Zeolite is a natural, inert, clay-silicate rock, which generally cleans and manages the environment in which it is found. Zeolite has a unique combination of properties that make it a special material, which is used in a wide range of applications. It could also be described as a filter or a molecular sponge. Zeolite, where…

Zeolite as a Potential Medium for Ammonium Recovery and Second Cheese Whey Treatment
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Zeolite as a Potential Medium for Ammonium Recovery and Second Cheese Whey Treatment

ByChrysovalantis Chatzigeorgiou

The efficiency of natural zeolite to remove ammonium from artificial wastewater (ammonium aqueous solutions) and to treat second cheese whey was examined, aiming to recover nitrogen nutrients that can be used for further applications, such as slow-release fertilizers. Sorption experiments were performed using artificial wastewater and zeolite of different granulometries (i.e., 0.71–1.0, 1.8–2.0, 2.0–2.8, 2.8–4.0,…

Zeolite and its potential uses in agriculture
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Zeolite and its potential uses in agriculture

ByZeolife.gr

C. Sangeetha* and P. Baskar1, Department of Agronomy, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore – 641 003, India. Received: 10-09-2015 Accepted: 25-02-2016 DOI:10.18805/ar.v0iof.9627 ABSTRACT In many parts of the world food security is being affected due to declining quality and/or quantity of the soil resource base and climate change. In this context, farming with zeolites has drawn attention. Zeolites…

Application of Zeolites for Sustainable Agriculture: a Review on Water and Nutrient Retention

Application of Zeolites for Sustainable Agriculture: a Review on Water and Nutrient Retention

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Seyyed Ali Akbar Nakhli 1 Madrid Delkash Email author 1 Babak Ebrazi Bakhshayesh 1 Hossein Kazemian 2,3 1.Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringUniversity of DelawareNewarkUSA 2.Zeolitic & Nano-Materials LabWestern UniversityLondonCanada 3.College of Science and ManagementUniversity of Northern British ColumbiaPrince GeorgeCanada Abstract Developing urbanization, water shortage, watercourse pollution, and demands for more food due to population growth require a more efficient water irrigation and fertilizer application. Retaining nutrients…