Zeolite in Agriculture

Interview with Nikos Lygeros on Xanthi Municipal Radio, 25 August 2014

Integration of zeolite on Agathonisi, 29 August 2014

La précipitation de tartre est un phénomène rejeté par le consommateur (dépréciation du goût, formation de lie). La précipitation tartrique demeure le principal problème de dépôts dans les vins. D’où la nécessité de limiter ces précipitations, c’est ce que l’on appelle la stabilisation tartrique. Pourquoi y a-t-il des précipitations tartriques dans le vin ? L’acide tartrique réagit avec le potassium pour donner du tartrate de potassium (KHT), et avec le calcium pour donner du tartrate neutre de calcium (CaT). Si les teneurs en KHT ou en CaT sont supérieures à la solubilité limite à une température donnée, il y a ... Read more

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A highly interesting lecture by Professor of Geostrategy and strategic adviser Mr Nikos Lygeros, entitled ‘The Cherries of Zeolite’…

Translated from the Greek by Athena Kehagias The term zeolite was coined in 1756 by Swedish mineralogist Axel Fredrik Cronstedt , who observed that upon the rapid heating of the mineral stilbite, large quantities of steam was produced from water, which are absorbed by the mineral. Based on this fact, he named this mineral zeolite, from the Greek word Zeo (zeō), which means boil and stone. The zeolites are aluminosilicate members of a family of microporous solids known as molecular sieves. This term refers to a particular capacity, namely the ability to selectively sort out molecules based primarily on a ... Read more

Incorporation of zeolite in Rodies, Monastiraki, Alexandroupoli, 13 August 2014.

Olive mill wastewater (OMW), a liquid by-product of the olive oil industry, represents a severe environmental problem owing to its high pollution load. In this study, successive columns containing different types of natural materials were investigated for their OMW treatment efficiency. Passing OMW through three columns of gravel, fine sand, and a mixture of acidified cotton and zeolite (weight:weight ratio of cotton:clinoptilolite of 2:1), followed by treatment with activated charcoal (AC) and lime, was the best treatment in terms of the quality of water obtained. This treatment decreased concentrations of −3NO, B, K, P, and total fat in OMW by ... Read more

Photographs from the Zeolite municipal vegetable garden in Alexandroupoli on 11 August 2014

In Alexandroupoli, on 11 August 2014, a Monday, at the offices of the Alexandroupoli Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage Company, of Alexandroupoli, the undersigned: a. Evangelos Mytilineos, Chairman of the Municipal Water Supply and Sewerage of Alexandroupoli (DEYAA), acting as the lawful representative in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 4 of Law No. 1069/80 and Decision No. 155/20-06-2014 of the Board of Directors, which approved the outcome of the tender held on 11 June 2014, to select the successful tenderer for the provision of the aforementioned service; b. ‘ERGA PRASINOU A.T.E. ’, with its registered office in Alexandroupoli, 150 Demokratias ... Read more

[gallery size=”medium” link=”file” ids=”10867,10864,10865,10866,10868″] Pomegranates, peppers (horn peppers, Florina peppers, hot peppers and peppers for stuffing), artichokes, plums, aubergines, grapes, carrots and tomatoes grown using zeolite.

Installation of zeolite at the Didymoteicho municipal stadium, 4 August 2014. Organised by: Didymoteicho Academy SA, with the support of Didymoteicho Municipality and the assistance of the Didymoteicho Castle Residents’ Association.