Άρθρα και δημοσιεύσεις για τις εφαρμογές του ζεόλιθου και του διατομίτη

Featuring Nikos Lygeros, a multi-talented researcher, a scientific collaborator with universities, a specialist adviser even to prime ministers and presidents, with expertise ranging from the use of zeolite in agriculture to contemporary geopolitical manoeuvres, we had the opportunity to speak for a short while on Thursday morning (4 August), in the welcoming surroundings of the Peripou multi-purpose venue. As the conversation progressed, we realised it could have gone on for hours, so we limited ourselves to topics such as hydrocarbons, geopolitics and Turkey. Mr Lygeros and his colleagues were in Agios Nikolaos to brief a group of producers on the ... Read more

Lecture by Nikos Lygeros on the topic: ‘New findings on Greek zeolite’. Xenideio Cultural Centre, Aridaia, Wednesday 20 July 2016

Tell us a little about your profession Our company specialises in the application and distribution of natural zeolite and its products in Greece and the rest of Europe. We are based in the town of Nea Orestiada, as mining of Greek zeolite – which is found in abundance in our region – is set to begin very soon. We started out about three years ago, and our aim is to raise awareness and promote its countless applications in the fields of agriculture, livestock farming, environmental clean-up and human health. Why did you choose to use Elorus? It is an innovative ... Read more

Some topics do not appear to have a direct connection, and this is certainly the case with Greek zeolite and Hagia Sophia. They certainly share a common context due to Thrace and Constantinople, but there are also practical applications. As part of the church’s conservation work a few decades ago, concrete was used to secure sections of the exterior wall beneath the roof. It has now been observed that the concrete has deteriorated and that it would be preferable to use a mortar containing pozzolan. In fact, analyses were carried out on the church’s original material to find a composition ... Read more

With the granting of the environmental impact assessment licence, we have moved on to the next stage in the campaign for Greek zeolite. And we are already seeing the practical implications, as another company that had kept its deposit dormant has requested an extension of its licence. This is a positive development and should be conditional upon work commencing in the Thrace region. Thus, the fact that a new licence has been granted has encouraged long-standing players in the sector to activate their own. It is important that there be other investors and specialists, who will collectively form a critical ... Read more

No matter how much we hear about a ‘Stalinist’ approach to economic data, we already know full well that these figures are collapsing and that they are worthless, not only in Greece but throughout the world. Russia itself has realised this, but in our country there are people who are out of touch at every level of power who keep saying the same things, because in essence they have never before dealt with the real economy of a nation. And the reason is simple. There can be no growth without entrepreneurship. It is not through capital controls that we will ... Read more

With the start of Greek zeolite mining in the Kokkalo area near Petrota, Thrace is ushering in a new era of development. It is certainly not the exploitation of just three deposits that will change the whole picture, but this innovation has a future. For at the outset, no one believed the project was feasible, and a great deal of effort was expended to secure recognition of the value of Greek zeolite. Now, however, it is a reality that we will be watching and following closely. For Thrace, the important thing is for others to follow the example set by ... Read more

The decision has been made. Hellenic Zeolite is now an official and institutional reality, as the licence to operate the zeolite quarry has been granted. After years of a national struggle, we are witnessing the liberation of Greek Zeolite from bureaucracy. Now, Greek Zeolite will be able to meet Greece’s needs whilst also reducing reliance on foreign Zeolite imports and, of course, subsequently becoming an export product to generate even greater revenue for Greece. There are more and more of us, all those who believed that this miracle could be achieved even under the current circumstances, and we would like ... Read more

Approval of Environmental Conditions for the operation of a quarry site for industrial minerals (zeolite) covering an area of 83,427.30 m² at the location ‘Kokkalo’, in the Petrota postcode area, Municipality of Orestiada, Regional Unit of Evros, by the company ‘OLYMPOS S.A. INDUSTRIAL MINERALS’ and approval of the accompanying Mining Waste Management Plan (MWMP). Source: Diafania 

Cultivation of the ‘Tuono’ variety of almond tree using zeolite, incorporated into the soil in Larissa, 8 July 2016 The almond tree is a species of plant in the Rosaceae family, often classified within the genus Prunus. The most common species is the sweet almond (Prunus dulcis, synonyms: Prunus amygdalus, Amygdalus communis), which grows in almost all the warm and dry regions of the Mediterranean zone, where it has been cultivated since ancient times. For this reason, it is very difficult to determine its place of origin. It is a deciduous tree reaching a height of 4 to 12 metres, with ... Read more

Someone who is not an expert might think that straw and hay are simply dry grass. However, if one understands the difference that zeolite makes to quality, then even these products take on exceptional value. Thus, in a single field, we can grow as many as forty different varieties without any further intervention when we wish to use the crop as feed for cows. We can obtain energy from plants that produce seeds and protein from plants such as clover. So, rather than relying on monocultures and then resorting to artificial mixtures and supplements – if we respect cows as ... Read more

More than 85 percent of all wood-based materials are manufactured using adhesives containing formaldehyde. Increasingly strict regulations concerning these emissions have been creating major challenges for adhesive manufacturers and the wood-based product industry since the 1970s. The primary objective of the project was to considerably reduce the formaldehyde emissions from wood-based products by adding small amounts of absorbers on the basis of zeolites with simultaneous catalytic effect. Modifizierung einer Zeolithoberfläche mit 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilan (nach Liu et al. 1997). Adhesives containing formaldehyde are, compared to other suitable types of adhesive, extremely economically-priced and are therefore indispensible for the wood-based materials industry in ... Read more