Zeolite: Freedom from the ‘katsigaro’ – N. Lygeros
If there is one major problem that zeolite can definitively solve through its application, it is the issue of goat manure for olive growers. Those unfamiliar with the difficulty of this issue, due to the odour and toxicity involved, cannot fully appreciate the pressures placed on olive oil producers when dealing with olive pomace. Whereas, with the use of zeolite, the solution is simple. And this is not merely an experimental stage that has taken place exclusively in a research laboratory. Following a lecture on zeolite in Nemea, we came into contact with three-phase olive oil mills. Specifically, for 500 tonnes of olive pomace, 3 tonnes of agricultural lime and 3 tonnes of zeolite were used. This neutralised the negative properties of the goat manure and produced an odourless zeolite slurry, which is also beneficial for crops.