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CONDENSE - The Condense Managing System: Production of Novel Fertilizers from Manure and Olive Mill Wastewater

condenseDemonstrate a Manure and Olive Mill Wastewater Managing System, which allows the utilisation of specific characteristics of these wastes, transforming their mixture, into a high nutrient containing end-product, which can be safely and easily used, in all ranges of agriculture and horticulture, replacing in a significant scale (if not completely) inorganic chemical fertilisation. This final NEW PRODUCT will:

 

  • contain Nitrogen, in an inorganic form, in more than 20 % d.w. (more than 25 % in all forms),
  • contain Phosphorus, in an inorganic form, in more than 8 % d.w. (more than 10 % in all forms),
  • contain Potassium, in an inorganic form, in more than 20 % d.w. (more than 25 % in all forms),
  • be free of odours and pathogens as well as other phytotoxic molecules,
  • contain less than 15 % (preferably less than 10 %) moisture,
  • be shaped in a size and texture, that can be easily bagged, transported and applied similarly to chemical fertilisers,
  • have a carbon and environmental footprint (considerably) smaller to the existing inorganic fertilisers, and have a low production cost.