Day Two
Day Two
- Manel Cervera - Managing Partner, Dunham Trimmer
- Vatren Jurin - Vice President, Product Development, Dunham Trimmer
- MKP- trends and market dynamics
- CN – trends and market dynamics
- PN- trends and market dynamics
- Luke Hutson - Chief Editor, New Ag International, UK
- Suvi Pietarinen - Business development manager, UPM Biochemicals
- Hany Abdo - Laboratory Manager, Toopi Organics
The EU’s fertilizer and feed industries are highly reliant on imports of phosphate rock. Meanwhile, municipal wastewater contains large quantities of P, that can increase Europe´s self-sufficiency. EasyMining has developed a process for the recovery of clean phosphate from sewage sludge ash (SSA) which is patented and registered under the brand Ash2Phos. This process is based on chemical treatment of sewage sludge ash from mono-incineration or similar wastes. P is recovered in the form of clean precipitated calcium phosphate (RevoCaP). The RevoCaP is of high purity thanks to the detoxification step in the process (low amounts of unwanted substance, Cd <0.1 mg/kg RevoCaP, F 0.014 mg/kg RevoCaP and no organic contaminants or pathogens). The product contains about 17% P and has a low solubility in water. It is fully soluble in citric acid and about 80% soluble in neutral ammonium citrate, fulfilling the requirements of the EU Fertilizing Product Regulation (FPR, Regulation (EU 2019/1009). Results from ryegrass tests show that the RevoCaP works efficiently as a slow-release fertilizer in acid soils. The applications of RevoCaP range from apatite replacement for high quality fertilizers to direct application as slow release fertilizer and even usage as feed phosphate due to its high purity. In a Joint Venture with Gelsenwasser, EasyMining will start production of 15 000 t/a of RevoCaP from 2026 end expand its production to 150 000 t/a by 2032. Additionally, EasyMining is also active in the recovery of clean Ammonium Sulfate and Potassium from wastewater and household waste.
- Philipp Theuring - Market Developer, Easymining
- Marko Petek - Associate Professor, ,Division for Agroecology, Department of Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb
Abiotic stresses, such as heat waves or reduced rainfall, and vineyard management have an important influence on the quality of wine grapes. Difficult and unbalanced maturations are increasingly frequent. This leads winemakers to new challenges and to search some sustainable auxiliary products that assist the resilience of the plant in the phases of its growth and development. This experiment was created to promote a Green Approach through the distribution and application of sustainable products that minimize the negative impact on the environment. Four soil treatments were carried out on a young vineyard: I. (zeolite + irrigation), II. (irrigation), III. (zeolite) and IV. (no treatment). Measurements of net photosynthesis, transpiration, stomatal conductance, leaf temperature, and leaf water potential were performed during two seasons (2022-2023). Furthermore, maturity parameters (° brix and anthocyanins content) and biochemical analyses were carried out on leaves and berries. IV. showed more negative water potential, significant proline accumulation in leaves, reduced photosynthesis, and higher leaf temperature. Additionally, it showed higher levels of quercetin and slowed berry development in hotter, drier years. The benefit of the zeolite (biostimulant mineral of volcanic origin) was highlighted by the improvement in water efficiency and the correct and balanced ripening of the grape in both years
- Eleonora Cataldo - PhD Student, University of Florence
- Jaroslav Nisler - Head of Isotope Laboratory Organisation, Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences