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Creating an innovation for more effective farming

Kristīne Irtiševa, post-graduate student at Riga Technical University (RTU) Faculty of Materials Engineering and Applied Chemistry, develops an innovative soil enrichment technology using the treasure from Latvian bogs – peat. “Latvia has plenty of peat resources, but they could be used more effectively by creating products with high added value,” believes K. Irtiševa. Having previously

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Development of Peat Processing Methods for Production of Innovative Products

Kristine Irtiseva1,a* , Janis Baronins2,b , Janis Krumins2,c , Jurijs Ozolins1,d , Maris Klavins2,e , Olita Medne1,f 1 Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovations and Development Centre of Riga Technical University, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Pulka 3, Riga, Latvia, LV-1007 2 Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Latvia, Jelgavas

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Peat as an opportunity

Kristīne Irtiševa, post-graduate student at Riga Technical University (RTU) Faculty of Materials Engineering and Applied Chemistry, is researching humus production from high quality peat. Currently humus tests on plants are being conducted. “I have been researching peat and sapropel with the aim to produce granules from these materials since my undergraduate studies. I figured that

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Peat coffee maker

The lab where the young RTU scientist Kristīne Irtiševa works along with her colleague Andrejs Šiškins looks like something from the Harry Potter novels. Numerous flasks with colourful liquids, various jars and vessels with powders and other substances one would like to feel and sniff. Luckily, it is allowed to do so – the scientists

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