PROCESS FROM PRODUCING A PEAT SUBSTITUTE FROM VEGETABLE RAW AND WASTE MATERIALS

摘要

According to a process for producing a peat substitute from vegetable raw and waste materials, in particular from forestry or farming, the raw and waste materials are thermomechanically disintegrated and in a worm extruder and are blended with mineral and organic additives. With this process, a peat substitute is obtained having properties that are much more similar to peat properties than known peat substitutes. The process is less energy-intensive than known processes for producing peat substitutes.