The Alchemy of Air
Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos (Tolis) Inventor and Developer of Technologies at Crop Intellect and Inventor of RLEAF. R-LEAF is a disruptive technology that is based on photocatalyst (A material which absorbs light to bring it to higher energy level and provides energy to a reacting substance to make a chemical reaction occur.) Crop intellect was established in 2011 to preform, research and develop innovations that are out of the ordinary and disruptive. This episode Dan and Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos (Tolis) dive deep into science and innovations.
Episode 10 of the Growing the Future podcast, hosted by Dan Aberhart, Aberhart Ag Solutions, Convergence Growth, Aberhart Farms, Sure Growth Solutions, Crop Intellect, AgVisorPro, Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos, titled "The Alchemy of Air" was published on June 3, 2022 and runs 55 minutes.
June 3, 2022 ·55m · Growing the Future
Summary
Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos (Tolis) Inventor and Developer of Technologies at Crop Intellect and Inventor of RLEAF. R-LEAF is a disruptive technology that is based on photocatalyst (A material which absorbs light to bring it to higher energy level and provides energy to a reacting substance to make a chemical reaction occur.) Crop intellect was established in 2011 to preform, research and develop innovations that are out of the ordinary and disruptive. This episode Dan and Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos (Tolis) dive deep into science and innovations.
Episode Description
Take a deep breath ...
Nitrogen gas makes up almost 80 percent of the atmosphere.
We breathe it in and out all day long, but in this state it is useless to the plants we grow to feed the world.
Above our heads is a vast vault of unusable nitrogen; under our feet, a limited amount of fixed nitrogen.
Synthesis of this unusable nitrogen into fertilizer through the Haber-Bosch process has fuelled the population growth of the last 100+ years.
Yet we often take for granted that the air we breath is clean.
45,000 immature deaths occur in the UK alone yearly because of Nitrous Oxide pollution.
What if you could take that pollution and turn it into a product that produces higher yields….
Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos (Tolis) Inventor and Developer of Technologies at Crop Intellect has done just that with R-LEAF.
Crop intellect was established in 2011 to preform, research and develop innovations that are out of the ordinary and disruptive.
After they sold the Chlorophyll Increase Activator to Cargill to be commercialized globally it was time for something new!
R-LEAF is a disruptive technology that is based on photocatalyst (A material which absorbs light to bring it to higher energy level and provides energy to a reacting substance to make a chemical reaction occur.)
R-LEAF captures Nitrous Oxide from the atmosphere and turns it into Nitrate which is food for plants.
The secret of successful farming is moving nitrogen around.
Even the Queen uses R-LEAF!
This episode Dan and Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos (Tolis) dive deep into science and innovations.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Tolis’s professional background
- Patented products Tolis’s has created
- How Tolis has taken 100 year old technology and used it in todays technology
- Why this technology is so important in today’s practices
- Why Nitrous Oxide is an issue
- How is Nitrous Oxide being produced
- How much Nitrous Oxide is being sequestered
- How much Nitrogen is being produced per month
- Why producers aren’t interested in reducing their nitrogen applications
- What Tolis is being compensated for carbon credit
- The pros and cons of R-LEAF
- How R-LEAF compares to other bacteria based products
- What type of application method is used for R-LEAF
- The impact Tolis’s product will make in urban areas
- What Tolis is currently recommending for application rates
- What the economic return on this practice and product is
- The lifespan of one application of R-LEAF
- Where R-LEAF is currently at in the lifecycle of getting to market
- How much money has been raised currently for R-LEAF
- Tolis’s words to producers who are skeptical
Connect with Tolis:
Website:https://cropintellect.co.uk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/crop_intellect
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Crop-Intellect-Ltd-196699347202607
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apostolos-papadopoulos-02843220/
Aberhart Family of Companies:
https://aberhartagsolutions.ca
https://www.convergencegrowth.com
Connect with us on AGvisorPro: https://link-app.agvisorpro.com/aberhart-dan
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Facts sourced from The Alchemy of Air written by Thomas Hager
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