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Bronte, the Italian capital of Pistachios

Sicily is the only Italian region where the pistachio ("pistacia vera") can be cultivated and produced.

Bronte, with nearly three thousand hectares of land dedicated and specialized for this purpose, expresses principal area of cultivation (80% of the regional surface), with a production that has peculiar characteristics.

Bronte is the Italian capital of the pistachio.

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ABSTRACT:

ABSTRACT
In the present study, two different by-products, pecan shells, and sawdust obtained from
the region of Chania, Crete, Greece, were subjected to slow pyrolysis over a temperature
range of 250–550°C, for the production of biochar. The quality of the produced biochars was
assessed by evaluating their main properties, namely pyrolysis yield, pH, volatile matter
and char content, surface area, and C, H, S, N content. Thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier

ABSTRACT: Different methods have been applied to recycle pistachio’s green hulls, the most important of which are siloing and drying pistachio hulls (using industrial dryers). In both methods, hulls should lose their initial moisture content, which constitutes a considerable portion of their weight. The high moisture content takes more time and energy during the drying process. The initial dewateringof hulls – pretreatment – could greatly contribute to improving the drying process.