Projects

Ground Protector

For water with a high Sodium Absorption Ratio and/or high bicarbonate concentration

Ground Protector was developed for situations where irrigation water quality affects both soil structure and crop yield potential. In lower-EC conditions, some water-quality issues can be corrected with gypsum or acid. But where EC is already high, those approaches either worsen the salinity burden or fail to solve the underlying problem.

The process uses a single ion exchange column followed by a neutralisation step. Sodium and other cations are removed and exchanged for hydrogen ions, which in turn neutralise bicarbonates. After neutralisation with agricultural lime, the result is water containing calcium instead of sodium, with a more suitable pH and reduced EC.

Simple and cost-effective equipment logic
Practical calcium delivery without unnecessary nitrogen addition
Improved flexibility in nutrient management
Low-volume waste stream

Value Added Desalination

For hydroponic systems and chloride-sensitive crops

Value Added Desalination improves on an earlier patented concept by simplifying the equipment design and creating a more manageable route for salt handling. The process is designed to produce sodium chloride in crystalline form, making it easier to remove and handle in a practical way.

The commercial logic is equally important: by selecting suitable regeneration chemicals and controlling the regeneration process correctly, the system can generate by-products with fertilizer value that help offset process cost.

Targeted desalination logic for agricultural use
Simpler process architecture than conventional alternatives
Improved salt handling through crystalline output
Potential value recovery through useful by-products

Value Added Desalination process diagram

Zero Discharge Process

For greenhouses that recycle drain water

Greenhouse systems that recycle irrigation water must deal with nutrient build-up and salt accumulation. In many cases, excess water is discharged simply to manage salinity, which also means nutrient loss and a larger environmental burden.

The Zero Discharge Process is designed to allow continuous re-use of greenhouse drain water while retaining nutrients in the system and removing only sodium chloride crystals.

Target of full nutrient recovery within the greenhouse system
No liquid waste discharge
Removal of sodium chloride in crystalline form
Stronger circularity in greenhouse water management

Greenhouse treatment project installation

One methodology, applied across multiple agricultural contexts

These pathways are distinct, but they are not disconnected. Together they show how Regenerative Irrigation can be applied to different agricultural contexts: soil protection, targeted desalination, and circular greenhouse water use.

They show how the approach can be applied in different agricultural environments rather than making a single all-purpose technology claim.

For water with a high Sodium Absorption Ratio and/or high bicarbonate concentration

For hydroponic systems and chloride-sensitive crops

For greenhouses that recycle drain water

One methodology, applied across multiple agricultural contexts

From demonstration to implementation