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SAR reduction
  • 2025-07-22

SAR reduction

Mechanism of soil damage caused by high SAR water quality

When the SAR value of irrigation water ([Na⁺]/√([Ca²⁺]+[Mg²⁺])) exceeds 10:

Osmotic inhibition: Sodium ions replace soil colloidal calcium and magnesium, resulting in dispersion of clay particles (water conductivity decreases by >70%)

Physiological drought: When the osmotic pressure of the soil solution is >0.3MPa, the water absorption of crop roots is blocked

Salt accumulation: Evaporation causes sodium salt to accumulate on the surface (annual salt accumulation can reach 2.7 tons/hectare)

Typical characteristics:

When EC>1.5dS/m and SAR>12, corn yield decreases by 40%

When the soil exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) is >15%, compaction occurs

Reverse osmosis deep desalination process

System configuration:

RO membrane for brackish water (desalination rate ≥97%)

High-pressure pump group (working pressure 1.5-4.0MPa)

Intelligent flushing unit (anti-scaling self-cleaning)

Desalination efficiency:

Inlet water index Treatment effect

TDS 3000ppm effluent <100ppm

Na⁺ 850mg/L removal rate >98%

SAR 18 reduced to <3 (in line with GB 5084)

Engineering application case

15000GPD commercial irrigation project:

Water source: well water (EC 2.8dS/m, SAR 14)

RO system configuration: two-stage filtration + antiscalant addition

Operation effect:

• Tomato yield increased by 35%

• Soil ESP reduced from 19% to 7%

72000GPD farmland transformation project:

Innovative design: energy recovery device (saving 30% electricity)

Drainage utilization: concentrated liquid evaporation and crystallization (zero liquid waste discharge)

Technical advantages

Soil structure repair

Sodium adsorption ratio reduced to below 6

Soil porosity restored to 45%

Crop quality improvement and yield increase

Water utilization rate of economic crops increased by 50%

Salt-sensitive crop survival rate > 95%

Intelligent operation and maintenance guarantee

Online EC/SAR monitoring (early warning response < 10 seconds)

IoT remote control system (4G/5G compatible)

Sustainable operation

Membrane life ≥ 5 years (automatic chemical cleaning procedure)

Ton of water treatment cost < $0.25


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