About Soil Net

Research and Development

In 1994, for the first time, the clear benefits of using polymers in constructions site for erosion control and water clarification were tested. These tests were based on the research of Dr. Aicardo Roa Espinosa. This research was accomplished with a grant of University of Wisconsin-Madison and Department of Natural Resources of Wisconsin and Dane county Land Conservation.

In 1997, the usage of polymers was accepted as cost share practice for farmers in the Lake Mendota watershed.

In 2000, Soil Net first partnered with Cate Machine & Welding to work on a project for the Marines. The goal of this collaboration between the United States Marine Core, Soil Net LLC and Cate Machine & Welding was to create a portable apparatus that could be loaded and unloaded onto a jeep and used to apply a polymer-based formula Soil Net had created to prevent dust-related crashes in landing helicopters. These crashes had caused numerous fatalities and Soil Net was credited for helping to save the lives of many American Soldiers from that point on.

In 2004, Soil Net entered into partnership with the world leaders in polymer manufacturing to provide polymer solutions to the agriculture, construction, and dairy, oil processing including biodiesel production (including cottonseed oil, palm oil, and many others), mulch, fertilizers, as well as the sugar, paper, and ethanol industries. Together with our partners in France, Canada, Brazil, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico we have provided polymer based solution to these industries. Our solutions improve efficiency, lower costs, and even allow for waste by-products to be converted into valuable, salable assets.
The nature of these solutions is based on research we perform in our labs in collaboration with our customers. The solutions we develop are most often customized to the individual needs of our customers. It's very likely if you are involved in one of the above mentioned industries we will be able to help you save money and in doing so create a salable product out of typical waste by-products. Innovation through efficiency, and added value wastes are two main components to our success.

In 2004, Soil Net LLC in partnership with ENCAP created a paper waste based erosion control pellets now known as “PAM 12”. Today ENCAP is the leading producer of erosion control pellets and fertilizers with erosion control technology.

In 2005, Soil Net LLC in partnership with Braun Electric worked to produce an affordable polymer solution sperating manure wastes from sand and water to be implemented in dairies around the state of Wisconsin. Our collaboration has also yielded manure separation techniques for sand lanes. As is the case with all of our partners and customers we have continued to work together to develop systems and technologies in manure separation to be used at home in Wisconsin, and around the globe.

In 2006, Soil Net began work with Acro Bio-Tech Industries to convert "waste to gold" (WTG). This partnership has allowed for innovation in ethanol production and starch manufacturing. Together we are generating new solutions, and bringing together ingenuity and experience to solve universal problems with the goal of eliminating contamination of the rivers and lakes in China and around the world.

In 2007, Soil Net established a partnership with Cotton Incorporated to develop separation technology for cotton seed oil and cotton seed oil biodiesel.

In 2008, the introduction of the polymer delivery system PLC control.

In 2010, Soil Net, with the help of Canadian pump company, Techno-Sub, Soil Net developed a polymer based clarification product to improve efficiency by separating residual metals in mine slurry from waste water.