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Binds wet solids
Ultrabind is poured straight into the slurry, binding the wet solids and turning the material into a solid mass.
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Ultrabind
Eco-friendly soil stabilizer for slopes, slurry solidification, dust control, and hydroseeding.
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Why use Ultrabind for erosion and sediment control?
Ultrabind is an eco-friendly, multi-faceted soil stabilizer that binds soil particles together, turning slurry into a solid mass. It creates a protective crust that prevents dust, sediment, and erosion for extended periods. This non-hazardous product is ideal for stabilizing slopes, embankments, and non-traffic areas. Ultrabind penetrates the soil surface, forming a durable, three-dimensional matrix that enhances dust control, improves soil stabilization, and provides long-lasting protection. It is particularly effective in hydroseeding, increasing germination rates, reducing washouts, and improving erosion control. Ultrabind is a safe, sustainable solution for soil stabilization and road treatment, with no harmful effects on people, animals, or aquatic life.
Sunlight, heat, and moisture still reach the soil so seed can germinate. Up to 25% more moisture is retained while seed and soil stay in place and growth is enhanced. Combined with Clearflow’s treated jute fabric in swales, ditches, and crowns, rills and washouts can be virtually eliminated - with less cost and install time than traditional matting, and fewer return visits for warranty work.
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Pushes water out
Binding drives water out of the material, so water content, weight, and volume all drop before anything leaves site.
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Hauls in dump trucks
Once the mass is solid it can be scooped and hauled in standard dump trucks instead of expensive vacuum trucks.
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Blends matched to your material
Multiple blends suit different soils and slurries. Our lab tests your sample against the blend library before you order.
Using environmentally friendly Ultrabind to hold disturbed soils in place is the least expensive and often the most efficient way to protect water from silt, heavy metals, and phosphorus pollution. One of the most important steps in an effective environmental protection plan is soil stabilization. Restoring clean water is far more expensive and complex once it has been contaminated. Controlling dust is particularly crucial since particles smaller than one micron (colloidal) are carried into water, where they become difficult to remove.
Three application lines - Soil, Slurry, and Dust - cover erosion control, solidification, and road treatment. Because soils, slurries, and dust vary, our laboratory matches your sample against our Ultrabind blend library (including blends 1-4) to ensure effective binding. Ultrabind is not a tackifier and will not hold pine needles, straw, or mulch in place.
Independent germination trials by Dr. Jerry Pepin at Pickseed, Oregon showed improved establishment of Kentucky bluegrass and perennial rye versus untreated controls.
- Easily applied
- Environmentally safe
- Noncorrosive
Fish Safe Verified
Extensive third-party testing with the University of Alberta and the National Research Council of Canada has proven the safety of our products.
“During pipeline construction, topsoil is stripped back and piled into extensive, vulnerable windrows along the right-of-way. We spray Ultrabind directly onto these stockpiles which acts as a powerful tacking agent. It temporarily glues the surface together to prevent severe wind and water erosion until the soil is ready to be backfilled.
We have also used Ultrabind during our hydroseeding applications as a high porosity tackifier that stabilizes the seedbed and dramatically accelerates germination.
I would highly recommend Ultrabind for your next project.”
Models
Ultrabind application lines
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Ultrabind Erosion Control
Eco-friendly soil stabilizer that bonds with soil to protect surfaces from wind and water erosion. Mix directly with seed or hydroseed so sunlight, heat, and moisture still reach the soil for germination.
- Easy application - mix directly with seed
- Improved growth rate; adds carbon and nitrogen
- Up to 25% more moisture retained
- Soil stabilization and cleaner sheet flow
- Replaces up to 75% of mulch when hydroseeding
- Low shipping, handling, and storage costs
- 30% greater porosity vs. tackifiers
- Environmentally friendly
- Application
- Mix directly with seed / hydroseeding
- Coverage (flat to 4:1)
- 15 kg treats ~9,000 m² for revegetation
- Coverage (3:1 to 1:1)
- 15 kg treats ~4,500 m² for revegetation
- Bulk bag (flat to 4:1)
- 500 kg treats ~30 ha
- Bulk bag (3:1 to 1:1)
- 500 kg treats ~15 ha
- Hydroseeding / spoil piles
- 7.5 kg in 11 m³ water - replaces mulch
- Mulch replacement
- Replaces up to 75% of mulch
- Vs. tackifiers
- 30% greater porosity
- Form
- Granular / powder
- Packaging
- 15 kg pail or 500 kg bulk bag
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Ultrabind Solids Binding
Dry granular product mixed into slurry to thicken it for transport or reuse. It binds solids and squeezes water out, so mass and volume stay far lower than with sawdust, peat, straw, or other absorbents.
- Binds wet solids
- Turns slurry into a solid mass
- Prevents leaching of various toxic heavy metals
- Can be mixed to a specific compaction ratio
- Creates a transportable, stackable material
- Reduces tipping fees by removing water weight
- Inexpensive - typically $5-50 per m³ of slurry
- Improves soil quality for potential reuse / revegetation
- Reduced trucking, handling, and storage costs
- No vacuum or special trucks required
- No absorbent material such as sawdust, straw, or peat required
- Environmentally safe - fish (adult/embryo) + Daphnia magna
- Typical dosing
- 0.25-2 kg per m³ of material
- Field example
- ~1 kg per m³ often enough to solidify
- Typical cost
- $5-50 per m³ of slurry
- Applications
- Ponds, water bodies, tailings
- Packaging
- 15 kg pail or 500 kg bulk bag
- Sample testing
- Free sample testing available
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Ultrabind Dust Control
Non-corrosive dust control and road stabilizer for gravel roads, parking lots, and backfill piles. Unlike salt-based treatments, it will not corrode equipment or harm surrounding vegetation, and rain or watering can reactivate it without washout.
- Unlike salt-based alternatives, no corrosion risk or harm to surrounding vegetation
- Enhances tensile strength of roads and extends lifespan
- Minimizes sediment runoff into waterways
- Excellent coverage; mix into water with agitation
- Rain or watering rejuvenates effectiveness without dilution or washout
- Can reduce water usage by up to 90% vs. conventional dust control
- Reduces operational and maintenance costs
- Also strengthens base materials during road building
- Solution ratio
- 1 kg into 1 m³ of water
- Prep
- Recirculate 20 minutes before apply
- Coverage
- 15 kg treats 4,000-4,800 m²
- Road strength
- 13.5% increase vs untreated (mine haul road stress test)
- Watering reduction
- 91.7% (48× to 4× per 24 hours on a high-traffic mine haul road)
- Ideal for
- Gravel roads, parking lots, backfill piles
- Chemistry match
- Soil testing required
Slurry solidification
Ultrabind vs absorbent polymers
For pond slurry, pipeline mud, and wet solids, the question is not how much water you can soak up - it is whether chemistry binds the solids and lets the rest go.
Absorbents hold water in stasis
Peat, sawdust, straw, and absorbent polymers can take up to about 400× their weight in liquid - but they do not bond to solids. Moisture stays locked inside the matrix.
Ultrabind activates on solid particles
Clearflow polymer uses a small amount of water to attach to particles, not to soak it up. Typical dose is under 1 kg per m³ of slurry.
Less mass on the road and at the gate
Released water means lower haul and tip fees, reduced liquefaction in trucks, and better acceptance at dump sites.
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Chemistry walkthrough from the Clearflow sales deck - absorbent retention vs Ultrabind solid binding, uptake comparison, and field liquefaction context.
Absorbent uptake
400×
Liquid retained in matrix
Ultrabind uptake
5×
Excess moisture released
Typical dose
<1 kg
Per m³ of slurry
Field context
Without treatment, slurry stays loose and prone to liquefaction in transit.
Side-by-side handling tests show treated material binding into a stackable mass with water released from the matrix - the opposite of loose, high-moisture slurry in the scoop.
Used on municipal pond slurry - typically under 1 kg per m³
Field demo
See Ultrabind hold soil in place
Watch Ultrabind hold disturbed soils in place and cut washouts on working slopes.
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Application
Soil, slurry, and dust
Three ways to put Ultrabind to work - broadcast on soil, mix into slurry, or spray for dust control.
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How to apply Ultrabind
- Dry broadcast
- Hydro-seeding
- Water trucks
- Pump & spray
Ultrabind is typically applied by hand in dry form or with manual, electric, quad-, and truck-mounted broadcast spreaders. It can also be mixed with water and applied with agitator-equipped water trucks, hydro-seeding units, and standard pump and spray nozzles.
Once activated with water, Ultrabind binds with the soil, creating a porous layer that allows more water and air to penetrate while reducing erosion. The binding process retains water and holds seed and fertilizer in place.
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Bound slurry and reuse
- ~1 kg per m³
- Replaces peat & sawdust
- Reuse for revegetation
Soil solidification used to be costly and time-consuming. Traditional products added volume and weight, increasing truck loads and dumping costs. Ultrabind replaces sawdust, peat moss, straw, and other adsorbents - typically about 1 kg per m³ of slurry is enough to thicken the material.
Once the pond or soil has been sufficiently dewatered, Ultrabind powder can be mixed into the remaining mud to tackify the sediment for easy removal. Bound material has been shown to improve plant and tree growth, so it can be reused for revegetation and remediation instead of hauled as waste.
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How to apply Ultrabind Dust
- 1 kg per m³ water
- 20 min recirculate
- Soil testing required
Prepare the tank to recirculate. While filling with water, slowly pour Ultrabind Dust in at 1 kg per m³ of water. Recirculate continuously for 20 minutes, then the solution is ready to apply. Soil testing is required to match chemistry.
For road surfaces: (1) use a grader to move off 2 inches of surface material; (2) apply by spray-bar enough solution to the point just before puddling; (3) bring 1 inch of material back onto the road surface; (4) repeat steps 2 and 3; (5) during prolonged dry periods, reactivate with water only. Ultrabind Dust can also be used during road building to add strength to base materials.
- Easy application - dry broadcast or spray
- Up to 25% more moisture retention
- Pairs with treated jute for soft armouring
- Lab-matched blends for site soils, slurries, and dust
- Replaces sawdust, peat, and straw absorbents
- Bound material can be reused for revegetation
- No vacuum or special trucks required
- Can reduce dust-control water use by up to 90%
Field proof for Ultrabind solids binding
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Stormwater Management Facility - City of Waterloo
Ultrabind solidified Pond 53 slurry at about 1 kg per m³ so ~300 m³ could be reused on municipal boulevards instead of landfill.
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Ultrabind vs Absorbent Polymers
How Ultrabind binds solids and releases water-unlike absorbents that lock moisture in and drive up haul and tip fees.
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