Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Catalytic Production of PFA for Water Treatment Applications
Agreement Number:
1029634
Agreement Value:
$967,481.51
Agreement Date:
Mar 11, 2025 - Feb 1, 2027
Description:
Symbient Environmental Technologies is a Mississauga, Ontario based clean-tech start-up company specializing in the development of enabling process technologies based on catalysis and other engineered nanomaterials. Symbient has patent pending catalyst and process technologies for water treatment, which will enable the point of use production of performic acid (PFA), a non-toxic and sustainable disinfectant which will obviate the need to use chlorine-based disinfectants, thereby eliminating the creation of hazardous chlorination disinfection by-products (DPBs). Symbient’s PFA technology will afford reduced capital and operating costs and result in a substantial reduction in ecotoxicity and climate change impact relative to the incumbent hypochlorite disinfection technology, enabling operators to achieve their regulatory compliance targets.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Location:
Mississauga, Ontario, CA L4Z 1Y6
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029634
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
755727146
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 670 days.
Amendment Date
Oct 30, 2025
Recipient's Operating Name:
SYMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Recipient's Legal Name:
SYMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Federal Riding Name:
Mississauga--Malton
Federal Riding Number:
35062
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Purpose:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Coverage:
NRC-IRAP Clean Technology projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through sustainable development technological innovation, while improving Canada’s environmental indicators related to greenhouse gas emissions (GCG), waste management, air quality or drinking water based on the types of sustainable development technologies that will be supported.
NAICS Code:
2213
Amendments: