Grants and Contributions:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

RBF International Ltée (head office in Saint-Jérôme, QC) develops, manufactures and sells chemicals for waterx000D
disinfection. The chemicals they develop are mainly used for treating water in pools and spas, however, thesex000D
products are also important for environmental remediation and agriculture applications.x000D
This company is currently searching solutions for water treatment that are based on stabilized hydrogenx000D
peroxide, rather than traditional chlorine-based formulations. The use of hydrogen peroxide enables thex000D
disinfection of water with no chlorinated organic by-products or chloramines, which have negative healthx000D
effects. It is very important to determine the long-term stability of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide in waterx000D
samples to prove its effectiveness as a water disinfectant.x000D
In particular, the goal of this NSERC-funded project will be to understand what conditions are necessary tox000D
extend the duration and effectiveness of the peroxide in the treated water. Several conditions will bex000D
investigated to improve the reliability of water disinfection using hydrogen peroxide formulations.x000D
The applicant, Professor Mathieu Frenette, is an expert in the chemistry of peroxides and the oxidation ofx000D
organic material by peroxides. This project that RBF International Ltée has proposed to professor Frenette'sx000D
research group aims to validate hydrogen peroxide as a reliable option as a disinfectant for water in pools andx000D
spas.