Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00559, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Frenette, Mathieu (Université du Québec à Montréal), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : RBF International Ltée (head office in Saint-Jérôme, QC) develops, manufactures and sells chemicals for water_x000D_
disinfection. The chemicals they develop are mainly used for treating water in pools and spas, however, these_x000D_
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 hydrogen_x000D_
peroxide, rather than traditional chlorine-based formulations. The use of hydrogen peroxide enables the_x000D_
disinfection of water with no chlorinated organic by-products or chloramines, which have negative health_x000D_
effects. It is very important to determine the long-term stability of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide in water_x000D_
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 to_x000D_
extend the duration and effectiveness of the peroxide in the treated water. Several conditions will be_x000D_
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 of_x000D_
organic material by peroxides. This project that RBF International Ltée has proposed to professor Frenette's_x000D_
research group aims to validate hydrogen peroxide as a reliable option as a disinfectant for water in pools and_x000D_
spas., program purpose french : RBF International Ltée (head office in Saint-Jérôme, QC) develops, manufactures and sells chemicals for water_x000D_
disinfection. The chemicals they develop are mainly used for treating water in pools and spas, however, these_x000D_
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 hydrogen_x000D_
peroxide, rather than traditional chlorine-based formulations. The use of hydrogen peroxide enables the_x000D_
disinfection of water with no chlorinated organic by-products or chloramines, which have negative health_x000D_
effects. It is very important to determine the long-term stability of the stabilized hydrogen peroxide in water_x000D_
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 to_x000D_
extend the duration and effectiveness of the peroxide in the treated water. Several conditions will be_x000D_
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 of_x000D_
organic material by peroxides. This project that RBF International Ltée has proposed to professor Frenette's_x000D_
research group aims to validate hydrogen peroxide as a reliable option as a disinfectant for water in pools and_x000D_
spas., agreement title english : Study of stabilized hydrogen peroxide for water disinfection, agreement title french : Study of stabilized hydrogen peroxide for water disinfection, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada