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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology

SYMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.

$967,481.51

Catalytic Production of PFA for Water Treatment Applications

FY 2024-25 · 2025-03-11

Summary
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.
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Location
Mississauga|Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
755727146
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02025-03-112024-25$967,481.51
12025-03-112024-25$967,481.51

As published

Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 670 days.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La date de fin du présent accord a été changé de 670 jours.
Agreement End Date
2027-02-01
Agreement Number
1029634
Agreement Start Date
2025-03-11
Agreement Title
Catalytic Production of PFA for Water Treatment Applications
Agreement Title (French)
Production catalytique de PFA pour les applications de traitement de l'eau
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$967,481.51
Amendment Date
2025-10-30
Amendment Number
1
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. |Les projets de technologies propres du PARI-CNRC stimulent la création de richesse pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique en matière de développement durable, tout en améliorant les indicateurs environnementaux du Canada liés aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), à la gestion des déchets, à la qualité de l’air ou à l’eau potable en fonction des types de technologies de développement durable qui seront soutenues.
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.
Description (French)
Symbient Environmental Technologies est une jeune entreprise de technologie propre située à Mississauga, en Ontario, qui se spécialise dans le développement de technologies de processus habilitantes basées sur la catalyse et d'autres nanomatériaux d'ingénierie.  Symbient possède des catalyseurs en instance de brevet et des technologies de traitement de l'eau qui permettront la production au point d'utilisation d'acide performique (PFA), un désinfectant non toxique et durable qui rendra inutile l'utilisation de désinfectants à base de chlore, éliminant ainsi la création de sous-produits de désinfection par chloration dangereux.  La technologie PFA de Symbient permettra de réduire les coûts d'investissement et d'exploitation et se traduira par une réduction substantielle de l'écotoxicité et de l'impact sur les changements climatiques par rapport à la technologie de désinfection à l'hypochlorite, permettant ainsi aux entreprises d'atteindre leurs objectifs en matière de conformité à la réglementation.
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.
Expected Results (French)
Le Programme Technologies propres du PARI-CNRC appuiera les PME canadiennes dans la recherche et le développement de technologies du développement durable, jusqu’à leur commercialisation, susceptibles de produire des résultats économiques et environnementaux.
Federal Riding
Mississauga--Malton
Federal Riding (French)
Mississauga--Malton
Federal Riding Number
35062
NAICS Code
2213
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle - Technologies propres
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme Technologies propres du PARI-CNRC appuiera les PME canadiennes dans la recherche et le développement de technologies du développement durable, jusqu’à leur commercialisation, susceptibles de produire des résultats économiques et environnementaux.
Recipient Business Number
755727146
Recipient City
Mississauga|Mississauga
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
SYMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Recipient Operating Name
SYMBIENT ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Recipient Postal Code
L4Z 1Y6
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029634