Ongoing investigation of synthetic garnet sand (Duramax) for drinking water treatment

在与弗莱明学院水和废水技术发展中心（CAWT）的合作中，Ecomaterials希望通过NSERC Engage Plus项目继续研究他们的创新Duramax产品。根据我们的初步调查，我们的研究表明Duramax在饮用水处理领域有很好的应用前景。在此基础上，该项目将进一步探索Duramax作为水处理解决方案的能力。具体来说，这个项目的重点将是调查和评估使用当地原材料生产用于绿色过滤的Duramax的潜力。这也将决定其在酸性矿井水中和领域的使用能力。这项研究的结果对于确定在新市场上使用Duramax的技术可行性以及是否可以用当地采购的材料生产至关重要。这个研究项目将为生态材料公司提供所需的额外信息，以确定是否可以在当地生产Duramax，以及在加拿大建立一个使用当地材料的Duramax生产厂在技术上是否可行。这些信息对Ecomaterials有经济效益，对加拿大也有环境效益。

In collaboration with Fleming College's Centre for Advancement of Water and Wastewater Technologies (CAWT), Ecomaterials would like to continue to research their innovative Duramax product through the NSERC Engage Plus program. Following our initial investigations our research revealed that Duramax has promising use in the potable water treatment sector. Building on to that knowledge, this project will further explore the capacity of Duramax as a water treatment solution. Specifically, the focus of this project will be to investigate and evaluate the potential of using locally sourced raw materials to produce Duramax for greensand filtration. It will also determine its ability for use in the field of acid mine drainage neutralization. The results of this research are vital to determining the technical viability of using Duramax in new markets, and whether or not it can be produced from locally sourced materials. This research project will provide Ecomaterials with the additional information needed to determine whether Duramax can be produced locally and if it is technically viable to establish a production plant for Duramax in Canada using local materials. This information has both economic benefits for Ecomaterials, as well as environmental benefits to Canada.