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

在与弗莱明学院的水和废水技术促进中心（CAWT）的合作中，Ecomaterials希望通过NSERC Engage Plus计划继续研究其创新的Duramax产品。 在我们的初步调查之后，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。 具体而言，该项目的重点将是调查和评估使用当地原材料生产Duramax用于湿砂过滤的潜力。 这也将决定其在酸性矿山废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中使用Duramax的技术可行性以及是否可以使用当地来源的材料生产至关重要。该研究项目将为Ecomaterials提供所需的额外信息，以确定Duramax是否可以在当地生产，以及使用当地材料在加拿大建立Duramax生产工厂在技术上是否可行。这些信息既对生态材料有经济效益，也对加拿大有环境效益。

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.