Invention - by chance
The business Xinix was started by current CEO Peter Homberg's father Göran Holmberg almost 30 years ago.
Göran worked internationally and saw a need for a simple water disinfectant to take with him when he traveled around the world. Together with an innovator, he developed the product AquaCare, based on a self-developed stabilized chlorine dioxide, ClO2. Something that initially happened by chance.
The secret of chlorine dioxide
Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is a very effective disinfectant against microorganisms, it is also more environmentally friendly compared to chlorine.
Chlorine dioxide is a selective oxidant and eliminates bacteria, disinfects surfaces and destroys biofilms very effective.
Chlorine dioxide kills bacteria and viruses at concentrations as low as 0.1 ppm.
Even with minimal contact time, chlorine dioxide is very effective against disease-causing organisms, e.g. Legionella, Listeria, Salmonella, amoeba cysts, Giardia cysts, E. Coli, and Cryptosporidium. Because chlorine dioxide destroys biofilm, bacterial regrowth is also prevented.
Chlorine dioxide has long been recognized as a very effective agent against microorganisms, and is used as a disinfectant in large-scale applications.
Chlorine dioxide is approved within the EU and by the Swedish Food Agency as well as recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as a disinfectant additive for drinking water, to replace chlorine (which gives rise to carcinogenic by-products).
What is the difference compared to other products?
XINIX eliminates ALL viruses, bacteria, protozoa, amoebas and fungi - even spore-forming bacteria.
What is the difference compared to other products?
Alcohol-based disinfection has no effect on naked viruses or spore-forming bacteria which are a major cause of VRI - care-related infections which cause 4 people to die every day in Sweden.
Chlorine-based disinfection of water and surfaces takes time and bacteria can build up a resistance to the chlorine. It also requires a significantly larger amount of chlorine than XINIX products do, which are about 5 times as effective as chlorine-based disinfectants.
XINIX products are unlike the above a chlorine dioxide-based disinfection - our products provide drinking water quality.
