Invention - by chance
The Xinix business 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 disinfection to take with him when he traveled around the world. Together with an innovator, he developed the product AquaCare (now FreeBact), based on a proprietary stabilized chlorine dioxide, ClO2. Something that initially happened by chance.
The first 10 years were spent on product development and use for personal use.
Our chief chemist Dr. Robert Heinrich has been further developing our products for various purposes, such as surface disinfection, since 2016. Robert has also stabilized the products, which bl.a giving them longer durability.
The secret of chlorine dioxide
Chlorine dioxide (Cl02) is a GAS by nature – but Xinix has managed to stabilize and bind it to LIQUID form.
Chlorine dioxide is not a new disinfectant; it was discovered in 1811 by Sir Humphry Davy. Since the 1930s, it has been recognized and used as a very effective agent against microorganisms, and is used as a disinfectant in large-scale applications, i.e. industries. For a long time, chloride oxide was used primarily for the purification of drinking water, but on a larger scale and in industries.
Chlorine dioxide is a very effective disinfectant against microorganisms, and it is also more environmentally friendly compared to chlorine.
Chlorine dioxide is a selective oxidant and eliminates bacteria, disinfects surfaces and destroys biofilms very effectively.
Chlorine dioxide is bactericidal and virucidal at concentrations as low as 0.1 ppm.
Even with minimal contact time, chlorine dioxide is very effective against disease-causing organisms t.ex. Legionella, Listeria, Salmonella, amoeba cysts, Giardia cysts, E. Coli, and Cryptosporidium. Since chlorine dioxide destroys biofilm, bacterial regrowth (i.e. the slimy stuff on the inside of tanks, pipes, and water jugs) is also prevented.
Chlorine dioxide is approved within the EU and by the Swedish Food Agency and recommended by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) as a disinfection 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, amoebae 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 – healthcare-associated infections that 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 which are about 5 times as effective as chlorine-based disinfectants.
XINIX products, unlike the above, are a chlorine dioxide-based disinfection - our products provide drinking water quality.
