About Us

In 2010, with the support of the National Research Council Canada-Transport Canada, University of Waterloo, Ryerson University, research began into a zero discharge exhaust gas scrubbing technology. In 2013 the research team produced the first functioning membrane scrubber. Research led to patented breakthroughs in DeSOx, DeNOx, Particulate Matter and Carbon Capture.

Ionada emerged as a finalist in the 2018 PortXL program – a maritime  accelerator bringing start-ups, scale-ups, and corporate partners together to deliver disruptive innovations to the marine industry.  The PortXL program helped Ionada secure it’s first dry desulfurization pilot project with Van Oord, a global marine innovation company headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. 

The success of the pilot projects led to our first commercial orders for a Multipurpose Container Vessels, Self Discharging Bulk Carrier, and Ro-Ro Passenger Ships.   Ionada’s rapid growth continued with expanding operations into Germany, and the United Kingdom in 2019.     

Ionada is a lean start-up leveraging the latest in digital technology to rapidly scale our business.  We are not a traditional brick and mortar company like our competitors burdened with legacy business models.   As a digital company, Ionada is free to innovate at a much faster rate than any of our competitors. 

Ionada maintains the highest standards in the traditional values of integrity and commitment to engineering excellence to serve our clients.