Ym-Fab Post Harvest has over thirty years experience in the agricultural industry.
Ym-Fab Nylate was one of the first disinfectants to be registered by the APVMA for use as a post harvest treatment on fruit and vegetables.
At Ym-Fab we are the problem solvers. From bore water to dam water we treat all sources of water to ensure that when you are washing fruit and vegetables that you are not adding to the pathogen load.
Our future focus is continuing to research disinfectants which will be suitable for pre-harvest and post-harvest fruit and vegetable washing.
Listed below are some facts about Ym-Fab Nylate and general information. This information will be updated as our new products become commercially available.
Keep it clean all the way � from planting through to packing.
Ensure the correct disinfectant is used to suit your requirements.
Install an adequate Ym-Fab System � these come in many different sizes and functions to suit small, medium or large shed operators.
The chemistry of Nylate is really bromine chemistry despite the presence of chlorine. When Nylate reacts with water we have two active�s present:- (Hypochlorous acid) HOCl + HOBr (Hypobromous acid)
The breakdown products of Nylate are the chloride and bromide ions or salt as:- Cl¯ or Br¯.
The bromide ion is reactivated by the chlorine in another dose of Nylate to form more Hypobromous acid HOBr
. Br¯ + HOCl -> HOBr + Cl¯
Ym-Fab Nylate works best in pH range of 7.0 � 8.5.
In order to ensure your produce is protected we advise that a fungicide should be applied when the Nylate residual is 0.5 � 1.0 mg/Ltr. If you apply the fungicide when there is zero Nylate residual you run the risk of contamination from spores floating in the air in your pack house. If you apply Nylate above 1.0 mg/Ltr fungicide activity may be compromised. Never mix fungicide and Nylate together in the same tank.
Redox control measures the amount of Nylate present in the water. If the Nylate level is low the unit will release Nylate to reach the set point.
