Behind every thriving facility is a cleaning and disinfection challenge that commodity chemicals cannot solve. Founded by microbiologist and 30 year industry veteran Ray Junghans, R J Chemicals brings together 250+ active products and 1,000+ Canadian formulations with direct on site technical expertise across over 20 markets.
Large multinational competitors may have bigger sales forces and larger advertising budgets, but R J Chemicals is a technical solutions partner built on five advantages that big commodity suppliers cannot replicate.
Watch the Ultra Lyte® disinfectant fog sweep across the background to neutralize microscopic pathogens on contact.
Led by a microbiologist and food safety specialist with over 30 years of commercial industry experience. We don't just source drums and resell them, we understand the molecular chemistry, biofilm dynamics, and exact application protocols required to eliminate pathogens at the root.
With 250+ active products and a database of over 1,000 formulations, we never force every customer into the same generic chemical. We customize blends for your water hardness, organic load, and equipment, and offer full private label manufacturing.
Every product is manufactured in Canada with more than 90% of raw materials sourced domestically. Protect your facility from cross border tariff shocks and multinational backorders while supporting Canadian industry.
You never get passed through layers of commission sales reps. You work directly with Founder & Microbiologist Ray Junghans and Senior Vice President Marty Rapson—backed by chemical program reviews across 100+ manufacturing facilities and hands-on fogging and application training for over 65 companies.
Whether engineering a custom formulation, reviewing your facility's chemical application program, or solving an odour or pathogen crisis that conventional suppliers overlooked, we move fast and focus on measurable results.
Select a featured sector below to inspect the exact biosecurity, disinfection, and odour elimination protocols R J Chemicals deploys across Canada.
We service over 20 different markets across Canada, including aviation, wineries & breweries, hospitality, municipal aquatics, automotive plants, schools, agriculture, and heavy manufacturing. If you don’t see your industry listed here, it is only because of website space limitations, never chemical or supply limitations. We can provide applicable products and custom formulations for virtually ANY industry.
Backed by over 250 active products and 1,000+ custom formulations. Explore our premier solutions below or browse our Full Main Product List.
Electrochemically Activated Hospital Grade Disinfectant
Our flagship Health Canada approved slightly acidic hypochlorous acid (HOCl) hard surface disinfectant (available in 500 ppm & 200 ppm). Eliminates viruses, bacteria, mold spores, and viroids on contact without toxic residues, corrosive fumes, or PPE requirements.
ProBio Guard™ • ProBio Elite™ • ProBio Clean™ • ProBio Sport™
Our advanced probiotic line (formerly MultiZyme, OdorZyme & BioZyme) penetrates deep into microscopic pores, drains, and waste areas to break down organic waste, fats, oils, grease, and odours at the biological source.
Proprietary Buffered Chlorinated Alkaline Cleaner
Our premier industrial cleaner engineered for food and beverage processing plants, CIP/COP systems, and heavy commercial sanitation. Rapidly breaks down stubborn organic soils, proteins, fats, and oils while supporting superior biofilm management prior to Ultra Lyte® disinfection.
Specialty Plant Resin & Extraction Equipment Cleaner
Engineered specifically for licensed cannabis cultivators and commercial greenhouses to rapidly dissolve sticky trichome resins, chlorophyll, and organic build up from stainless steel trimmers, blades, carts, and tables, replacing hazardous isopropyl alcohol.
Heavy Duty Agricultural & Industrial Cleaner & Degreaser
Featured by Support Ontario Made, AgriGreen Sweep® is a high performance heavy duty industrial and agricultural cleaner engineered to strip stubborn grease, carbon, equipment grime, and organic soil across greenhouse benches, machinery, and plant floors prior to disinfection.
Bespoke Chemical Engineering & Domestic Toll Blending
Have a tough soil, scale, biofilm, or disinfection challenge that standard products can't touch? Or looking to launch your own private label line manufactured in Canada? Ray and Marty engineer custom formulations from lab bench to full production.
Beyond the flagship formulations highlighted above, R J Chemicals manufactures a comprehensive catalog of specialty cleaners, DIN registered disinfectants, CIP/COP solutions, degreasers, descalers, and commercial care products. If you see something of interest in our Main Product List, please contact us directly for specifications, sizing, and pricing.
See how Ultra Lyte® (Slightly Acidic HOCl • DIN #02362546) compares head to head against traditional commodity disinfectants across pathogen kill rate, surface corrosion, staff safety, and cost per diluted litre.
| Operational Criteria | ★ Ultra Lyte® (Slightly Acidic HOCl • DIN #02362546) | Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach) | Hydrogen Peroxide (H₂O₂) / Quats | Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathogen & Spore Kill Rate | ✓ Verified 6 Log (99.9999%) Reduction (DIN #02362546) | Weak against biofilm; inactivated by organic soil | Requires long dwell times; quats leave surfactant film | Evaporates too fast; does not kill resilient spores |
| Equipment & Surface Corrosion | ✓ Non Corrosive (Slightly Acidic HOCl, Safe on Stainless, Aluminum & Turf) | ✕ Highly corrosive; pits stainless steel & bleaches fabrics | ⚠ Oxidizes aluminum, seals, and sensitive irrigation lines | ⚠ Dries out rubber seals, gaskets & acrylic glazing |
| Staff PPE & Respiratory Safety | ✓ Zero PPE Required to Fog or Spray; Hypoallergenic & No Fumes | ✕ Harsh chlorine gas fumes; requires PPE & ventilation | ⚠ Skin & eye irritant; requires evacuated rooms when fogging | ✕ High VOC vapours; flammable hazard in enclosed rooms |
| Surface & Food Contact Residue Profile | ✓ No Rinse Required; Degrades to Simple Saline Water | Leaves salt & chlorinated residue requiring potable rinse | Quats leave sticky surfactant film on treated surfaces | Flammable vapour hazard; not suitable for broad room fogging |
| Cost Per Diluted Use Litre | ✓ 20% to 35% Lower Total Program Cost (Direct From Manufacturer) | High hidden cost in equipment replacement & labour | Expensive distributor markups & high dosing rates | ✕ Very high cost per drum + hazardous storage fees |
Drag the slider below to see how R J Chemicals' custom bio solvents and foaming surfactants break down heavy organic resin and burnt on industrial grime down to bare stainless steel.
Explore real on site video demonstrations, application protocols, and facility testimonials across Commercial Greenhouses, Nursing Homes & Healthcare, Cannabis Cultivation, and Sports & University Athletics.
On site feedback on greenhouse biosecurity, crop turnaround, and non corrosive surface disinfection.
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From municipal aquatic centres and 250,000+ sq. ft. food processing plants to long term care homes, commercial bakeries, and licensed cultivators, here is direct feedback from supervisors, QA directors, and facility managers using R J Chemicals formulations.
“We use ProBio Clean, ProBio Guard, and ProBio Elite in our washrooms and change rooms. They have improved our odour control, shower drains, floor maintenance, and customer satisfaction. In the aquatic areas we get a lot of odours in showers and change stalls, ProBio Elite quickly eliminates the odour. Since we started treating our drains with ProBio Guard, it has effectively taken care of the issue. With ProBio Clean, it leaves our change room floors clean and fresh and continues to actively break down waste even after application. They have exceeded any of the other products we were using and they are environmentally safe.”
“We’ve been using Ultra Lyte and I’m extremely happy with the product and the support we get from R J Chemicals. Our staff do not wear any additional PPE to fog, the SDS requires no specific respirators or PPE. Because Ultra Lyte is HOCl, we are able to use the product during regular terminal operations without the need to create a safety zone or limit its use to nightshift. Passengers actually feel more secure seeing us fog and disinfect during regular operations. Ultra Lyte is a fantastic, all natural, non bleaching, hypoallergenic, safe and effective Health Canada DIN approved product.”
“We had a difficult to disinfect area where we couldn’t get rid of certain stubborn bacteria. Using our ‘traditional’ disinfectants worked to a degree, but not to our high standards. R J Chemicals presented the Ultra Lyte solution to our Senior Management and it made sense to implement it. What a good decision. Our third party lab results showed an unheard of 6 log reduction in bacterial count. They not only showed us how to get rid of the issue, but also showed us how to keep it from recurring.”
“I’ve recently come across a product that is CFIA approved for incidental contact that kills a wide range of organisms including Listeria and works very effectively with a fogging unit. I bought a fogger and a couple of cases of product to deploy in a tunnel freezer that has a long history of high micro counts. It proved effective straight away. These foggers are adjustable for particle size, making it possible to disinfect RTE rooms, boot storage, ductwork, evaporators, and locker rooms without damaging materials.”
“Over recent months we have internally and in cooperation with our producers very successfully started using Ultra Lyte fogging as a means of disinfecting. The product is very safe to handle (no PPE required) and can even be applied in the presence of live animals. There is evidence that the product not only disinfects barns very cost effectively at flock placement, but also helps prevent disease, ensures healthier birds during the growth cycle, and is 100% effective against Avian Flu.”
“Over the years Ray has helped save the companies that I have worked for a significant amount of money. I called Ray at R J Chemicals to perform a complete review of our chemical system and usage. Ray was instrumental in finding the right chemical program and usage levels to streamline our cleaning and disinfection, reduce E. coli microbial load, and reduce our overall costs, while providing on site training for our staff.”
“Just wanted to let you know that ProBio Guard™ (formerly Multi Zyme) is doing the job for the bacteria and grease problem we had in our grease trap, we are now putting it in all of our plant sewers. Thanks for introducing us to your products!”
“We continue to use the fogging system with Hypochlorous acid in any high Listeria risk area and have had good results, we intend to maintain this process and have updated our procedures to utilize this method.”
“Everything is working fantastic with the fogging process, I have shared the information with all other supervisors across our 250,000+ sq. ft. facility.”
“We had a challenge where we get serious scale buildup on the boiling tanks of our proofer, limiting the efficiency of the unit and making it work harder. When I outlined this to Marty at R J Chemicals, he suggested Descale. I’m glad we used it, Descale took the scale off of the water heater elements and sink, and restored the unit to peak efficiency.”
“I have been working with these gentlemen over the past couple of years in my previous capacity as Airport Fire Chief. Their products are amazing... I am confident you will be impressed as they are very effective and environmentally safe at the same time, including cleaning engine parts and heavy aviation equipment.”
“I have spent many months looking for a product that we can use to disinfect our locker room that is green and safe for our players. I found Ultra Lyte, which gives the most in terms of quality, performance, and cost efficiency as well as peace of mind and safety for all the players and staff. Compared to the other products I saw, Ultra Lyte is the best in terms of meeting all the qualifications we set forth.”
“We experienced mold stain on the liner of our indoor tennis bubbles after months of storage. With the treatment of Ultra Lyte there is no longer any active mold in the bubbles, excellent product.”
“Feedback on ProBio Sport™ & Sporty Sports Deodorizer has been great so far across our staff members, parents, and team leaders.”
“This probiotic product works well. We have seen far fewer fruit flies in the garbage room drain, and we are using this as ongoing drain maintenance in our common kitchen drains, it has been sparkling clean since, with zero issue of grease building up inside the pipes.”
“We certainly are making great use of Ultra Lyte and believe that it is a vital component of what we do to ensure our residents are living in an environment that is safely disinfected. The product is essential in minimizing outbreak infections and is a core part of our IPAC measures.”
“We fog the seniors’ apartments every week, we have had zero outbreak cases here.”
“When our Long Term Care centre had an outbreak of Influenza, we used the fogger in the infected rooms; the outbreak was short lived due in part to the deep disinfection that fogging provided. We would definitely recommend this product to our healthcare colleagues.”
“We are also receiving great feedback from our nursing home support staff regarding ProBio Elite™ (formerly Odor Zyme)!”
“We have been using Ultra Lyte in our classrooms and school for six years. As an option to bleach, which we believe is not great for the staff, students, and surfaces, Ultra Lyte provides the same disinfection levels required by the Health Department, but without the smell, abrasive qualities, and toxic issues.”
“The merits of having a disinfectant this effective in our campus supply closets are self explanatory, we can dilute the 500ppm Ultra Lyte 1:3 to maintain 200ppm across buildings.”
“I am very impressed, the smell in our school’s athletic jersey room was much better the very next day after fogging the room.”
“R J Chemicals has saved us so much money on our chemical costs that we could literally buy a new sink dispenser on every second order, and the products simply outperform our last supplier.”
“Thank you for Tile Brite, my hotel staff are so happy (it works so well!)” • “The restaurant fogging went very well, quick, painless, and straightforward.”
“We implemented fogging with The Original Ultra Lyte in our cooler areas. Since its introduction, we have reduced product loss in storage by over 75% and now have no mould present in those areas. The results have been immediate and significant in improving our storage conditions, shelf life, and overall product quality.”
“The fogging process went very well during greenhouse cleanout, we were able to fog 10 acres in an hour, and we are expanding use into our foot baths and packhouse.”
“In our plant propagation facility, the crew loves using the fogger and we are adapting the program for our cart and tray washers.”
“We are very pleased with CannabClean. We use it in our 30 litre ultrasonic bath at 60°C and have had great results.”
“We’ve been using Ultra Lyte in our cannabis processing facility and could not be happier. It has an excellent fit within our Standard Operating Procedures and saves us a lot of time and hassle during disinfection activities.”
“With CannabClean and Ultra Lyte, our internal QA team significantly reduced surface hygiene failures compared to traditional cleaners, and one drum lasts a very long time.”
“We also use Ultra Lyte for disinfecting irrigation lines, cultivation tools, and fogging grow rooms between cycles with zero issues to date.”
“We would like to express our deep gratitude for the exceptional technical support and guidance provided throughout our exploration of Ultra Lyte. Achieving more effective disinfection than bleach without the drawbacks of corrosion promises significant benefits for our personnel, tools, and equipment.”
“With ProBio Guard™ (formerly Multi Zyme) on our winery floors, every application has been diluted, the floors dry much faster and the fermentation and organic smell dissipated by day 2. Very happy with the product and the ongoing drain and floor protection.”
R J Chemicals was founded by Ray Junghans, an industry veteran, microbiologist, former local director of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, and entrepreneur who has spent over three decades turning technical knowledge into practical commercial solutions across more than 100 food and industrial manufacturing facilities.
“What stands out is the combination of scientific understanding and commercial instinct. I understand the chemistry, but I also understand the customer, the operational challenge, the cost of doing things incorrectly, and the importance of delivering something that works in the real world.”
As the most Senior Vice President with R J Chemicals and a graduate of McMaster University (with a degree in Political Science and Economics), Marty is a seasoned chemical industry professional with over 15 years of hands-on experience across cleaning, disinfection, and application technologies. His work focuses on practical, results-driven solutions that improve safety, efficacy, and operational efficiency in complex environments.
Over the course of his career, Marty has trained more than 65 companies in proper fogging and chemical application techniques—emphasizing correct product selection, dilution accuracy, equipment optimization, environmental safety, and regulatory-aware best practices to ensure consistent, repeatable outcomes in real-world operations.
Marty has also consulted for some of the largest food manufacturers, cannabis facilities, commercial greenhouses, and condominium chains in the world, spanning high-risk and highly regulated environments where pathogen control, residue management, worker safety, and cost containment are critical. Known for translating technical chemistry into clear, actionable processes, Marty is trusted by operations teams, quality managers, and executive leadership alike.
No call centers and no territory middlemen. You work directly with Ray Junghans and Marty Rapson from day one.
We review your current chemical usage, water hardness, organic soil challenges, application methods, and overall chemical spend across your plant, greenhouse, building, or athletic complex.
We recommend and specify the exact formulations (Ultra Lyte®, Mainline®, the ProBio™ Line, CannabClean®, or AgriGreen Sweep®) calibrated to your dilution equipment and operating procedures.
We provide complete Health Canada SDS documentation, wall dilution charts, and hands on crew training, backed by reliable Canadian manufacturing in cases, 20L pails, 205L drums, or 1,000L totes.
Whether you want to request a chemical program review, order Ultra Lyte®, Mainline®, the ProBio™ Line, CannabClean®, or AgriGreen Sweep®, or inquire about a product from our Main Product List, reach out directly to the experts who formulate it.
Live From the Field: Social Media Slideshow
Explore conference endorsements, on site disinfection walkthroughs, microbiological insights, and facility transformations shared across our official Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn channels.
Grow Up Conference: Marty Rapson & Jorge Cervantes Endorse Ultra Lyte® & CannabClean®
Connecting with legendary cultivation author & Grow Up Hall of Fame speaker Jorge Cervantes alongside R J Chemicals Senior Vice President Marty Rapson, showcasing non corrosive Ultra Lyte® HOCl biosecurity and CannabClean® heavy resin removal for licensed growers.