Ferrate

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Ferrate loosely refers to a material that can be viewed as containing anionic iron complexes. Examples include tetrachloroferrate ([FeCl4]2−), oxyanions (FeO2−
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), tetracarbonylferrate ([Fe(CO)4]2−), the organoferrates.[1][page needed] The term ferrate derives from the Latin word for iron, ferrum. Some ferrates are called super-iron by some and have uses in battery applications and as an oxidizer. [2][3][4] It can be used to clean water safely from a wide range of pollutants, including viruses, microbes, arsenic, sulfur-containing compounds, cyanides and other nitrogen-containing contaminants, many organic compounds, and algae. [5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8.
  2. ^ Licht, Stuart; Wang, Baohui; Ghosh, Susanta (1999-08-13). "Energetic Iron(VI) Chemistry: The Super-Iron Battery". Science. 285 (5430): 1039–1042. doi:10.1126/science.285.5430.1039. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 10446044.
  3. ^ Licht, Stuart; Naschitz, Vera; Halperin, Leonid; Halperin, Nadezhda; Lin, Lin; Chen, Jianjun; Ghosh, Susanta; Liu, Bing (2001-10-15). "Analysis of ferrate(VI) compounds and super-iron Fe(VI) battery cathodes: FTIR, ICP, titrimetric, XRD, UV/VIS, and electrochemical characterization". Journal of Power Sources. 101 (2): 167–176. Bibcode:2001JPS...101..167L. doi:10.1016/S0378-7753(01)00786-8. ISSN 0378-7753.
  4. ^ Sharma, Virender K. (2002-03-01). "Potassium ferrate(VI): an environmentally friendly oxidant". Advances in Environmental Research. 6 (2): 143–156. doi:10.1016/S1093-0191(01)00119-8. ISSN 1093-0191.
  5. ^ Licht, Stuart; Yu, Xingwen (2005-10-01). "Electrochemical Alkaline Fe(VI) Water Purification and Remediation". Environmental Science & Technology. 39 (20): 8071–8076. doi:10.1021/es051084k. ISSN 0013-936X.