Ferrate (VI)

This book explores ferrate (VI) as a cutting-edge, environmentally friendly chemical for wastewater treatment. It details various synthesis techniques, stability evaluations, and its effectiveness against emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, endocrine-disrupting compounds, pesticides, and viruses. The book also examines real-world applications in sewage, domestic, and hospital wastewater systems, assessing toxicity reduction through acute toxicity tests and oxidative stress analyses.

• Offers a thorough and logically organized overview of ferrate (VI), including its synthesis, practical applications, and toxicity assessment
• Describes methods used to determine the purity of synthesized Fe(VI), such as UV–visible spectrophotometry, calorimetric techniques, Mossbauer spectroscopy, and more
• Connects advancements in green chemistry with relevant, sustainable engineering practices
• Discusses future prospects, including scalability, operational simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and the potential of ferrate (VI) as a sustainable option for environmental remediation
• Examines its use in real-water matrices, including studies on sewage, hospital, and domestic wastewater treatment

Aimed at researchers and graduate students in water treatment and green chemical engineering, this book positions ferrate (VI) as a promising, sustainable, and highly efficient solution to global wastewater management challenges.