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White Creek Community Center 667 W Campus Blvd., Multipurpose Room 116 Reception Immediately Following Pay parking in Lot 122, Business permit holders may park in Lot 114 sigmaxi.tamu.edu Virender K. Sharma Ferrate is an earth abundant iron-based molecule, in which iron is in the plus 6-oxidation state, i.e., it is depleted of its electrons, hence extremely efficient as a surface disinfectant in hospital settings and as a water treatment oxidant. The high oxidation capability of ferrate is in decontamination processes (e.g., military vehicles and wastewater). The theme of the presentation will be to demonstrate the multiple roles of ferrate in performing disinfection, coagulation, and oxidation in population health care. Examples include disinfecting chlorine resistant bacteria (e.g., Clostridium difficile ), inactivating viruses (e.g., murine norovirus), coagulating toxic metals (e.g., arsenic and lead), and oxidizing emerging contaminants (e.g., antibiotics) in water and urine. A wide range of recalcitrant pollutants in water can be degraded by “activated ferrate” with high efficiency in seconds, which would otherwise take several minutes or hours by ferrate without activation. The current research on “activated ferrate” will also be discussed. Outstanding Distinguished Scientist Lecture Ferrate in Population Health Care: Enhanced Hospital Disinfection and Water Purification Professor Director of the Program on Environment and Sustainability Department of Environmental and Occupational Health School of Public Health Texas A&M University PRODUCED BY RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS Questions: [email protected] 10 a.m. Monday, February 10, 2020.
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O u t s t a n d i n g D i s t i n g u i s h e d S c i e n t i s t L e c t u r e
Ferrate in Population Health Care: Enhanced Hospital Disinfection and
Water Purification
ProfessorDirector of the Program on Environment
and SustainabilityDepartment of Environmental and
Occupational HealthSchool of Public Health
Texas A&M University
P R OD U CE D B Y R E S E AR CH COMMU NI CAT I ONS
Questions: [email protected]
10 a.m. Monday, February 10, 2020.
