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ferric
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ferric /fer·ric/ (fer´ik) containing iron in its plus-three oxidation state, Fe(III) (also written Fe3+).
ferric chloride  FeCl3·6H2O; used as a reagent and as a diagnostic aid in phenylketonuria.

fer·ric (frk)
adj.
Of, relating to, or containing iron, especially with a valence of 3 or a valence higher than in a corresponding ferrous compound.

ferric
[fer′ik]
pertaining to a cation of iron in which the metal is trivalent, as in ferric chloride and ferric hydroxide. Also called iron (III).

ferric
containing iron in its plus-three oxidation state, Fe(III) (sometimes designated Fe3+).

ferric chloride
FeCl3, used as a reagent and topically as an astringent and antiseptic.
ferric cyanoferrate, ferric hexacyanoferrate
ferric oxide


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A fourth method, a coagulation/filtration process, uses a ferric chloride liquid and an oxidizing agent such as sodium hypochlorite to create insoluble ferric hydroxide.
The ferric chloride, used to break down solid wastes, was contained in the treatment lagoon and did not leak into the adjacent Simi Arroyo, said Doug Beach, hazardous materials manager for the county Environmental Health Division.
By the time sludge water gets to the City of Los Angeles' Hyperion treatment plant, it is oozing sulphur - worse, ferric chloride is added, making for an acidic brew, according to Carl Rogers, city maintenance manager at the plant.
 
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