Recent research has indicated that iron is quite useful as a catalyst when creating pharmaceuticals and fragrances, among other substances. Iron has been used lately in replacement of harsh, toxic catalysts, and with impressive results. Not only is this substance more green, it is also cost-efficient. In the past, metals such as ruthenium and rhodium have been used for the same purpose, rendering the substance toxic until costly toxin removal procedures have been performed. There is no such risk when iron is used because it is safe and does not produce toxins in these reactions.
I liked doing research for this blog because I was able to find an example of something that is green and also economically preferable to the alternative processes. I hear of so many examples of living in an environmentally-friendly way costing more, and there are many cases like this where it is actually less expensive to use a safer, more natural product.
This was a lot like what I said (only mine wasn't iron). It's amazing with all the technology we have brought up over the years that we can now take something natural and clean with it instead of using chemicals that aren't eco-friendly (or at least iron is more eco-friendly then other chemicals used in cleaning products).
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