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Synthesis of micro- and nano-sized crystalline BaFeO4 particles by precipitation from the electrochemically synthesized potassium ferrate(VI) solution by means of barium hydroxide and its encapsulation in paraffin wax were explored using scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and FTIR spectroscopy. Experimental results showed effective synthesis of the micro-sized and nano-sized BaFeO4 particles and their coating by the paraffin wax layer. The encapsulated micro- and nano-sized particles of BaFeO4 were applied in investigating the possibility of degradation of pesticide clomazone in water. The removal of clomazone from water by oxidation using encapsulated BaFeO4 could be almost 95%.