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Vanadium

pesco - 20-12-2024 at 10:01

Hi,
do you guys know of any source of Vanadium ?
I am asking about commonly available items.
Vanadium steel is very poor source with 0.15%-0.25% content.

Please do not reply that I can buy pure V on ebay or somewhere else.

DraconicAcid - 20-12-2024 at 10:17

Vanadium(V) oxide is available from pottery supplies. That fact makes it possible for my college to do a lab with the oxidation states of vanadium, as buying reagent grade vanadium compounds is financially out of our budget.

Texium - 20-12-2024 at 11:49

I second that. V2O5 isn’t the most convenient source for doing low valence vanadium chemistry, and certainly isn’t a practical starting point for vanadium metal, but it is the only OTC source I know of if you’re excluding eBay and other online sellers.

Admagistr - 20-12-2024 at 13:02

What about Ferrovanad? I have one that's 80% Vanadium! I wonder how to convert it into a solution as easily as possible? I don't think the acid route is very promising unless I want to work with HF...
There is still a mixture of HCl with HNO3, I don't remember its English name, in our country it is called "Lučavka Královská";-)

[Edited on 20-12-2024 by Admagistr]

Sir_Gawain - 20-12-2024 at 13:17

Quote: Originally posted by Admagistr  

There is still a mixture of HCl with HNO3, I don't remember its English name, in our country it is called "Lučavka Královská";-)
In English it’s aqua regia, which is Latin for “royal water”.

Admagistr - 20-12-2024 at 16:20

Quote: Originally posted by Sir_Gawain  
Quote: Originally posted by Admagistr  

There is still a mixture of HCl with HNO3, I don't remember its English name, in our country it is called "Lučavka Královská";-)
In English it’s aqua regia, which is Latin for “royal water”.


In the Czech language it means something like Royal Examiner, Royal Distinguisher. Thanks for the explanation, I'll remember it now, I know a bit of Latin from University, but I've forgotten most of it.

[Edited on 21-12-2024 by Admagistr]