pesco
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Vanadium
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.
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DraconicAcid
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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.
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Texium
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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.
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Admagistr
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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]
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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";-)
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In English it’s aqua regia, which is Latin for “royal water”.
“Alchemy is trying to turn things yellow; chemistry is trying to avoid things turning yellow.” -Tom deP.
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Admagistr
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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]
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If you need elemental Vanadium, you may go to Alabama or Temu and buy a Vanadium element cube. I have seen them selling it for under 20 USD for 1
cubic centimeter. Although I didn’t buy the V cube, I did buy a few cubes with other elements (Cu, Mo etc) and they seem fine.
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These cubes are nice, but as a source for experimenting they are way too expensive.
Vanadium is quite expensive anyway, and indeed the only common source besides lab suppliers is V2O5.
if you are in the EU, then this may be interesting as well: https://onyxmet.com/index.php?route=product/product&prod...
This is a soluble vanadium compound, a very convenient source for experimenting. It is quite expensive, but that is true for all vanadium compounds.
If you want the metal in pure form, then this may be interesting: https://onyxmet.com/index.php?route=product/product&prod...
This is cheaper (when counting vanadium content) than vanadyl sulfate. Vanadium can be dissolved in acids like HCl and you then get the blue vanadyl
ion in solution.
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