Nanostructured BiVO4 films were synthesized by coevaporation of bismuth and vanadium in an oxygen ambient, a process referred to as reactive ballistic deposition (RBD). The films were tested in various electrolyte solutions to assess their activity for photoelectrochemical water oxidation. Deposition parameters, including the V/Bi atomic flux ratio and the incident angle of deposition, were adj...

The promotion of strengthening of vanadium oxidation by compound additive of sodium salts is described from the changes of the vanadium valence state and mineral phase. The results are as follows: during the roasting process, dehydroxy mica converts to the melt, which the composite system mainly contains Na, K, Al, Si, and O. Under the action of NaCl-Na2CO3, ion exchange between sodium and pota...

The extraction of vanadium(V) with 2-methyl-8-quinolinol derivatives (HA), such as 2-methyl-8-quinolinol (HMQ), 2-methyl-5-butyloxymethyl-8-quinolinol (HMO4Q), and 2-methyl-5-hexyloxymethyl-8-quinolinol (HMO6Q), from a weakly acidic solution into chloroform was studied in both the absence and presence of 3,5-dichlorophenol (Hdcp) and trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) as the synergists. Vanadium(V)...

MCM-41 was used as a support and, by using atomic layer deposition (ALD) in the liquid phase, a catalyst was prepared by consecutively loading titanium oxide and vanadium oxide to the support. This research analyzes the effect of the loading amount of vanadium oxide on the acidic characteristics and catalytic performance in the dehydration of butanol. The physical and chemical characteristics o...

A rapid method is presented for measuring V(IV) and V(V) in groundwater, without preconcentration or complexing agents, using direct injection of the water samples (which were collected under an argon atmosphere) into an ion chromatograph-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICPMS). The mobile phase is 1.5% v/v nitric acid, which minimizes the buildup of solids in the ultrasonic nebuli...

Modification of silica-supported vanadium oxide (VS) photocatalysts with alkali metal ions enhanced the photocatalytic activity of the vanadium(V) mononuclear complex for oxidative decomposition of gaseous organic compounds into carbon dioxide. Action spectrum analysis revealed that the onset wavelength for cesium-ion-modified VS was 420 nm, which was ca. 20 nm longer than that with a titania p...

Mesoporous vanadium nitride (VN) with high surface area and good electrical conductivity was prepared by a solid-solid phase separation method from a Zn containing vanadium oxide, Zn(3)V(2)O(8). The VN supported Pd catalyst exhibited significant catalytic activity for formic acid oxidation.

In our effort to study vanadium chalcogenide chemistry, we have synthesized and characterized a class of non-oxido divanadium(IV) and divanadium(V) complexes with chalcogenide and dichalcogenide as bridges. All structures consist of a similar divanadium motif, in which two metal centers are bridged by one μ-chalcogenide and one μ-η(2):η(2)-dichalcogenide, forming a V2(μ-E)(μ-η(2):η(2)-E2) (E = ...