Vanadium
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Pronunciation | /vəˈneɪdiəm/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearance | blue-silver-grey metal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Standard atomic weight Ar°(V) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanadium in the periodic table | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heat of vaporization | 444 kJ/mol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Molar heat capacity | 24.89 J/(mol·K) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vapor pressure
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Oxidation states | common: +5 −3, Henry Enfield Roscoe (1867) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Named by | Nils Gabriel Sefström (1830) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Isotopes of vanadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanadium is a
Vanadium occurs naturally in about 65 minerals and fossil fuel deposits. It is produced in China and Russia from steel smelter slag. Other countries produce it either from magnetite directly, flue dust of heavy oil, or as a byproduct of uranium mining. It is mainly used to produce specialty steel alloys such as high-speed tool steels, and some aluminium alloys. The most important industrial vanadium compound, vanadium pentoxide, is used as a catalyst for the production of sulfuric acid. The vanadium redox battery for energy storage may be an important application in the future.
Large amounts of vanadium
History
Vanadium was
In 1831 Swedish chemist Nils Gabriel Sefström rediscovered the element in a new oxide he found while working with iron ores. Later that year, Friedrich Wöhler confirmed that this element was identical to that found by del Río and hence confirmed del Río's earlier work.[10] Sefström chose a name beginning with V, which had not yet been assigned to any element. He called the element vanadium after Old Norse Vanadís (another name for the Norse Vanir goddess Freyja, whose attributes include beauty and fertility), because of the many beautifully colored chemical compounds it produces.[10] On learning of Wöhler's findings, del Río began to passionately argue that his old claim be recognized, but the element kept the name vanadium.[11] In 1831, the geologist George William Featherstonhaugh suggested that vanadium should be renamed "rionium" after del Río, but this suggestion was not followed.[12]
As vanadium is usually found combined with other elements, the isolation of vanadium metal was difficult.
The first large-scale industrial use of vanadium was in the
In 1911, German chemist Martin Henze discovered vanadium in the hemovanadin proteins found in blood cells (or coelomic cells) of Ascidiacea (sea squirts).[19][20]
Characteristics
Vanadium is an average-hard,
Isotopes
Naturally occurring vanadium is composed of one stable
Compounds

The chemistry of vanadium is noteworthy for the accessibility of the four adjacent oxidation states 2–5. In an aqueous solution, vanadium forms metal aquo complexes of which the colors are lilac [V(H2O)6]2+, green [V(H2O)6]3+, blue [VO(H2O)5]2+, yellow-orange oxides [VO(H2O)5]3+, the formula for which depends on pH. Vanadium(II) compounds are reducing agents, and vanadium(V) compounds are oxidizing agents. Vanadium(IV) compounds often exist as vanadyl derivatives, which contain the VO2+ center.[23]
Ammonium vanadate(V) (NH4VO3) can be successively reduced with elemental zinc to obtain the different colors of vanadium in these four oxidation states. Lower oxidation states occur in compounds such as V(CO)6, [V(CO)
6]−
and substituted derivatives.[23]
Vanadium pentoxide is a commercially important catalyst for the production of sulfuric acid, a reaction that exploits the ability of vanadium oxides to undergo redox reactions.[23]
The vanadium redox battery utilizes all four oxidation states: one electrode uses the +5/+4 couple and the other uses the +3/+2 couple. Conversion of these oxidation states is illustrated by the reduction of a strongly acidic solution of a vanadium(V) compound with zinc dust or amalgam. The initial yellow color characteristic of the pervanadyl ion [VO2(H2O)4]+ is replaced by the blue color of [VO(H2O)5]2+, followed by the green color of [V(H2O)6]3+ and then the violet color of [V(H2O)6]2+.[23] Another potential vanadium battery based on VB2 uses multiple oxidation state to allow for 11 electrons to be released per VB2, giving it higher energy capacity by order of compared to Li-ion and gasoline per unit volume.[28] VB2 batteries can be further enhanced as air batteries, allowing for even higher energy density and lower weight than lithium battery or gasoline, even though recharging remains a challenge. [28]
Oxyanions
In an aqueous solution, vanadium(V) forms an extensive family of
At lower pH values, the monomer [HVO4]2− and dimer [V2O7]4− are formed, with the monomer predominant at a vanadium concentration of less than c. 10−2M (pV > 2, where pV is equal to the minus value of the logarithm of the total vanadium concentration/M). The formation of the divanadate ion is analogous to the formation of the
- 10 [VO4]3− + 24 H+ → [V10O28]6− + 12 H2O

In decavanadate, each V(V) center is surrounded by six oxide ligands.[23] Vanadic acid, H3VO4, exists only at very low concentrations because protonation of the tetrahedral species [H2VO4]− results in the preferential formation of the octahedral [VO2(H2O)4]+ species.[38] In strongly acidic solutions, pH < 2, [VO2(H2O)4]+ is the predominant species, while the oxide V2O5 precipitates from solution at high concentrations. The oxide is formally the acid anhydride of vanadic acid. The structures of many vanadate compounds have been determined by X-ray crystallography.

Vanadium(V) forms various peroxo complexes, most notably in the active site of the vanadium-containing
Halide derivatives
Twelve binary
Many vanadium
Coordination compounds

Complexes of vanadium(II) and (III) are reducing, while those of V(IV) and V(V) are oxidants. The vanadium ion is rather large and some complexes achieve coordination numbers greater than 6, as is the case in [V(CN)7]4−. Oxovanadium(V) also forms 7 coordinate coordination complexes with tetradentate ligands and peroxides and these complexes are used for oxidative brominations and thioether oxidations. The coordination chemistry of V4+ is dominated by the
Organometallic compounds
The organometallic chemistry of vanadium is well–developed.
5 (isoelectronic with Fe(CO)5).[50][51]
Occurrence

Metallic vanadium is rare in nature (known as native vanadium),[52][53] having been found among fumaroles of the Colima Volcano, but vanadium compounds occur naturally in about 65 different minerals.
Vanadium began to be used in the manufacture of special steels in 1896. At that time, very few deposits of vanadium ores were known. Between 1899 and 1906, the main deposits exploited were the mines of Santa Marta de los Barros (Badajoz), Spain.
Vanadium is mined mostly in China, South Africa and eastern Russia. In 2022 these three countries mined more than 96% of the 100,000 tons of produced vanadium, with China providing 70%.[61]
Fumaroles of Colima are known of being vanadium-rich, depositing other vanadium minerals, that include shcherbinaite (V2O5) and colimaite (K3VS4).[62][63][64]
Vanadium is also present in
In the universe, the
Production


Vanadium metal is obtained by a multistep process that begins with roasting crushed ore with
- 2 V + 3 I2 ⇌ 2 VI3

Most vanadium is used as a steel alloy called ferrovanadium. Ferrovanadium is produced directly by reducing a mixture of vanadium oxide, iron oxides and iron in an electric furnace. The vanadium ends up in pig iron produced from vanadium-bearing magnetite. Depending on the ore used, the slag contains up to 25% of vanadium.[71]
Applications

Alloys
Approximately 85% of the vanadium produced is used as
Vanadium stabilizes the beta form of titanium and increases the strength and temperature stability of titanium. Mixed with
Several vanadium alloys show
It has been found that a small amount, 40 to 270 ppm, of vanadium in Wootz steel significantly improved the strength of the product, and gave it the distinctive patterning. The source of the vanadium in the original Wootz steel ingots remains unknown.[80]
Vanadium can be used as a substitute for molybdenum in armor steel, though the alloy produced is far more brittle and prone to
Catalysts

Vanadium compounds are used extensively as catalysts;
- V2O5 + SO2 → 2 VO2 + SO3
The catalyst is regenerated by oxidation with air:
- 4 VO2 + O2 → 2 V2O5
Similar oxidations are used in the production of maleic anhydride:
- C4H10 + 3.5 O2 → C4H2O3 + 4 H2O
Phthalic anhydride and several other bulk organic compounds are produced similarly. These green chemistry processes convert inexpensive feedstocks to highly functionalized, versatile intermediates.[85][86]
Vanadium is an important component of mixed metal oxide catalysts used in the oxidation of propane and propylene to acrolein, acrylic acid or the ammoxidation of propylene to acrylonitrile.[87]
Other uses
The vanadium redox battery, a type of flow battery, is an electrochemical cell consisting of aqueous vanadium ions in different oxidation states.[88][89] Batteries of this type were first proposed in the 1930s and developed commercially from the 1980s onwards. Cells use +5 and +2 formal oxidization state ions. Vanadium redox batteries are used commercially for grid energy storage.[90]
Vanadium can be added in small quantities < 5% to LFP battery cathodes to increase ionic conductivity.[95]
Proposed
Biological role
Vanadium has a more significant role in marine environments than terrestrial ones.[98]

Vanadoenzymes
Several species of marine
A vanadium nitrogenase is used by some nitrogen-fixing micro-organisms, such as Azotobacter. In this role, vanadium serves in place of the more common molybdenum or iron, and gives the nitrogenase slightly different properties.[101]
Vanadium accumulation in tunicates
Vanadium is essential to
Fungi
Amanita muscaria and related species of macrofungi accumulate vanadium (up to 500 mg/kg in dry weight). Vanadium is present in the coordination complex amavadin[107] in fungal fruit-bodies. The biological importance of the accumulation is unknown.[108][109] Toxic or peroxidase enzyme functions have been suggested.[110]
Mammals
Deficiencies in vanadium result in reduced growth in rats.
Research
Vanadyl sulfate as a dietary supplement has been researched as a means of increasing insulin sensitivity or otherwise improving glycemic control in people who are diabetic. Some of the trials had significant treatment effects but were deemed as being of poor study quality. The amounts of vanadium used in these trials (30 to 150 mg) far exceeded the safe upper limit.[113][114] The conclusion of the systemic review was "There is no rigorous evidence that oral vanadium supplementation improves glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. The routine use of vanadium for this purpose cannot be recommended."[113]
In astrobiology, it has been suggested that discrete vanadium accumulations on Mars could be a potential microbial biosignature when used in conjunction with Raman spectroscopy and morphology.[115][116]
Safety
All vanadium compounds should be considered toxic.[117] Tetravalent VOSO4 has been reported to be at least 5 times more toxic than trivalent V2O3.[118] The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set an exposure limit of 0.05 mg/m3 for vanadium pentoxide dust and 0.1 mg/m3 for vanadium pentoxide fumes in workplace air for an 8-hour workday, 40-hour work week.[119] The US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recommended that 35 mg/m3 of vanadium be considered immediately dangerous to life and health, that is, likely to cause permanent health problems or death.[119]
Vanadium compounds are poorly absorbed through the gastrointestinal system. Inhalation of vanadium and vanadium compounds results primarily in adverse effects on the respiratory system.[120][121][122] Quantitative data are, however, insufficient to derive a subchronic or chronic inhalation reference dose. Other effects have been reported after oral or inhalation exposures on blood parameters,[123][124] liver,[125] neurological development,[126] and other organs[127] in rats.
There is little evidence that vanadium or vanadium compounds are reproductive toxins or
Vanadium traces in
See also
- Flow battery – Type of electrochemical cell
- Green Giant mine – Vanadium mine in Madagascar
- Grid energy storage – Large scale electricity supply management
- Vanadium carbide – Extremely hard refractory ceramic material
- Vanadium redox battery – Type of rechargeable flow battery
- Vanadium tetrachloride – Chemical reagent used to produce other vanadium compounds
- Vanadium(V) oxide – Precursor to vanadium alloys and industrial catalyst
- International Vanadium Symposium – Biennial interdisciplinary event
- Vanadium cycle – Exchange of vanadium between continental crust and seawater
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- Slebodnick, Carla; et al. (1999). "Modeling the Biological Chemistry of Vanadium: Structural and Reactivity Studies Elucidating Biological Function". In Hill, Hugh A.O.; et al. (eds.). Metal sites in proteins and models: phosphatases, Lewis acids, and vanadium. Springer. ISBN 978-3-540-65553-4.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XXIV (9th ed.). 1888. p. 54. .
- Vanadium at The Periodic Table of Videos(University of Nottingham)