Thermodynamic study of direct reduction of high-chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite (HCVTM) based on phase equilibrium calculation model

High-chromium vanadium–titanium magnetite (HCVTM) is a good valuable resource with high iron content in the form of complex iron ore which contains various valuable metal elements such as iron, vanadium, titanium, chromium. Direct reduction of HCVTM is studied based on thermodynamic analysis. Combined TG experimental verification and equilibrium calculation model was used to analyze the reaction sequence and equilibrium amount in this paper. The contents in HCVTM reduction system are simplified as 18 kinds of chemical compositions. Reductions of Fe₃O₄ and FeO·TiO₂ are the main reduction reactions and are mainly reduced by C. The reduction reaction sequence of FeO·TiO₂ is FeO·TiO₂, TiO₂, TiC, and Ti; the reduction reaction sequence of Fe₃O₄ is Fe₃O₄, FeO, and Fe. The minimum reduction temperature of HCVTM is 860 °C. The reduction of Cr is difficult to implement, and the minimum reduction temperature of V is above 700 °C. The gas phase in this system is mainly CO when the temperature is above 1000 °C. CO partial pressure curve of gasification reaction is in the shape of ‘S’ with increase of temperature. When the temperature is 1350 °C, C/O is 1.0 and reduction time is 30 min, HCVTM can be reduced thoroughly and the reduction degree can reach to 0.98. When C/O is lower than 1.0, FeTi₂O₅ is the reduction intermediate products from FeO·TiO₂. When C/O is 1.0, diffraction peaks of Fe₃O₄ and FeO·TiO₂ disappear, and they are reduced to Fe and TiO₂.

     

Gravimetric determination of tungsten(vi) with n-benzoyl-n-phenylhydroxylamine

Tungsten can be quantitatively precipitated with N-benzoylphenyl-N-hydroxylamine in presence of hydrochloric acid (0.5–1 N). The precipitate can be weighted as WO₂(C₁₃H₁₀O₂N)₂ or WO₃. Molybdenum, vanadium, titanium, and iron can be separated by prior precipitation of these mutais with the above reagent in presence of tartrate ions; tungsten is then determined in tlie filtrate. L'ranium does not interfere, but chromium (VI), fluoride and phosphate do.     

Quantitative estimation of constituents in fly ash by lithium tetraborate fusion

Silica is removed from fly ash sample by hydroflourination for its effective determination gravimetrically and the remaining residue is subjected to lithium tetraborate (Li₂B₄O₇) fusion followed by dissolution in dilute nitric acid to obtain a clear solution in which elements including aluminum (Al), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), have been determined by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS). Two fly ash samples analyzed by the proposed method have been received from the National Council of Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM), India (proposed CRM in future) and fly ash CRM 1633 (b) from NIST, USA. The validity of the method has been established by analyzing fly ash CRM 1633 (b) as reference standard. The standard deviation has been calculated for each measurement.     

Mechanochemical synthesis of rutile-type CrMO4 (M=V, Sb) and their solid solutions

Grinding a mixture of hydrous amorphous chromium oxide (Cr₂O₃·nH₂O), vanadium oxide (V₂O₅) and antimony oxide (Sb₂O₅) was conducted by using a planetary ball mill, to investigate their mechanochemical reactions to form chromium vanadium oxide (CrVO₄) and chromium antimony oxide (CrSbO₄). The synthesis reactions proceed with an increase in grinding periods of time. The ground samples consist of agglomerates with particle size of about ten nanometers. The synthesized CrVO₄ sample exhibits a rutile-type tetragonal crystal structure, which is a high pressure phase. Additionally, solid solutions, CrV_1−xSb_xO₄ (x=0∼1, Δx=0.25), have been synthesized mechanochemically from the mixtures of Cr₂O₃·nH₂O, V₂O₅ and Sb₂O₅.     

Asymmetric dinuclear hydroxyl and ethoxyl citrato dioxovanadates(V)

Asymmetric citrato dioxovanadates(V), [Hneo]₄[V₂O₄(R-Hcit)(OH)][V₂O₄(S-Hcit)(OH)]?·?4H₂O (1) and [Ni(phen)₃]₂[V₂O₄(R-Hcit)(OC₂H₅)][V₂O₄(S-Hcit)(OC₂H₅)]?·?4H₂O (2) and (H₄cit?=?citric acid, neo?=?2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline, phen?=?1,10-phenanthroline) are isolated with the help of large counterions. Structural analyses of complexes 1 and 2 show that vanadium atoms are coordinated by tridentate citrate ligand and hydroxy or ethoxy groups, respectively. The insertions of hydroxy and ethoxy groups give new examples of the mixed RO-bridges for vanadium–citrate complexes.     

Infrared spectrum of several double oxides with corundum structure resulting from the transformation of lacunar γ phases with a spinel structure

When aluminum or chormium is substituted by Fe³⁺ ions in α-Fe₂O₃, all the ir bands gradually shift toward high frequencies. Alternatively, for the α phases of type (Fe₂Cr_4?yAl_y)O₉ the transition occurs sharply for a composition y close to 2. For α phases substituted by (Fe_6?yCr_y)O₉-type chromium a linear variation of frequency with chromium content is observed. From ir data it has been shown that, under given temperature and time conditions, an α phase less rich in chromium than the initial product could be obtained by oxidizing iron chromite. The ir spectrum of the oxidation of pure magnetites the size of which is between 1400 and 15000 Å evolves versus the latter to yield either the γ-Fe₂O₃ or the α-Fe₂O₃ phase which can be formed from γ-Fe₂O₃ or by direct oxidation of Fe₃O₄.     

Synthese und Kristallstruktur von Vanadium(III)‐borophosphat,V2[B(PO4)3]

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Vanadium(III) Borophosphate, V₂[B(PO₄)₃] By reaction of boron phosphate, BPO₄, and vanadium(IV)‐oxide, VO₂, at 1050 °C a hitherto unknown vanadium(III)‐borophosphate is formed. Its composition was found to be V₂BP₃O₁₂, its structure was elucidated by single crystal X‐ray diffraction, the cell parameters are: a = b = 13.9882Å; c = 7.4515Å; α = β = 90°, γ = 120°; Z = 6; space group: P6 3/m. Noteworthy features of the structure are V₂O₉ units (two V^IIIO₆ octahedra connected via their faces) and isolated trisphosphatoborate groups, B(PO₄)₃. By shared oxide ions, the aforementioned groups are interconnected, thus forming a three dimensional network. The structural relation between the title compound and an analogous chromium compound is discussed.     

Solution and solid state studies with the bis-oxalato building block [Cr(pyim)(C2O4)2]− [pyim = 2-(2′-pyridyl)imidazole]

The preparation, X-ray structure, and variable temperature magnetic study of the new compound {Ba(H₂O)_3/2[Cr(pyim)(C₂O₄)₂]₂}_n·9/2nH₂O (1) [pyim = 2-(2′-pyridyl)imidazole and C₂O₄^2? = dianion of oxalic acid], together with the potentiometric and spectrophotometric studies of the protonation/deprotonation equilibria of the pyim ligand and the ternary complex [Cr(pyim)(C₂O₄)₂]^?, are reported herein. The crystal structure of 1 consists of neutral chains, with diamond-shaped units sharing barium(II), with the two other corners occupied by chromium(III). The two metal centers are connected through bis(bidentate) oxalate. Very weak antiferromagnetic interactions between the chromium(III) ions occur in 1. The values of the protonation constants of the imidazole and pyridyl fragments of pyim as well as the acidity constant of the coordinated pyim in [Cr(pyim)(C₂O₄)₂]^? are determined for the first time by potentiometry and UV–Vis spectroscopy in aqueous solution (25?°C and 0.15 M NaNO₃ as ionic strength).     

Synthesis,characterization, crystal structure,catalytic activity in oxidative bromination,and thermal study of a new oxidovanadium Schiff base complex containing O,N-bidentate Schiff base ligand

A new oxidovanadium(IV) Schiff base complex, VOL₂ (1), HL = 2-{(E)-[2- (bromoethyl)imino]methyl}-6-methoxy phenol, containing ethyl bromide pendant group was synthesized by direct reaction of HL and VO(acac)₂ in the ratio of 2 : 1 in methanol at reflux. The Schiff base ligand and its vanadyl complex were characterized by FT-IR spectra and CHN analysis. Additionally, the Schiff base ligand has been characterized by ¹H NMR spectroscopy. The crystal structure of 1 was also determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis, showing the distorted square-pyramidal N₂O₃ coordination around vanadium(IV). The catalytic activity of 1 was studied in the oxidative bromination of 2-nitrophenol as a model substrate, and different reaction parameters were investigated. The oxidative bromination of some organic compounds in the presence of 1 in optimal conditions showed that it was an effective and selective catalyst in those optimal conditions. Thermogravimetric analysis of 1 showed that it decomposed in two stages. 1 was thermally decomposed in air at 660 °C, and the XRD pattern of the obtained solid showed the formation of the V₂O₅ nanoparticles with average size of 34 nm .     

The Effect of Chromium Oxide on the Conductivity of Ce<Subscript>0.9</Subscript>Gd<Subscript>0.1</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>, a Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Electrolyte

To study the effect of chromium oxide on the electric properties of Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂, a solid-oxide fuel cell electrolyte, two approaches were used: (a) the studying of electrochemical properties of the Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂- electrolyte after the spontaneous adsorption of chromium-containing molecules from a gas phase and (b) the analyzing of transport properties of the Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂-based chromium-containing compositions obtained by the mixing of solid-oxide electrolyte with chromium(III) oxide. It was found that the chromium reduction at the electrolyte surface dominates when chromium is adsorbed from gas phase. Both approaches allow concluding that the chromium presence in Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂ deteriorates the electrolyte transport properties at temperatures above 735°С. This is caused by the chromium incorporation into the electrolyte’s fluorite structure, as well as surface microheterogeneity induced by the chromium presence at the Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂ surface and the cerium and gadolinium cation redistribution between the grains’ bulk and surface. At intermediate temperatures (below 735°С) the electric conductivity of the Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂-based chromium-containing composition exceeds that of the initial solid-oxide electrolyte, which can be due to changes in transport properties of the chromium-containing phases formed at the Ce_0.9Gd_0.1O₂ surface and grain boundaries.     

Thermoanalytical characterization of vanadium-chromium oxide compounds prepared by 'soft chemistry' method

Summary Hydrated microcrystalline compound, V_1-xCr_xO_y·nH₂O, where x<0.063 and 4.4<n<8 and hydrated amorphous phases, CrVO₄·H₂O and Cr₂V₄O₁₃·4H₂O have been prepared using peroxo-polyacids of vanadium and chromium. The transformations of these hydrated phases upon heating were studied by TG-DTA and XRD techniques and led to three crystalline anhydrous compounds: (i) phase V_1-xCr_xO_y, which is closely related to the orthorhombic V₂O₅, (ii) Cr₂V₄O₁₃ and (iii) monoclinic CrVO₄-M. The ranges of coexistence of phases in equilibrium were also determined.     

Thermal reactivities of potassium and cadmium hydrogenhexavanadates

The thermal reactivities of KHV₆O₁₆·3H₂O and Cd(HV₆O₁₆)₂·12H₂O were investigated. By means of IR spectroscopy and X-ray phase analysis it was found that, after dehydration, both compounds decompose to vanadium pentoxide and the corresponding metavanadate. Potassium metavanadate and vanadium pentoxide react together to form bronzes of different compositions. In contrast, vanadium pentoxide and cadmium metavanadate are the predominant components of the reaction products obtained within the temperature range from 300° to 800°C.     

Thermodynamic stability of calcium vanadium garnet ferrites upon formation of substitutional solid solutions

The thermodynamic stability of calcium vanadium garnet ferrites Ca₃Fe_{3.5 ? x} Ti_2x V_{1.5 ? x} O₁₂ upon isomorphic substitution of titanium ions for iron and vanadium ions was studied by the EMF method using ZrO₂(Y₂O₃) ceramic solid electrolyte. Temperature-dependent ΔG ⁰ was determined. Isomorphic substitutions of titanium ions for iron and vanadium ions in the inequivalent sublattices of the garnet structure in a temperature range of 1100–1483 K cause changes in ΔG ⁰ due to the entropy and enthalpy components and has a minimal value when x = 0.15.     

A Thermoanalytical Study of the Solid State Reactions in the K2CO3-MxOy Systems. Evidence for a kinetic compensation effect

This paper presents the results obtained in the investigation of the reactions of potassium carbonate with some transition metals oxides (TiO₂ , V₂ O₅ , Cr₂ O₃ , MnO₂ , Fe₂ O₃ ). The reactions were carried out under non-isothermal conditions, and thermogravimetric analysis was used to monitor the transformation degree a. Experimental data indicated that the reaction of potassium carbonate and iron(III) oxide occurs in one stage, whereas the reactions of the oxides of titanium, vanadium, chromium and manganese are more complex, involving two-stage processes. Activation energies and pre-exponential factors were determined for all the processes taking place in the investigated systems. For the second stage of the reaction of K₂ CO₃ with Cr₂ O₃ , and V₂ O₅ the obtained values of activation energy were 59.2 and 512 kJ mol⁻¹ respectively. Based on the values of activation energy and pre-exponential factor, the existence of a kinetic compensation effect was postulated for the three homologous series of reactions. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Physicochemical modeling and experimental study of the interaction in the Si-Al-Ca-Mg-Fe-Na-K-V-Cl-H-O system

Physicochemical modeling is used to study the interaction in the SiO₂-Al₂O₃-CaO-MgO-Fe₃O₄-Na₂O-V₂O₃(V₂O₅)-HCl-H₂O system. The regions of formation of calcium (magnesium, iron) vanadates and various vanadium oxides are determined. The conditions for the most complete extraction of vanadium into hydrochloric acid solutions are estimated. The data obtained can be used to develop the procedure a the extraction of vanadium during the leaching of basalt with hydrochloric acid. Original Russian Text ? N.V. Kochetkova, N.P. Dergacheva, S.V. Fomichev, V.A. Krenev, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 7, pp. 1205–1211.     

Selective separations by reactive ion exchange : Part III. Preconcentration and separation of oxo anions

A new procedure for simultaneous preconcentration, separation, and determination of permanganate, chromate and vanadate was developed for aqueous solutions containing p.p.b. levels of these anions (and molybdate). The presence of other (non-complexing) ions in p.p.m. concentrations did not interfere. The procedure consisted of reactive adsorption of all three anions as their reduced cations, on iron(II)-treated resin, followed by elution of vanadium(IV) with 0.01 M HNO₃/H₂O₂, manganese(II) with 0.35 M HCl, and chromium(III) with 4M HCl. Concentration factors of 40 were obtained with 1-l “samples” 10 p.p.b. concentrations were determined with standard deviations of 4–5 % by a.a.s. and conventional spectrophotometry.     

Synthesis and preliminary cytotoxicity studies of indole-substituted vanadocenes

Abstract  

From the reaction of various 6-indolylfulvenes (1a–1e) with Super Hydride (LiBEt₃H), followed by transmetallation with vanadium tetrachloride (VCl₄), six indole-substituted vanadocenes; bis-[(1-methylindol-2-yl)methylcyclopentadienyl] vanadium (IV) dichloride (3a), bis-[(1-methyl-5-methoxyindol-2-yl)methylcyclopentadienyl] vanadium (IV) dichloride (3b), bis-[(1-methylindol-3-yl)methylcyclopentadienyl] vanadium (IV) dichloride (3c), bis-[(1-methyl-5-methoxyindol-3-yl)methylcyclopentadienyl] vanadium (IV) dichloride (3d), a dihydrochloride derivative of bis-[(1-methyl-3-dimethylaminomethylindol-2-yl)methylcyclopentadienyl] vanadium (IV) dichloride (3e), and bis-[(1-methyl-5-methoxyindol-3-yl)methylcyclopentadienyl] vanadium (IV) diselenocyanate (3f), were synthesised. The six vanadocenes 3a–f were tested for their cytotoxicity through MTT-based in vitro tests on CAKI-1 cell lines in order to determine their IC50 values. Vanadocenes 3a–f were found to have IC50 values of 48 (±4), 24 (±4), 9.2 (±1.8), 2.5 (±0.8), 2.3 (±0.7) and 22 (±7) μM.     

A Simple,Portable and Low Cost Device for a Colorimetric Spot-Test Quantitative Analysis

ABSTRACT

This paper describes a very simple device that can be used for colorimetric quantitative determinations, including spot-test analysis. The sensor is a light detector resistor (LDR) placed into a black PTFE cell and coupled to a low cost multimeter (Ohmmeter). The device has been tested and is easy and fast to use. Quantitative studies were performed with KMnO4 solutions and with the vanadium (V)/PAR/H₂O₂ system. Calibration curves were obtained by plotting the electric resistance of the LDR against the concentration of the colored species from 0 (blank) to 4.0 × 10^-3 mol L^-1 for permanganate and from 0 (blank) to 5.0 × 10^-5 mol L^-1 for vanadium. The detection limit (3σ) was found to be about 5.0 × 10^-5 mol L^-1 for permanganate and 4.0 × 10^-6 mol L^-1 for vanadium. The device was used to analyze total vanadium, as vanadium (V), in wastes from an adipic acid plant. The results obtained clearly show that the device can be used for accurate, precise, fast, in situ and low cost colorimetric analysis including quantitative spot-test procedures.     

The obtaining of NiCr2O4 nanoparticles by unconventional synthesis methods

This paper presents a study regarding the obtaining of NiCr₂O₄ by two new unconventional synthesis methods: (i) the first method is based on the formation of Cr(III) and Ni(II) carboxylate-type precursors in the redox reaction between the nitrate ion and 1,3-propanediol. The thermal decomposition of these complex combinations, at ~300 °C, leads to an oxide mixture of Cr₂O_3+x and NiO, with advanced homogeneity, small particles and high reactivity. On heating this mixture at 500 °C, Cr₂O₃ reacts with NiO to form NiCr₂O₄, which was evidenced by FT-IR and X-ray diffractometry (XRD) analysis; (ii) the second method starts from a mechanical mixture of (NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇ and Ni(NO₃)₂·6H₂O. On heating this mixture, a violent decomposition at 240 °C with formation of an oxides mixture (Cr₂O₃ + CrO₃) and NiO takes place. On thermal treatment up to 500 °C, an intermediary phase NiCrO₄ is formed, which by decomposition at ~700 °C leads to NiCr₂O₄, evidenced by FT-IR and XRD analysis. NiCr₂O₄ is formed, in both cases, starting with a temperature higher than 400 °C, when the non-stoichiometric chromium oxide (Cr₂O_3+x ) loses the oxygen excess and turns to stoichiometric chromium oxide (Cr₂O₃), which further reacts with NiO.     

Synthesis and characterization of vanadium(III) and vanadium(IV) polymers containing 3,5-pyrazoledicarboxylato

Three vanadium polymers [V₂(µ-OH)₂(H₂O)₂(Hpdc)₂] _n (1), {[Na₂(µ-H₂O)₂][V₂O₂(pdc)₂]} _n (2) and {[K₂(µ-H₂O)][V₂O₂(pdc)₂]} _n (3) (H₃pdc?=?3,5-pyrazoledicarboxylate acid) have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic methods, magnetic susceptibility measurements and X-ray crystallography. The structure of 1 consists of infinite double-stranded chains. Both 2 and 3 are 3D coordination polymers, featuring ladder-like moieties, made up of [V₂O₂(pdc)₂] subunits, interconnected by pairs of alkali ion chains. Variable-temperature magnetic behavior reveals the existence of antiferromagnetic interactions in 1 and dominant ferromagnetic interactions in 2 and 3.