Method for preparing high purity vanadium
Abstract
A method for preparing high purity vanadium having a low silicon content has been developed. Vanadium pentoxide is reduced with a stoichiometric, or slightly deficient amount of aluminum to produce a vanadium-aluminum alloy containing an excess of oxygen. Silicon is removed by electron-beam melting the alloy under oxidizing conditions to promote the formation of SiO which is volatile at elevated temperatures. Excess oxygen is removed by heating the alloy in the presence of calcium metal to form calcium oxide.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6123665
- Application Number:
- ON: TI85006412
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; VANADIUM; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; OXIDATION; REDUCTION; REMOVAL; SILICON; VANADIUM OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ELEMENTS; MELTING; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; SEMIMETALS; SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; VANADIUM COMPOUNDS; 360101* - Metals & Alloys- Preparation & Fabrication
Citation Formats
Schmidt, F, and Carlson, O N. Method for preparing high purity vanadium. United States: N. p., 1984.
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Schmidt, F, & Carlson, O N. Method for preparing high purity vanadium. United States.
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"Method for preparing high purity vanadium". United States.
@article{osti_6123665,
title = {Method for preparing high purity vanadium},
author = {Schmidt, F and Carlson, O N},
abstractNote = {A method for preparing high purity vanadium having a low silicon content has been developed. Vanadium pentoxide is reduced with a stoichiometric, or slightly deficient amount of aluminum to produce a vanadium-aluminum alloy containing an excess of oxygen. Silicon is removed by electron-beam melting the alloy under oxidizing conditions to promote the formation of SiO which is volatile at elevated temperatures. Excess oxygen is removed by heating the alloy in the presence of calcium metal to form calcium oxide.},
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journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {5}
}