#Vanadium

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers have developed a mercury-free method to isolate lithium-6 that is as effective as the conventional method. The new method is presented March 20 in the Cell Press journal Chem. "This is a step towards addressing a major roadblock to nuclear energy," says chemist and senior author Sarbajit Banerjee of ETH Zürich and Texas A&M University. "Lithium-6 is a critical material for the renaissance of nuclear energy, and this method could represent a viable approach to isotope separation."

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[elementcattos]

so i was messing with the rando program i did (previous ask) and i. may have gone a little overboard

Strontium,, slay queen

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Most vanadium exists in minerals, oil deposits, and as byproducts of mining operations. Some organisms, such as tunicates and fly agaric, accumulate vanadium for unknown purposes.

[didyou-knowif-itstrue]

Did you know

South Africa is the world's biggest producer of gold, platinum, chromium, vanadium, manganese and aluminosilicates

[neon-emojiz]

Elements!

Sulfur

Chlorine

Argon

Potassium

Calcium

Vanadium

Titanium

Scandium

Chromium

Manganese

[No spoons for ID rn]

[zincbucket]

[fuck-the-periodic-table]

Round 3 - Period 4, D-Block

[element-tournament]

TRANSITION METALS: ROUND 1 POLL 1

VANADIUM:

Discovered twice; the first time by Andrés Manuel del Rio and the second time by Nils Gabriel Sefstrôm

NIOBIUM:

Used to make stainless steel, MRI scanners, and surgical implants

[radium901]

i know we’ve both dealt with loss before, so with this glass of milk, sir, i implore you: did you cry when he went away? did you cry in the mornings and evenings and all the sightings of all the things that somehow traced back to the same park bench you shared that you never thought would put you in a state like this, like montana with its sweeping prairies? let us act out that time at camp: you are on your seventh now, because we drink into the night like old chaps though we are not old chaps at all and you are too good, too good to let emotions get the better of you, sir. my parents think one day you will be on the news; i will remember you and you will not i, but to be a blip in your grand career of perfection is all i have asked for. and i got it. cheers, i got it.

[jellyfishgold]

We really sell chore supplies of food Malang, Indonesia

[bumblebeeappletree]

Why Salt Water may be the Future of Batteries. There’s no shortage of solutions to the world’s need for renewable energy storage, but there is a shortage of accessible and cheap resources to use for those solutions. Lithium and vanadium aren't limitless, so what about regular, run-of-the-mill salt? Redox flow batteries, or RFBs, can exploit the abundance of elements like sodium and iron. One U.S. company already has salt water batteries ready to go, with at least two others developing iron flow variations built to effectively run on rust. They promise to last longer and be far cheaper than the competition. So, what happens if we go with the flow?

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[materialsscienceandengineering]

Vanadium phosphates enable low-cost pearlescent pigment synthesis

One thing that will never go out of style is the class and elegance of a pearl. To attempt to recreate the rare beauty of the pearl, a low-cost alternative is needed to keep up with the demand of consumers Thanks to their special iridescence and unmatched beauty, pearls have been highly sought after throughout history. Due to their rarity and demand, the development of pearlescent pigments to mimic the natural beauty of a true pearl became inevitable. Here, researchers utilize plate-like particles to create substrate-free pearlescent pigments, a low-cost and straightforward solution to the issue of substrate-based pigments which can be complex and expensive. Researchers published their results in the Journal of Alloys and Compounds in November 2024.

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[colitco]

⚡ Critical Minerals Buzz from Terra Metals (ASX: TM1) ⚡

Terra Metals (ASX: TM1) is unlocking major value at its Dante Project in WA’s emerging West Musgrave province!

Phase 1 testwork on Dante Reefs ore has delivered exceptional multi-metal concentrates—proving economic potential with simple, low-cost processing.

Highlights include:

✔ Copper-Au-PGM concentrate: 28% Cu, 17g/t Au, 21.4g/t PGM ✔ Vanadium-magnetite concentrate: 1.81% V₂O₅, 90.9% recovery ✔ Titanium-ilmenite concentrate: 40% TiO₂

Why it matters:

These results highlight Dante as a potential globally significant source of copper, gold, PGMs, vanadium, and titanium—all critical for the energy transition.

Next up:

✅ Phase 2 testwork underway ✅ Maiden resource estimate expected mid-2025 ✅ Ongoing exploration at multiple Dante prospects

Stock Snapshot:

TM1 last traded at $0.023, up ~15% on the news. Market cap: $8.15M

TM1 is building momentum—across multiple critical minerals!

📍Read More: https://colitco.com/terra-metals-high-grade-concentrates-confirm/

This is not an investment advise, please do your own research for any investment decisions.

[terrametalslimited]

Terra Metals Confirms High-Grade Polymetallic Potential at Dante

Terra Metals Limited (ASX: TM1) has achieved another significant milestone at its Dante Project in Western Australia. The Company’s latest drilling campaign at Reef 1 North has successfully extended the mineralised strike by an additional 1.2km, bringing the total length to approximately 4.2km.

Managing Director and CEO Mr. Thomas Line commented on the results, stating:

“These outstanding results further reinforce the scale and high-grade potential of Reef 1 North. Extending the strike by another 1.2km to a total of ~4.2km, while consistently intersecting high-grade titanium, copper, PGMs, and vanadium, underscores the significant polymetallic opportunity at Dante.”

The continued expansion of high-grade mineralisation highlights Dante’s potential as a world-class polymetallic asset. With strategic drilling programs delivering strong results, Terra Metals is well-positioned to advance exploration and unlock further value from this promising Western Australian project.

[elementcattos]

have u done vanadium yet? that one was always my fave bc the book i had abt the elements showed it as all pretty and rainbow :)

yeah :3 tag search is very useful on this blog if u wanna see all the posts mentioning any specific element

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Table 13.2 gives the principal inorganic species of some environmentally important metal ions.

Several of the general features of the classifications described above are underlined by the data in Table 13.2.

All the metals form aquo complexes in the aqueous media. Metals such as sodium and potassium have a small value of Z²/r and the coordinated water molecules remain protonated in all situations. For metals with a larger ratio (e.g. Al(III)), deprotonation occurs more readily and, with metals in very high oxidation states (e.g. Cr(VI) and Mo(VI)), oxyanions are the principal species.

Those metals that are subject to redox reactions are present as a different species in oxidizing (high pE) compared to reducing (low pE) environments.

In sea water, the high concentration of chloride and, to a lesser extent, sulfate favours formation of complexes with these ligands of certain metals.

The tendency for formation of complexes with ligands other than water is generally in the order: type B metal ions (e.g. Ag(I), Hg(II) > borderline metal ions (e.g. Mn(II), Zn(II) > type A metal ions (e.g. Ca(II), Al(III).

"Environmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective", 4e - Gary W. VanLoon & Stephen J. Duffy