What is vanadium pentoxide used for?
Apr 01, 2024
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What are the uses of vanadium pentoxide?
Vanadium pentoxide is used as a catalyst in different industrial processes: In contact processes it is used to oxidize SO2 to SO3 with oxygen at 440°C.
In addition, it is used in the oxidation of ethanol to acetaldehyde and the production of phthalic anhydride, polyamide, oxalic acid and other products.
| V2O5 | 98.00 | % min. |
| Si | 0.25 | % max. |
| Fe | 0.30 | % max. |
| S | 0.03 | % max. |
| P | 0.05 | % max. |
| As | 0.02 | % max. |
| Na2+K2O | 1.50 | % max. |
