The reduction mechanism of molybdenum-methyl thymol blue (MTB)-chlorate system has been investigated in water on a mercury electrode. As this system is very sensitive for ultratrace determination of molybdenum, the actual mechanism involved was studied. Electrochemical techniques, including dc tast polarography and cyclic voltammetry were employed. It is shown that, the cathodic wave of mol...

There are many molybdenum-containing enzymes distributed throughout the biosphere. The availability of molybdenum to biological systems is due to the high water solubility of oxidized forms of the metal. Molybdenum enzymes can be grouped on the basis of the structure of the metal centre. Three principal families of enzyme exist, with active sites consisting of (ppt)MoOS(OH) (the molybdenum hydr...

BACKGROUND The importance of molybdenum for plant growth is disproportionate with respect to the absolute amounts required by most plants. Apart from Cu, Mo is the least abundant essential micronutrient found in most plant tissues and is often set as the base from which all other nutrients are compared and measured. Molybdenum is utilized by selected enzymes to carry out redox reactions. Enzyme...

A chitosan resin functionalized with 3-nitro-4-amino benzoic acid moiety (CCTS-NABA resin) was newly synthesized for the collection/concentration of trace molybdenum by using cross-linked chitosan (CCTS) as base material. The carboxyl group of the moiety was chemically attached to amino group of cross-linked chitosan through amide bond formation. The adsorption behavior of molybdenum as well as...

The objectives of this study were to determine physiologic adaptations that occur when humans are exposed to a wide range of molybdenum intake levels and to identify the pathways that are influenced by dietary intake. Four males consumed each of 5 daily molybdenum intakes of 22, 72, 121, 467, and 1490 microg/d (0.23, 0.75, 1.3, 4.9, and 15.5 micromol/d) for 24 d each. During each treatment peri...

Bacteria with the ability to tolerate, remove, and/or degrade several xenobiotics simultaneously are urgently needed for remediation of polluted sites. A previously isolated bacterium with sodium dodecyl sulfate- (SDS-) degrading capacity was found to be able to reduce molybdenum to the nontoxic molybdenum blue. The optimal pH, carbon source, molybdate concentration, and temperature supporting ...

Layered molybdenum disulfide has demonstrated great promise as a low-cost alternative to platinum-based catalysts for electrochemical hydrogen production from water. Research effort on this material has focused mainly on synthesizing highly nanostructured molybdenum disulfide that allows the exposure of a large fraction of active edge sites. Here we report a promising microwave-assisted strateg...

Determination of molybdenum(VI) by direct spectrophotometry and simultaneous determination of molybdenum(VI) and titanium(IV) are reported. Molybdenum(VI) gives a golden yellow colour with 2,4dihydroxybenzaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone with a 1:2 metal-reagent stoichiometry at pH 1.5. The complex shows an absorption maximum at 445 nm with molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of 1.02x1...

The use of N-hydroxy-N-p-chlorophenyl-N'-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenyl)benzamidine hydrochloride abbreviated as HCPMCPBH as a highly selective chelating agent for molybdenum has been investigated. The dioxomolybdenum complex Mo02(C20H1 5N20Ch)2 is quantitatively precipitated at pH = 2.8-6.6. As the complex can not be washed free of excess reagent, the dried complex is ignited at 500-550 °c to Mo03 f...

Molybdenum disulfide, a type of two-dimensional layered material with unique properties, has been widely used in many fields. However, an exact understanding of its toxicity remains elusive, let alone its effects on the environmental microbial community. In this study, we utilized metabolomics technology to explore the effects of different concentrations of molybdenum disulfide nanosheets on Es...