We report the synthesis and characterization of new V2O5/Al2O3-MgO catalysts and their application in oxidative dehydrogenation and epoxidation reactions. The materials were prepared by wet impregnation under excess acid conditions. Anchoring of the desired species on the support occurs via an exchange reaction between the vanadium complex and surface hydroxyl groups. The IR and UV-Vis spectra ...

Vanadium is a potentially toxic environmental pollutant and induces oxidative damage in biological systems including the central nervous system (CNS). Its deposition in brain tissue may be involved in the pathogenesis of certain neurological disorders which after prolonged exposure can culminate into more severe pathology. Most studies on vanadium neurotoxicity have been done after acute exposu...

Over the last decade, a diverse spectrum of vanadium compounds has arisen as anti-inflammatory therapeutic metallodrugs targeting various diseases. Recent studies have demonstrated that select well-defined vanadium species are involved in many immune-driven molecular mechanisms that regulate and influence immune responses. In addition, advances in cell immunotherapy have relied on the use of me...

CONTEXT Oral vanadyl sulfate (vanadium) has potent hypoglycemic effects in diabetes animals, but data about its actions on pancreatic beta-cells (BC) ultrastructure is limited. OBJECTIVE Partial diabetic rats were treated with vanadium and insulin injection and their effects on BC ultrastructure are studied. METHODS Male rats were made diabetic with intravenous streptozotocin injection (STZ...

Vanadium is the 22 most abundant element in the earth’s crust with an average concentration of 100 ppm. It exists in oxidation states ranging from 2to 5+ with 3+, 4+, and 5+ being the most common oxidation states. Vanadium is primarily used in the production of rust-resistant, spring, and high-speed tool steels; vanadium pentoxide is used in ceramics. Vanadium is released to the environment by ...

Vanadium is an important metal used almost exclusively in ferrous and non-ferrous alloys due to its physicochemical and mechanical properties such as grain refinement, high tensile strength, hardness and fatigue resistance; it has a wide range of uses in the metallurgical and chemical sectors [1–3]. There are mainly three kinds of raw materials, bone coal, vanadium slag and waste vanadium catal...

Metal based drugs have successfully been used in the detection and treatment of a variety of diseases [1]. Despite the advantages in early diagnostic and treatment of cancer, there is essential to develop new alternative of drugs. A number of in vitro studies have revealed that vanadium shows its antitumor effects on various cell lines [2]. Moreover, it is shown that vanadium compounds may show...

Vanadium is an oral insulin-mimetic agent that diminishes hyperglycemia, improves beta-cell insulin store and secretory function, and can reverse the diabetic state chronically after withdrawal from treatment. As food restriction has been reported to enhance insulin sensitivity and reduce insulin demand, we assessed the contribution of a reduced food intake to the glucose lowering and beta-cell...

Vanadium (CAS No. 7440-62-2) is an element that exists in a number of oxidation states ranging from -1 to +5 and can be found in various locales around the world. Absorption of vanadium from the gastrointestinal tract is poor and most ingested vanadium is typically converted to vanadyl. Excretion of absorbed vanadium is primarily via urine while unabsorbed vanadium is mainly eliminated in feces...

Nanoscaled VO2 structures were made using a fast microwave-assisted synthesis method in acetophenone as solvent, starting from vanadium pentoxide V2O5. Insights the reaction and purification process elaborated by attenuated total reflection infrared nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, which validated choice of oleyl amine ligand solvent. A straightforward heat treatment inert atmosphere wa...