We prepared a new V-Rh(111) alloy with (2×2) surface geometry. The alloy system and the adsorption of CO were investigated by the photoelectron spectroscopy of the valence and core states using synchrotron radiation, and by temperature-programmed thermal desorption spectroscopy (TPD). The obtained results indicate that the vanadium atoms in the prepared alloy were situated mainly in the subsurf...

Titanium trialuminide coating on L10-type titanium aluminide alloys represents a valuable mean to improve oxidation resistance. Selection of L12-type titanium trialuminide alloys containing Mn as a coating material is particularly attractive because of its good ductility at room temperature and good oxidation resistance at high temperature of 1273 K. However, stability of the coated titanium tr...

this study describes a new simple, sensitive and selective catalytic kinetic spectrophotometricmethod for the determination of vanadium (v). the method is based upon the catalytic effect ofvanadium (v) on the oxidation of carminic acid by bromate in sulfuric acid media. the reaction wasfollowed spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in absorbance at 490 nm and thedependence of sensiti...

We report the observation of a magnetic moment on vanadium embedded in copper. Using x-ray-absorption spectroscopy and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism we show that the vanadium atomic magnetic moment is strongly dependent on the formation temperature of the VCu alloy. The absorption spectra allow us to distinguish the electronic transitions which are the signature of the magnetic state from t...

VANADIUM COMPOUNDS are used in dye, ink, and glass manufacture, as an alloy component in the steel industry, and as a catalyst in the production of sulfuric acid. Toxic exposures have been reported in the extraction of vanadium from ores and residues (1-5) and in the cleaning of burners fired with vanadium-bearing oil (6-8). The outstanding symptom associated with excessive inhalation of vanadi...

Some of the component metals of the alloys used for total joint prostheses are toxic and dissolve in the body fluids. It is important to establish how toxic these metals are and to assess the risk of localised tissue necrosis around the prostheses. This has been investigated by incubating primary monolayer cultures of human synovial fibroblasts with various preparations of metals for periods up...

This study describes a new simple, sensitive and selective catalytic kinetic spectrophotometricmethod for the determination of vanadium (V). The method is based upon the catalytic effect ofvanadium (V) on the oxidation of Carminic acid by bromate in sulfuric acid media. The reaction wasfollowed spectrophotometrically by measuring the decrease in absorbance at 490 nm and thedependence of sensiti...

Vanadium pentoxide is used as a catalyst and a ferrovanadium alloy ingredient in automotive steels and in jet engines and airframes. In addition, vanadium is found in fuel oils. Thus, occupational exposures to vanadium pentoxide and trioxide may occur during the cleaning of oil-fired ship boilers, and from oil-fired power station boilers. Occupational exposure to vanadium pentoxide induces gree...

V₂O₅-TiO₂ mixed oxide nanotube (NT) layers were successfully prepared via the one-step anodization of Ti-V alloys. The obtained samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-Vis absorption, photoluminescence spectroscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (DRX), and micro-Raman spectroscopy. The effect of the applied voltage (30-50 V), vanadium...

Allergy as a cause of adverse outcomes in patients with implanted orthopedic hardware is controversial. Allergy to titanium-based implants has not been well researched, as titanium is traditionally thought to be inert. We highlight the case of a patient who developed systemic dermatitis and implant failure after surgical placement of a titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) plate in the left foot. The hardwa...