HaberDacron - 5-7-2017 at 17:51
Hi everybody!
I was wondering if it exist some solid catalyst that can replace the Vanadia in the sulfur dioxide oxidation, other than platinum. It exists?
Thanks you!
Melgar - 5-7-2017 at 18:28
V2O5 IS the poor man's catalyst. You can get it for like $20 USD for 500g for pottery grade. And you only actually need a few grams
of it. Even if you can get an element sample of the metal from China or something, then oxidize it with bleach, or acid + peroxide or something. You
probably want to get the blue oxalate salt for loading onto your support though. It'll decompose to V2O5, and unlike V2O5, it's very soluble in
water.