Preparation of Vanadium Trioxide from Ammonium Metavanadate and Application in Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Electrolyte
摘要
Using ammonium metavanadate as the raw material, vanadium trioxide was prepared by using ammonia gas produced by the self-thermal decomposition of ammonium metavanadate and external carbon powder as the reducing agent in a tube furnace. The effects of the reaction temperature, reaction time, and carbon content on the purity of vanadium trioxide were investigated. The results show that high-purity vanadium trioxide with a V content higher than 67% can be obtained after a calcination under 750 °C for 6 h with 6.8 wt% carbon powder. The prepared vanadium trioxide and vanadium pentoxide reacted in a sulfuric acid system at a certain ratio to obtain a 3.5-valent vanadium electrolyte. The concentrations of vanadium and sulfate were 1.69 and 4.65 mol/L, respectively. The prepared electrolyte has good electrochemical performance.