anybody ever make sulfuric acid with vanadium pentoxide?

[pimpneightez]

vanadium pentoxide, is used as a catalyst for the production of sulfuric acid. seems like this would be awfully expensive. anybody ever try this before?

 

[butcher]

I think that would best be done industrially, I also believe there are other metals that can used as a catalyst, I have read of some interesting experiments on the science forums.

 

[Lou]

I have done it at the bench.

What do you want to know?

 

[pimpneightez]

Just wondering what some of the advantages are of using vanadium pentoxide over say copper sulfate. I know there is a couple diffrent ways to make sulfuric acid. Is it easier? Is it made diffrently than when other catalyst's are used?

 

[Geo]

my ingredients for concentrated sulfuric acid is $26.00 US and 1 quart of gasoline and electricity, it yields 1.5 gallons of very concentrated sulfuric acid.

im just trying to be funny. but really, the cheapest form of good clean concentrated sulfuric acid i can find is from O'reilly Auto Parts. automotive battery electrolyte is almost 30% concentrate, and at $26.00 for a 5 gallon container, i get a half gallon more than drain opener for the same price and this has no additives.when you evaporate the water, the acid is crystal clear with a slightly yellow color.

 

[butcher]

I had several questions after this thread sparked a little interest, until I found where some mad scientist wrote this article.

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=8923

 

[Lou]

Yeah I wonder who wrote that?

 

[butcher]

Had to be some kind of mad scientist, I do like the lab and skills involved, it is very impressive.