The thermal decomposition of ammonium metavanadate, I

Abstract

The stoichiometry of the various stages involved in the thermal decomposition of ammonium metavanadate has been shown to correspond to a stepwise decrease in the ratio of ammonia and water to V2O5, with V2O5 being the final product in vacuum, in air and in argon. In ammonia, VO2 is formed. The actual stages and intermediates are dependent upon the prevailing atmosphere. Chemical analyses, together with infrared absorption spectra and X-ray powder data, have enabled the intermediates and products to be characterized and the structural changes involved in the decomposition to be discussed.