What is Ammonium Metavanadate?

Ammonium Metavanadate

Ammonium Metavanadate (NH4VO3) is an ammonium-bearing vanadate precursor powder. Its precursor chemistry and decomposition route separate it from V2O5 oxide feedstock and sodium metavanadate.

Technical owner: Aurexene Materials Engineering Team · Last updated: 2026-06-18

NH4VO3ammonium vanadate

What It Is Not

  • Ammonium Metavanadate is not vanadium pentoxide or sodium metavanadate; it is the ammonium salt NH4VO3.

When Not to Use It

  • Do not use Ammonium Metavanadate when sodium-free processing is not the issue and the required precursor, decomposition route, or counter-ion is explicitly different.

Intrinsic Screening Summary

Identity screen
NH4VO3; Ammonium metavanadate precursor powder
Intrinsic feature
Keep NH4VO3 precursor identity, volatile ammonium-bearing decomposition products, impurity profile, and converted vanadium state separate from V2O5 oxide-feedstock identity.
Material-level integration
Track vanadium basis, moisture, trace anions, dissolution or impregnation behavior, decomposition, calcination, and conversion yield. Do not transfer a V2O5 oxide-feedstock condition to NH4VO3 without a matched conversion study.

Application Fit

Material Identity & Specification Status

Approved values for Particle size, Purity, and Packaging are not published; confirm them during quotation or sample review.

PropertyValue
CompositionNH4VO3
CAS / identity7803-55-6
MorphologyAmmonium metavanadate precursor powder
Density2.326 g/cm3 at 25 C
StorageDry sealed container

Why It Works

StructureFunctionMechanism
NH4VO3; Ammonium metavanadate precursor powderAmmonium-bearing vanadium precursor whose decomposition and conversion history are part of the material route.Keep NH4VO3 precursor identity, volatile ammonium-bearing decomposition products, impurity profile, and converted vanadium state separate from V2O5 oxide-feedstock identity.

Compare Material Routes

Material / RouteDecision Boundary
Vanadium PentoxideAmmonium Metavanadate is an ammonium-bearing precursor route whose solubility, decomposition, and conversion sequence can be evaluated independently. Vanadium Pentoxide is the oxide feedstock; compare vanadium basis, impurities, conversion route, volatile products, residue, and final phase rather than treating equal vanadium content as equal processing.

Technical Guides

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