The present application provides vanadium dioxide doped with Ti, or vanadium dioxide further doped with other atoms selected from the group of W, Ta, Mo, and Nb. The vanadium dioxide of the present application is excellent in moisture resistance and in which deterioration of endothermic characteristics due to moisture is suppressed.

The present application provides vanadium dioxide doped with Ti, or vanadium dioxide further doped with other atoms selected from the group of W, Ta, Mo, and Nb. The vanadium dioxide of the present application is excellent in moisture resistance and in which deterioration of endothermic characteristics due to moisture is suppressed.

Integrated recycling method and processes including recycling spent catalyst to produce one or more water-soluble metal salts and one or more water-insoluble tail byproducts, and recycling rechargeable batteries to produce one or more battery-grade metals and one or more pure metallic byproducts, wherein the water insoluble tail byproduct is a feedstock in recycling the rechargeable batteries, the impure metallic byproduct is a feedstock in recycling the spent catalyst, or both.

Integrated recycling method and processes including recycling spent catalyst to produce one or more water-soluble metal salts and one or more water-insoluble tail byproducts, and recycling rechargeable batteries to produce one or more battery-grade metals and one or more pure metallic byproducts, wherein the water insoluble tail byproduct is a feedstock in recycling the rechargeable batteries, the impure metallic byproduct is a feedstock in recycling the spent catalyst, or both.

A method for recovering Vanadium from a secondary source such as fly ash. Leaching is involved using single or combined acids such as hydrochloric and sulfuric in a temperature range of 20° C. and 100° C. The leaching is performed in sequential operations with recovery of Vanadium in the range of 92%. The recovered Vanadium can be formulated into an electrolyte for redox batteries

A method for recovering Vanadium from a secondary source such as fly ash. Leaching is involved using single or combined acids such as hydrochloric and sulfuric in a temperature range of 20° C. and 100° C. The leaching is performed in sequential operations with recovery of Vanadium in the range of 92%. The recovered Vanadium can be formulated into an electrolyte for redox batteries

The present invention provides a plasma treatment detection indicator including a color-changing layer that changes color by plasma treatment, exhibiting excellent heat resistance, with the gasification of the color-changing layer or the scattering of the fine debris of the color-changing layer caused by the plasma treatment being suppressed to the extent that electronic device properties are not affected. Specifically, the present invention provides a plasma treatment detection indicator comprising a color-changing layer that changes color by plasma treatment, the color-changing layer comprising metal oxide fine particles containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mo, W, Sn, V, Ce, Te, and Bi, the metal oxide fine particles having a mean particle size of 50 μm or less.

The present invention relates to a method of reducing a metal oxide comprising the steps of preparing a mixture by mixing a metal oxide and a metal hydride (step 1) and reducing the mixture by heat treatment (step 2) and a method of producing a photocatalyst using the same, and The method of reducing a metal oxide of the present invention can easily reduce such metal oxides as TiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2, V.sub.2O.sub.3, and Fe.sub.2O.sub.3.

The present invention relates to a method of reducing a metal oxide comprising the steps of preparing a mixture by mixing a metal oxide and a metal hydride (step 1) and reducing the mixture by heat treatment (step 2) and a method of producing a photocatalyst using the same, and The method of reducing a metal oxide of the present invention can easily reduce such metal oxides as TiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2, V.sub.2O.sub.3, and Fe.sub.2O.sub.3.

A method for making a vanadium pentoxide-based active material for a cathode of an alkali metal ion battery includes steps of: a) preparing an aqueous solution of a triazine derivative of Formula (I) ##STR00001## wherein each R independently represents hydrogen or an amino group; and b) adding vanadium pentoxide to the aqueous solution of the triazine derivative under stirring, so as to permit condensation among hydrolyzed vanadium pentoxide along with self-assembly of the triazine derivatives to obtain a reaction solution containing the active material.