Vanadium(IV) oxide sulfate

• CAS: 27774-13-6
• Catalog Number: ACM27774136
• Category: Main Products
• Molecular Weight: 163.01
• Molecular Formula: VOSO4 or O5SV
• Synonyms: Vanadyl sulfate
• Appearance: Blue powder

Case Study

How Vanadyl Sulfate Treatment Affects STZ-Induced Diabetic Rats

Tunali, Sevim, et al. Pharmacological research 53.3 (2006): 271-277.

This research examined vanadyl sulfate as a treatment option for diabetic rats induced by streptozotocin to address diabetes as a cardiovascular risk factor linked to oxidative stress.
Experimental Design
Male Swiss albino rats were divided into four groups: non-diabetic controls (Group I, n=13), vanadyl sulfate-treated non-diabetics (Group II, n=5), untreated STZ-diabetics (Group III, n=11), and vanadyl sulfate-treated STZ-diabetics (Group IV, n=11). Diabetes was induced via intraperitoneal STZ (65 mg/kg), followed by 60 days of oral vanadyl sulfate administration (100 mg/kg). Post-treatment analyses included serum lipid profiles (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, VLDL, triglycerides, phospholipids, LPO), liver cholesterol, blood glucose, and oxidative markers (LPO, GSH, NEG) in stomach and spleen tissues using standard methodologies.
Research Results
The STZ-induced diabetic condition led to elevated serum cholesterol, LDL, VLDL, triglycerides, phospholipids, LPO, and blood glucose levels as well as increased stomach LPO/NEG and spleen LPO yet decreased serum HDL and both stomach and spleen GSH concentrations. Treatment with vanadyl sulfate successfully eliminated all negative changes caused by diabetes. The study shows diabetes causes oxidative damage in stomach and spleen tissues but vanadyl sulfate protects these tissues through its antioxidant properties thereby reducing hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular risks related to diabetes.

Vanadyl Sulfate as a Redox Electrolyte for Supercapacitors

Liang, Zhihui, et al. Ionics 22 (2016): 1253-1258.

Construction of the supercapacitor
This report described the activated carbon paper preparation process that improved surface hydrophilicity by treating with potassium dichromate lotion which incorporated hydrophilic functional groups including hydroxyl (-OH), carbonyl (>C=O), and carboxyl (-COOH). A supercapacitor structure was built with activated carbon paper electrodes alongside a 3 M H2SO4 electrolyte solution containing 1 M vanadyl sulfate (VOSO4).
Performance of the supercapacitor
The supercapacitor achieved an impressive areal capacitance of 2146 mF/cm2 which was about 16 times higher than the 134 mF/cm2 measured in the pristine 3 M H2SO4 electrolyte. The device maintained 92% of its original capacitance even after 5000 charge/discharge cycles. The Nyquist-type impedance spectra show that the supercapacitor exhibits low diffusion resistance along with strong power capability. The supercapacitor displays enhanced performance due to the combined influence of activated carbon paper absorbance with its catalytic properties and the redox behavior of the VO²⁺/VO₂⁺ couples.