Editing Molybdenum (section)

===Pure element applications===
* Molybdenum powder is used as a fertilizer for some plants, such as [[cauliflower]].<ref name="Nostrand" />
* Elemental molybdenum is used in NO, NO<sub>2</sub>, NO<sub>x</sub> analyzers in power plants for pollution controls. At {{convert|350|°C|°F|abbr=on}}, the element acts as a catalyst for NO<sub>2</sub>/NO<sub>x</sub> to form NO molecules for detection by infrared light.<ref>{{cite journal|doi = 10.1023/A:1010730821844|date = 2001|last1= Lal|first1 = S.|last2 = Patil|first2 = R. S.|s2cid = 20441999|journal = Environmental Monitoring and Assessment|volume = 68|pages= 37–50|pmid = 11336410|title = Monitoring of atmospheric behaviour of NO<sub>x</sub> from vehicular traffic|issue = 1| bibcode=2001EMnAs..68...37L }}</ref>
* Molybdenum anodes replace tungsten in certain low voltage X-ray sources for specialized uses such as [[mammography]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Physics of Medical X-Ray Imaging|chapter-url=http://ric.uthscsa.edu/personalpages/lancaster/DI-II_Chapters/DI_chap4.pdf|chapter=Ch. 4: Physical determinants of contrast|author=Lancaster, Jack L.|publisher=University of Texas Health Science Center|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010172937/http://ric.uthscsa.edu/personalpages/lancaster/DI-II_Chapters/DI_chap4.pdf|archive-date=2015-10-10}}</ref>
* The radioactive isotope [[molybdenum-99]] is used to generate [[technetium-99m]], used for medical imaging<ref>[[Theodore Gray|Gray, Theodore]] (2009). ''The Elements''. Black Dog & Leventhal. pp. 105–107. {{ISBN|1-57912-814-9}}.</ref> The isotope is handled and stored as the molybdate.<ref>{{cite journal|doi = 10.1146/annurev.me.20.020169.001023|pmid = 4894500|date = 1969|last1 = Gottschalk|first1 = A.|title = Technetium-99m in clinical nuclear medicine|volume = 20|pages = 131–40|journal = Annual Review of Medicine|issue=1}}</ref>