Bruziquesi, Carlos Giovani OliveiraGabriel Filho, José BalenaPereira, Márcio CésarSilva, Adilson Cândido daOliveira, Luiz Carlos Alves de2020-06-012020-06-012020BRUZIQUESI, C. G. O. et al. Nióbio: um elemento químico estratégico para o Brasil. Química Nova, v. 42, n. 10, p. 1184/10-1188, fev. 2020. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422019005001184&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020.1678-7064http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/12289Niobium, in fact, is an essential element for Brazil. Their applications are so many and so special that they put it as one of the subjects treated by the wikiLeaks site as strategic and that it should be treated in the USA. It is one of the elements most exported by Brazil and is mainly used in the production of special alloys for use in gas pipelines, air turbines, among other applications. It is believed that niobium-based materials can be obtained for applications with higher added value and in equally strategic areas. Research to obtain active and selective drugs, materials to maximize the use of renewable energy, and new nanostructured materials to improve the performance of different components are ongoing and promise a revolution for the next few years.pt-BRabertoMetal alloysNew materialsArtigo publicado em periodicoA Sociedade Brasileira de Química dá permissão à UFOP para reproduzir no RI/UFOP, uma cópia em formato eletrônico dos artigos completos, sem nenhuma edição e/ou modificação, publicados na revista Química Nova, que tenham como autores seus alunos e/ou professores. Fonte: Email do editor de 17 set. 2013.https://doi.org/10.21577/0100-4042.20170442