Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula SO 2. It is...
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three-membered rings containing sulfur. In the laboratory, sulfur monoxide can be produced by treating sulfur dioxide with sulfur vapor in a glow discharge...
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sulfur's oxidation state and a composition of reaction products. While reaction between sulfur and oxygen at normal conditions gives sulfur dioxide (oxidation...
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(WSA). In the first step, sulfur is burned to produce sulfur dioxide. S(s) + O2 → SO2 The sulfur dioxide is oxidized to sulfur trioxide by oxygen in the...
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substrates, Lewis base adducts of sulfur trioxide are effective sulfonating agents. The direct oxidation of sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide in air proceeds very...
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Acid rain (category Sulfuric acid)
aquatic animals, and infrastructure. Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere...
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following: Lower sulfur oxides (SnO, S7O2 and S6O2) Sulfur monoxide (SO) and its dimer, Disulfur dioxide (S2O2) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Sulfur trioxide (SO3)...
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moons—Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Several volcanoes produce plumes of sulfur and sulfur dioxide that climb as high as 500 km (300 mi) above the surface. Io's...
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The lithium–sulfur battery (Li–S battery) is a type of rechargeable battery. It is notable for its high specific energy. The low atomic weight of lithium...
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Flue-gas desulfurization (category Sulfur)
technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and from the emissions of other sulfur oxide emitting processes...
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Stratospheric aerosol injection (redirect from Stratospheric sulfur aerosols)
Inorganic aerosols are mainly produced when sulfur dioxide reacts with water vapor to form gaseous sulfuric acid and various salts (often through an oxidation...
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Sulfite (category Sulfur oxyanions)
additives. When in food or drink, sulfites are often lumped together with sulfur dioxide. The structure of the sulfite anion can be described with three equivalent...
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Acid Rain Program (section Impact of sulfur dioxide)
Protection Agency in an effort to reduce overall atmospheric levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides, which cause acid rain. The program is an implementation...
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Wine fault (section Sulfur dioxide)
are perceived as normal wine characteristics. These include excessive sulfur dioxide, volatile acidity, Brettanomyces or "Brett aromas" and diacetyl or buttery...
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Contact process (category Sulfur)
of sulfur and oxygen (O2) to form sulfur dioxide, then purify the sulfur dioxide in a purification unit Adding an excess of oxygen to sulfur dioxide in...
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principal sulfur oxides are obtained by burning sulfur: S + O2 → SO2 (sulfur dioxide) 2 SO2 + O2 → 2 SO3 (sulfur trioxide) Many other sulfur oxides are...
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Air pollution (section Nitrogen dioxide (NO2))
air pollutants, such as gases (including ammonia, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxides, methane and chlorofluorocarbons), particulates (both...
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Sulfuryl fluoride (redirect from Sulfur dioxide difluoride)
BaSO4 + SO2F2 It can be prepared by direct reaction of fluorine with sulfur dioxide: SO2 + F2 → SO2F2 On a laboratory scale, sulfuryl fluoride has been...
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Hydrogen sulfide (redirect from Sulfur hydride)
its ability to reduce sulfur dioxide in the Claus process. Hydrogen sulfide burns in oxygen with a blue flame to form sulfur dioxide (SO2) and water: 2 H2S...
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Dobson unit (section Sulfur dioxide)
sulfur dioxide may be released into the atmosphere as well by volcanic eruptions. The Dobson unit is used to describe total column amounts of sulfur dioxide...
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In organometallic chemistry, metal sulfur dioxide complexes are complexes that contain sulfur dioxide, SO2, bonded to a transition metal. Such compounds...
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countries monitor ground-level ozone, particulates, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide, and calculate air quality indices for these pollutants...
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droplets would deplete sulfur dioxide in upper cloud layers as they settle down, explaining the observed distribution of sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of...
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nitrogen-containing compounds in the fossil fuel. The sulfur dioxide is derived from any sulfur-containing compounds in the fuels. The particulate matter...
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Wet scrubber (redirect from Sulfur dioxide scrubber)
The term wet scrubber describes a variety of devices that remove pollutants from a furnace flue gas or from other gas streams. In a wet scrubber, the polluted...
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oxygen. Examples include nitric acid (from ammonia), sulfuric acid (from sulfur dioxide to sulfur trioxide by the contact process), terephthalic acid from...
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Vog is a form of air pollution that results when sulfur dioxide and other gases and particles emitted by an erupting volcano react with oxygen and moisture...
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Gaseous signaling molecules (section Sulfur dioxide)
tissue or cell. The term is applied to, for example, oxygen, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrous oxide, hydrogen cyanide, ammonia, methane, hydrogen, ethylene...
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presence of oxygen from air, oxidizing the ore and liberating the sulfur as sulfur dioxide gas. Smelting most prominently takes place in a blast furnace to...
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