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Most sulfur dioxide is produced by the combustion of elemental sulfur. Some sulfur dioxide is also produced by roasting pyrite and other sulfide ores in air. [19] An experiment showing burning of sulfur in oxygen. A flow-chamber joined to a gas washing bottle (filled with a solution of methyl orange) is being used.
Sewer gas is a complex, generally obnoxious smelling mixture of toxic and nontoxic gases produced and collected in sewage systems by the decomposition of organic household or industrial wastes, typical components of sewage. [1] Sewer gases may include hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, methane, esters, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides.
In the first step, sulfur is burned to produce sulfur dioxide: S + O 2 → SO 2 (−297 kJ/mol) or, alternatively, hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) gas is incinerated to SO 2 gas: 2 H 2 S + 3 O 2 → 2 H 2 O + 2 SO 2 (−1036 kJ/mol) The sulfur dioxide then oxidized to sulfur trioxide using oxygen with vanadium(V) oxide as catalyst.
Combustion of fuels and smelting of some ores produce sulfur dioxide and nitric oxides. They are converted into sulfuric acid and nitric acid. [68] In the gas phase sulfur dioxide is oxidized to sulfuric acid: SO 2 + 0.5 O 2 + H 2 O → H 2 SO 4. Nitrogen dioxide reacts with hydroxyl radicals to form nitric acid:
Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) is a set of technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO 2) from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and from the emissions of other sulfur oxide emitting processes such as waste incineration, petroleum refineries, cement and lime kilns.
Dimethyl sulfate is produced commercially by the reaction of dimethyl ether with sulfur trioxide: [20] CH 3 OCH 3 + SO 3 → (CH 3) 2 SO 4. Sulfate esters are used as detergents, dyes, and pharmaceuticals. Sulfur trioxide is generated in situ from sulfuric acid or is used as a solution in the acid.
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Sulphur dioxide (SO 2) absorbs strongly in the ultraviolet wavelengths and has low background concentrations in the atmosphere. These characteristics make sulphur dioxide a good target for volcanic gas monitoring. It can be detected by satellite-based instruments, which allow for global monitoring, and by ground-based instruments such as DOAS.