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  2. Sulfur dioxide - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur dioxide is an intermediate in the production of sulfuric acid, being converted to sulfur trioxide, and then to oleum, which is made into sulfuric acid. Sulfur dioxide for this purpose is made when sulfur combines with oxygen. The method of converting sulfur dioxide to sulfuric acid is called the contact process. Several million tons are ...

  3. Lead chamber process - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur dioxide is introduced with steam and nitrogen dioxide into large chambers lined with sheet lead where the gases are sprayed down with water and chamber acid (62–70% sulfuric acid). The sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide dissolve, and over a period of approximately 30 minutes the sulfur dioxide is oxidized to sulfuric acid.

  4. SO2 - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur dioxide (SO 2), a colorless gas with a pungent smell Sulfonyl group (R-SO 2-R), a functional group found primarily in sulfones, or a substituent; SO(2), special orthogonal group of degree 2 in mathematics; Oxygen saturation (SO 2), the concentration of oxygen dissolved in a medium

  5. Contact process - Wikipedia

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    Combining of sulfur and oxygen (O 2) to form sulfur dioxide, then purify the sulfur dioxide in a purification unit; Adding an excess of oxygen to sulfur dioxide in the presence of the catalyst vanadium pentoxide at 450 °C and 1-2 atm; The sulfur trioxide formed is added to sulfuric acid which gives rise to oleum (disulfuric acid)

  6. Vog - Wikipedia

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    Vog is made up of a mixture of gases and aerosols which makes it hard to study and potentially more dangerous than either on their own. [5] Vog, which originates from volcanic vents, differs from laze, created when lava enters the ocean. [6] Sulfur dioxide emissions from Halemaʻumaʻu creates vog. Volcanic plumes as seen from Space Shuttle ...

  7. Acid rain - Wikipedia

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    The amount of sulfur dioxide that can be emitted into the atmosphere is capped by the EPA. This reduces the quantity of sulfur dioxide in the air that turns into sulfur trioxide and sulfuric acid. [14] Sulfuric acid concentrations in workroom air are restricted by OSHA to 1 mg/m 3. Moreover, NIOSH advises a time-weighted average limit of 1 mg/m ...

  8. Volcanic gas - Wikipedia

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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.

  9. Flue-gas desulfurization - Wikipedia

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    The action of the electron beam is to promote the oxidation of sulfur dioxide to sulfur(VI) compounds. The ammonia reacts with the sulfur compounds thus formed to produce ammonium sulfate, which can be used as a nitrogenous fertilizer. In addition, it can be used to lower the nitrogen oxide content of the flue gas.