{"id":371291,"date":"2026-09-08T14:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=371291"},"modified":"2026-09-08T14:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:30:27","slug":"sulphuric-acid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sulphuric-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulphuric acid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Researchers found that some peptides remain stable and fold into functional 3D shapes even in 98% concentrated sulphuric acid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Sulfuric Acid<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chemicalengineeringworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/collage16-1024x538.jpg?resize=381%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sulphuric Acid Manufacturing Process \" width=\"381\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Chemical Engineering World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sulphuric acid is a <strong>strong mineral acid.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its formula is <strong>H<sub>2<\/sub>SO<sub>4.<\/sub><\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Production:<\/strong> Its production involves a <strong>multi-step process, <\/strong>widely known as the <strong>Contact Process or <\/strong>the<strong> sulfuric acid manufacturing process.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This process <strong>converts sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2<\/sub>) into sulfuric acid (H<sub>2<\/sub>SO<sub>4<\/sub>).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The raw materials<strong> used for the sulfuric acid production include sulfur containing gases obtained by burning of elemental sulfur,<\/strong> <strong>pyrites or off gases<\/strong> from\u00a0metallurgical industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Properties:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is <strong>soluble<\/strong> in<strong> water <\/strong>at all <strong>concentrations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It is<strong> odourless in its pure state<\/strong> but commercial or diluted forms may <strong>give off irritating, acidic fumes in humid air.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is a<strong> clear, colourless, oily liquid.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>very reactive and corrosive.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>soluble in water and ethyl alcohol.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is an important industrial chemical used in <strong>agriculture, petroleum processing, metallurgy, energy storage, and chemical manufacturing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fertilizers:<\/strong> It is used to <strong>make phosphate fertilizers needed for agriculture.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Petroleum and chemicals:<\/strong> It helps<strong> improve gasoline quality, remove impurities,<\/strong> and <strong>produce detergents, resins, dyes,<\/strong> and other chemicals.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Metallurgy:<\/strong> It <strong>removes rust and scale from metals<\/strong> before further processing.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Batteries: Dilute sulfuric acid acts as the electrolyte<\/strong> in <strong>lead-acid batteries<\/strong> used in vehicles and backup power systems.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Laboratory uses:<\/strong> It is used as a<strong> strong acid and dehydrating agent in laboratories.<\/strong> <strong>Oleum (a related form of sulfuric acid)<\/strong> is used to make dyes and specialized organic chemicals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Researchers found that some peptides remain stable and fold into functional 3D shapes even in 98% concentrated sulphuric acid. About Sulfuric Acid Sulphuric acid is a strong mineral acid. Its formula is H2SO4. Production: Its production involves a multi-step process, widely known as the Contact Process or the sulfuric acid manufacturing process. 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