With the continuous development and improvement of the social level and the continuous improvement and progress of production technology, sulfur powder, a chemical product, is widely used in daily life. The chemical product of sulfur powder is believed to be familiar to everyone. After all, it is widely used in daily life, especially in agricultural planting. So what are the other applications of sulfur powder besides the application in planting?
Sulfur powder can also be used as a vulcanizing agent in the manufacture of tires.
In chemical plants, it can also be used to manufacture industrial sulfuric acid.
In agriculture, the pH value of the soil can be adjusted, and pesticides can also be made.
In the medical industry, medical sulfur powder can be made, and it has a wide range of uses.
In the food industry, it can be used as a food decolorizer for the sweet potato industry.
Sulfur powder is flammable and explosive, and it is easy to explode or burn when mixed with air, so it needs to be kept in a sealed and protected from light. Although sulfur powder is a low-toxic hazardous chemical from a toxicological point of view, its steam and sulfur dioxide produced after burning sulfur are highly toxic to the human body. It reacts violently with halogens, metal powders, etc. Sulfur is a poor conductor and will generate static charge during storage and transportation, which can also cause sulfur dust to catch fire. Dusts can form explosive mixtures when mixed with air or oxidizing agents.