Sulfur

Sulfur or sulphur (see spelling differences) is a chemical element with symbol S and atomic number 16. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow crystalline solid at room temperature. Chemically, sulfur reacts with all elements except for nitrogen and the noble gases.

Elemental sulfur occurs naturally as the element (native sulfur), but most commonly occurs in combined forms as sulfide and sulfate minerals. Being abundant in native form, sulfur was known in ancient times, being mentioned for its uses in ancient India, ancient Greece, China, and Egypt. Sulfur is referred to in the Bible as brimstone. Today, almost all elemental sulfur is produced as a byproduct of removing sulfur-containing contaminants from natural gas and petroleum. The element's largest commercial use (after mostly being converted to sulfuric acid) is to produce sulfate and phosphate fertilizers, because of the relatively high requirement of plants for sulfur and phosphorus. Sulfuric acid is also a primary industrial chemical outside fertilizer manufacture. Other uses for the element are in matches, insecticides and fungicides. Many sulfur compounds are odoriferous, and the smell of odorized natural gas, skunk scent, grapefruit, and garlic is due to organosulfur compounds. Hydrogen sulfide imparts the characteristic odor to rotting eggs and other biological processes.

Sulfur (disambiguation)

Sulfur is a chemical element.

Sulfur or sulphur may also refer to:

Biology:

  • Coliadinae, a subfamily of butterflies commonly known as the Sulfurs or Yellows
  • Dercas, a genus of Coliadinae commonly called the Sulfurs
  • Colias, a genus of Coliadinae commonly called the Sulfurs (in North America) or Clouded Yellows (elsewhere)
  • Phoebis, a genus of Coliadinae that is not itself called the Sulfurs but that contains a number of species which are
  • Geography:

  • Sulphur, Indiana
  • Sulphur, Kentucky
  • Sulphur, Louisiana
  • Sulphur, Nevada, a ghost town and railroad siding at the Kamma Mountains in the Black Rock Desert
  • Sulphur, Oklahoma
  • Sulphur, South Dakota
  • Sulphur Mountain (disambiguation), various mountains
  • Sulphur River in Texas and Arkansas
  • Sulphur Spring, a geyser in Yellowstone National Park
  • Sulphur Springs (disambiguation)
  • Sulphur Creek (disambiguation), multiple
  • Other:

  • The sulfur cycle
  • Sulfur (pharmacy)
  • Sulfur (magazine), a defunct literary magazine
  • Fedora 9, codenamed Sulphur
  • Sulfur (band), an American dark cabaret band.
  • Sulphur, Louisiana

    Sulphur (French: Soufre) is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,410 at the 2010 census. Sulphur is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.

    History

    Sulphur is named for the sulfur mines that were operated in the area in the 1900s. In 1867, Professor Eugene W. Hilgard, an experienced geologist who was prospecting for oil and other minerals, conducted exploratory borings in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana and discovered sulfur in the caprock of a salt dome. However, the sulfur was beneath several hundred feet of muck and quicksand containing deadly hydrogen sulfide gas, which made mining extremely hazardous. Repeated unsuccessful attempts to sink conventional mining shafts in the 1870s and 1880s resulted in the loss of many lives.

    In 1890, the German immigrant Herman Frasch invented and patented the Frasch Process of mining sulfur, using concentric pipes to pump superheated water into the ground, liquefy the mineral, and force the liquid to the surface with compressed air. The first molten sulfur was brought to the surface on Christmas Eve of 1894. Sulfur soon began to be mined on an industrial scale, with the molten mineral allowed to solidify and dry in enormous vats 100 by 400 feet, then blasted and hauled by rail to the Sabine River for shipment. Frasch's invention greatly facilitated sulfur mining, and the Union Sulphur Company, a joint venture of Dr. Frasch and the American Sulphur Company that owned the land, sparked a period of booming growth in the decades that followed.

    Podcasts:

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    Sulphur

    by: Secrets Of The Moon

    Here is salvation
    Between vacant walls of sleep
    An thus I carry the light
    From the valleys of Sodom
    To the Golgotha rise
    Here is perdition
    In front of wailing walls
    I need it's stench to breathe
    Fucking all it's sacred holes
    Sulphur
    Guide me through
    These temples
    Pulsing through
    Lord
    It burns
    Throughout this darkness
    The tender white
    In endless black
    It burns the world
    Lord
    Let them eat glass again
    Let them chew it to tiny pieces
    These are the greatest of all pains
    Great Father
    Thy maker
    High Master
    Breathe Sulphur
    Lord
    Let me be your Lazarus
    There is so much to erase
    When the flames
    Are reaching higher
    Lord
    Grand your host
    Your limb
    Your blood
    Endow belief
    There is so much to reveal
    Raise black
    In dormant temples
    Black incense black shroud
    Salvation coming
    Total death
    Hear their wailing
    Sew their hearts
    Oh holy guardian angel
    Abramelin without end
    For what is worth
    To resurrect
    To live and breathe
    A thousand year from now
    Lord
    It burns
    Throughout this darkness
    The tender white
    In endless black
    It burns the sun
    Lord
    Let me suck you
    Expelled faith
    Let me die to live
    These are the
    Greatest of all pains
    Great Father
    Great Father
    A am yours to follow
    Great Father




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    Burgers pulled from supermarket shelves due to sulphur dioxide contamination

    The Sun 22 Mar 2025
    Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers are being recalled due to containing undeclared sulphur dioxide ... Anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide or sulphites may be at risk if they consume this product.
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    Hogan’s Turkey recalls Hogan’s Farm Turkey Burgers because of sulphur dioxide (FSA - Food Standards Agency)

    Public Technologies 21 Mar 2025
    Hogan's Turkey is recalling its Farm Turkey Burgers because they contain sulphur dioxide which is not declared on the label. This means the product is a possible health risk for anyone with a sensitivity to sulphur dioxide or sulphites.
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    Energy: First ENEA prototype for solar storage using green sulphur (ENEA - Agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile)

    Public Technologies 20 Mar 2025
    The basic concept of the project is to use the energy produced by concentrating solar power to cyclically activate chemical reactions based on sulphuric acid and sulphur and/or sulphur-based raw ...
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    Portion of White Sulphur Road to close to through traffic April 7 (Hall County, GA)

    Public Technologies 19 Mar 2025
    ) Please be advised that the portion of White Sulphur Road in the immediate vicinity of the new Cagle Road connection will be closed to through traffic ...
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    OSD Staff Honored For Actions Following Sulphur Tornado

    Sulphur Times-Democrat 19 Mar 2025
    OSD staff were honored for supporting their community after a tornado struck downtown Sulphur and a neighborhood near the school in April 2024 ... The school itself did not escape unscathed, as several buildings suffered significant water damage ... .
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    Adnoc awards contract for Ruwais sulphur handling terminal

    MEED 18 Mar 2025
    Adnoc Gas plans to expand its terminal in Ruwais to handle incremental volumes of sulphur mainly from the Hail and Ghasha development ... .
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    Affordable health screenings to be offered in Sulphur

    American Press 18 Mar 2025
    Residents living in and around Sulphur can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.� ... .
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    Paris Ladycats softball struggles in district opener at Sulphur Springs

    The Paris News 14 Mar 2025
    It was a rough start to district play for the Paris Ladycats softball team Wednesday afternoon at Sulphur Springs ....
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    Cockfighting bust in Sulphur

    Tyler Morning Telegraph 13 Mar 2025
    SULPHUR, Okla. (KTEN) - A press conference by the Animal Wellness Action brought to light a March 1st cockfighting bust in Sulphur ....
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    Paris Ladycats soccer falls on the road against Sulphur Springs

    The Paris News 13 Mar 2025
    It was a rough end to the regular season for the Paris Ladycats soccer team Tuesday night ....
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    Paris boys soccer defeats Sulphur Springs in regular season finale

    The Paris News 13 Mar 2025
    While the Sulphur Springs Wildcats might have already been crowned district champions before their game Tuesday against Paris, it was PHS who got the last word on the regular season ....
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