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Author: Subject: Sulfur as an oxidizing agent
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[*] posted on 1-10-2015 at 22:36


Very nice indeed Upsilon, it warms my heart to see such thorough reporting! VERY WELL DONE INDEED!

So now we know and I agree, not a practical route at all.

I suspect that sulfur's kinetics are sluggish because the rate limiting step might be that the S8 ring has to be cracked open. This happens fairly quickly from 180C+, the typical temperature used for vulcanization. Unfortunately, this is also the temperature at which oxalic acid decomposes fairly quickly, so catch 22.

Lime-sulfur, on the other hand, has its ring already opened into polysulfide anions, supposedly rich in the pentasulfide. This should react much faster with a reductant like oxalic acid and precipitate insoluble calcium oxalate.

Since lime-sulfur is so easy to make (boil lime and sulfur for a long time and then filter), I'd say that's your simple and practical route to making hydrogen sulfide.

Very nice work again!

[Edited on 2-10-2015 by deltaH]




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[*] posted on 5-10-2015 at 05:33


if you get the train from Barcelona to airport, the train stop in a station wall by wall with a chem plant. when the doors open, booooomm diret at your nose H2S smell!! ALWAYS the same odor!!

http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/article00858.html

ancien egypt alchemist were very curious about "the soul odor"

no jokes about rotten souls please :)
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