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Way too much sulfur; what should I do?

CRUSTY - 15-7-2016 at 08:58

About 2 years ago, I got into making rocket engines (a project which I've since abandoned), which I did a lot of experimental stuff with in terms of compositions. Anyways, for some reason that I can't remember, I ended up buying 2 lbs of powdered sulfur, which was really cheap but more than I will ever need. It's impractical for SO2 generation compared to other methods, and I don't think I'll need any of the binary sulfides (except for the oxides) anytime soon. As much as I'd just like to sell the majority of it, it's nice to imagine I would have some sort of use for it.

So, with all that said, anybody have any ideas of what I could use this crapload of sulfur for, in terms of chemistry?

[Edited on 15-7-2016 by CRUSTY]

clearly_not_atara - 15-7-2016 at 09:09

You can make thiocyanates with ferrocyanide:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNBKCnnwLY

MrHomeScientist - 15-7-2016 at 11:10

Make beautiful crystals of sulfur by recrystallizing in hot toluene! Lacking toluene, I'm going to try this with xylene.

Sulaiman - 16-7-2016 at 01:15

I would make some Iron(II) sulfide to make H2S https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron(II)_sulfide

and examine sulfur allotropes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJCKFS6B9rU

i use powdered sulfur dusted on my apple trees as an organic pesticide

I have read of other uses;
general fertiliser
burn to get SO2 to get rid of powdery mildew
mix with oil for acne treatment or hair loss treatment

CRUSTY - 16-7-2016 at 07:58

Quote: Originally posted by Sulaiman  


...examine sulfur allotropes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJCKFS6B9rU

i use powdered sulfur dusted on my apple trees as an organic pesticide
I have read of other uses;
general fertiliser
burn to get SO2 to get rid of powdery mildew
mix with oil for acne treatment or hair loss treatment


I've thought about doing some allotropic stuff with it, but the whole use with powdery mildew is interesting, since I've actually had a lot of trouble with that type of mildew myself. Pretty neat.

Morgan - 16-7-2016 at 09:02

You could make figurines, think of a clever shape.
http://www.pomortzeff.com/photos/story/2011/sulphur/ijen_min...