CRUSTY
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Way too much sulfur; what should I do?
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]
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clearly_not_atara
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You can make thiocyanates with ferrocyanide:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNBKCnnwLY
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Make beautiful crystals of sulfur by recrystallizing in hot toluene! Lacking toluene, I'm going to try this with xylene.
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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
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CRUSTY
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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.
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Morgan
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You could make figurines, think of a clever shape.
http://www.pomortzeff.com/photos/story/2011/sulphur/ijen_min...
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