Knowledge for the Sulphuric Acid Industry

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General
September 6, 2004

Names

'Sulphuric acid, by any other name would still corrode'

There are many different names that refer to the chemical compound H₂SO_4.  The following are a few of these names in various languages.

Uses of Sulphuric Acid

Fertilizer Industry

• Production of phosphate fertilizers

Water Treatment Industry

• pH Control
• Regeneration of ion exchanger columns

Metallurgical Industry

• In-situ leaching of copper ores
• Uranium processing

Petrochemical

• Alkylation

Chemical Industry

• Chlorine drying
• Battery electrolyte
• Production of explosives (Oleum)
• Hydrofluoric acid production
• Fibre/textile production
• Titanium dioxide production
• Detergents
• Alum production
• Nitric acid concentration

Steel Industry

• Iron and steel pickling

Pulp and Paper Industry

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