Over time, the agricultural industry is realizing more and more about the positive effect of sulphur as a fertilizer nutrient in itself. Usually, plants need about a tenth as much sulphur as nitrogen, but sulphur deficiencies limit plant growth as certainly and severely as nitrogen deficiencies do. Reduced yield is the result of sulphur fertilizer…
Mostly sulphur fertilizer was neglected in the past agricultural industry while at the present time it is well known as a fundamental and substantial nutrient that is as significant as urea fertilizer for plants. Today sulphur is known as the second most necessary nutrient for the plants after nitrogen by many agronomists. In fact sulphur…
At the present time, sulfuric acid (alternative spelling sulphuric acid) is one of the most highly consumed chemicals globally but it was probably not recognized before the 16th century. First, sulfuric acid was invented by Johann Van Helmont (c.1600) through destructive distillation of green vitriol (ferrous sulfate) and by burning sulfur. The leading major industrial…
A country’s capability to feed itself depends on three main factors: availability of arable lands, accessible water and population. In other words the more people there are in a country, especially in poor countries with limitation in land and water; the fewer resources there are to meet major needs. About 35 years ago, in 1984,…
China is the major importer and consumer of sulphur worldwide. In 2016, China consumption of sulphur fertilizer and sulphur in other sectors was over a quarter of global demand which was about 27%. China took 11.96 Mt of elemental sulphur on 2016 – significantly more than the 6.09 MT which was taken by the US…
Sulphur is a high consumed chemical in various industries, more than all is used in sulphuric acid production. Moreover it is applied in fertilizers, rubber, sugar, fungicides, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, paper and pulp, detergent, pigment, plastic, soap, asphalt, floor covering, house façade, and etc. The top sulphur exporting countries of 2015 are demonstrated in bellow pictures.…
