Sulphur Granules
🔹Product Details – Sulphur Granules
- Chemical Formula: S
- Appearance: Yellow solid, available in granule/pastille form
- Purity: Generally 99.5% – 99.9%
- Odor: Faint, characteristic smell (burnt matches when oxidized)
- Density: ~2.0 g/cm³
- Melting Point: ~115 °C
- Solubility: Insoluble in water, soluble in carbon disulfide and
some
organic solvents
- Packaging: Commonly supplied in 25–50 kg bags, jumbo bags
🔹 Major Uses of Sulphur Granules
- Agriculture / Fertilizers
- Used as a soil conditioner (especially in alkaline soils)
- Improves nutrient availability (reduces soil pH)
- Elemental sulphur oxidizes to sulphuric acid → helps crops like rice,
cotton,
pulses, oilseeds
- Raw material for sulphur-bentonite fertilizers
- Chemical Industry
- Production of Sulphuric Acid (H₂SO₄) – the most widely used industrial
chemical
- Used in manufacture of phosphatic fertilizers
- Essential in detergents, explosives, dyes, plastics, rubber processing
- Rubber Industry
- Key component in vulcanization of rubber (enhances elasticity, durability,
heat
resistance)
- Pharmaceuticals
- Used in ointments, creams, and medicinal powders (antifungal & antibacterial
properties)
- Pesticides & Fungicides
- Used directly as dusting sulphur and in formulations for crop protection
- Effective against powdery mildew, mites, fungi
- Petroleum Industry
- Used in refining (desulfurization processes)
- Raw material for some lubricants and fuel additives
- Mining & Metallurgy
- Used in flotation agents for ore concentration
- Production of sulphide ores and chemicals
- Explosives & Fireworks
- Ingredient in gunpowder and pyrotechnics
