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H2SO4
33.5% aqueous solution (battery acid); 62.18% aqueous solution (fertilizer acid); 77.67% aqueous solution (tower acid); 98 to 99% aqueous solution (1.84 g/cm³); oleum/fuming ; 60 ºBé (1.71 g/cm³, 77.7% acid); technical grade (66 ºBé, 1.84 g/cm³, 93.2% acid); Food Chemical Codex grade (FCC, 49 to 51% purity); American Chemical Society grade (ACS, 95 to 98% purity); and chemically pure grade (CP, 98% purity).
Sulfuric Acid is used mainly in fertilizer production; as aluminum brightening agent; battery electrolyte; dehydration agent (chlorine); herbicide; pH control in water treatment; pickling agent for iron and steel; leaching agent (uranium/copper ores, zinc/copper production); reagent in petroleum refining; textile fibers; detergents; and sulfonation/nitration reagent.
Phosphoric acid; aluminium potassium sulfate; aluminium sulfate; ammonium alum; ammonium persulfate; ammonium sulfate; anhydrite; anthraquinone; blanc fixe; boric acid; boron trifluoride; calcium sulfate hemihydrate; calcium superphosphate; regenerated cellulose; chlorine dioxide; chrome lignosulfonate; chrome yellow; chromic acid; chromium; chromium sulfate; basic chromium sulfate; and citric acid.
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Sulfuric Acid (a.k.a. H2SO4) is an inorganic compound, in the acid class. It is a colorless to slightly yellow, odorless, and viscous liquid, soluble in water and alcohol, used in many applications. Approximately 50% of the produced sulfuric acid is used in the fertilizer industry. Sulfuric Acid figures among the most important chemicals globally, in 2012 about 230 million tonnes of the commodity produced, with continuing growth in worldwide production been expected.
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Intratec provides Oleum prices in several countries, as follows:
<ul> <li><b>North America:</b> aluminum hydroxide (USA); aluminum oxide (USA); calcium carbide (USA); caustic soda (USA); chlorine (USA); hydrogen peroxide (USA); sodium bicarbonate (USA); sodium carbonate (USA); sodium chlorate (USA).</li> <li><b>Western Europe:</b> aluminum hydroxide (Germany); aluminum oxide (Netherlands); calcium carbide (Germany); caustic soda (Netherlands); chlorine (Germany); hydrogen peroxide (Germany); sodium bicarbonate (Germany); sodium carbonate (Germany); sodium chlorate (Belgium).</li> <li><b>North Asia:</b> aluminum hydroxide (China); aluminum oxide (China); calcium carbide (China); caustic soda (China); chlorine (China); hydrogen peroxide (South Korea); sodium bicarbonate (China); sodium carbonate (China); sodium chlorate (Japan).</li> <li><b>South Asia & Oceania:</b> aluminum hydroxide (India); aluminum oxide (India); calcium carbide (India); caustic soda (Singapore); chlorine (Philippines); hydrogen peroxide (Thailand); sodium bicarbonate (Thailand); sodium carbonate (Thailand); sodium chlorate (Thailand).</li> <li><b>Central & South America:</b> aluminum hydroxide (Brazil); aluminum oxide (Brazil); calcium carbide (Brazil); caustic soda (Brazil); chlorine (Brazil); hydrogen peroxide (Brazil); sodium bicarbonate (Brazil); sodium carbonate (Brazil); sodium chlorate (Brazil).</li> <li><b>Africa</b> aluminum oxide (South Africa); calcium carbide (South Africa); caustic soda (South Africa); chlorine (South Africa); hydrogen peroxide (South Africa); sodium bicarbonate (South Africa); sodium carbonate (South Africa); sodium chlorate (South Africa).</li> <li><b>Middle East</b> aluminum hydroxide (Saudi Arabia); aluminum oxide (Saudi Arabia); calcium carbide (Saudi Arabia); caustic soda (Saudi Arabia); chlorine (Saudi Arabia); hydrogen peroxide (Saudi Arabia); sodium bicarbonate (Saudi Arabia); sodium carbonate (Saudi Arabia).</li> </ul>
Note for Data: Jan 2007 = 100

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About Oleum. Sulfuric Acid (a.k.a. H2SO4) is an inorganic compound, in the acid class. It is a colorless to slightly yellow, odorless, and viscous liquid, soluble in water and alcohol, used in many applications. Approximately 50% of the produced sulfuric acid is used in the fertilizer industry. Sulfuric Acid figures among the most important chemicals globally, in 2012 about 230 million tonnes of the commodity produced, with continuing growth in worldwide production been expected.

Commercial Grades. 33.5% aqueous solution (battery acid); 62.18% aqueous solution (fertilizer acid); 77.67% aqueous solution (tower acid); 98 to 99% aqueous solution (1.84 g/cm³); oleum/fuming ; 60 ºBé (1.71 g/cm³, 77.7% acid); technical grade (66 ºBé, 1.84 g/cm³, 93.2% acid); Food Chemical Codex grade (FCC, 49 to 51% purity); American Chemical Society grade (ACS, 95 to 98% purity); and chemically pure grade (CP, 98% purity).

Uses. Sulfuric Acid is used mainly in fertilizer production; as aluminum brightening agent; battery electrolyte; dehydration agent (chlorine); herbicide; pH control in water treatment; pickling agent for iron and steel; leaching agent (uranium/copper ores, zinc/copper production); reagent in petroleum refining; textile fibers; detergents; and sulfonation/nitration reagent.

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Derivatives. Phosphoric acid; aluminium potassium sulfate; aluminium sulfate; ammonium alum; ammonium persulfate; ammonium sulfate; anhydrite; anthraquinone; blanc fixe; boric acid; boron trifluoride; calcium sulfate hemihydrate; calcium superphosphate; regenerated cellulose; chlorine dioxide; chrome lignosulfonate; chrome yellow; chromic acid; chromium; chromium sulfate; basic chromium sulfate; and citric acid.

Chemical Formula. H2SO4

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