Soaring prices of sulphur which is again linked to the escalating West Asia and Russia-Ukraine conflicts – is impacting the availability of di-ammonium phosphate (DAP), single super phosphate (SSP) and other major complex fertilisers in India.
About Sulphur:
Sulphur (identified by the letter S) is a non-metallic chemical element.
Occurrence: It can be found as a pure element or as sulphate or sulphide minerals.
It occurs naturally in the environment and is believed to be the thirteenth most abundant element in the earth’s crust.
Properties
In its pure form, sulfur is a tasteless, odorless, brittle solid with a pale yellow color.
It’s a poor conductor of electricity that doesn’t dissolve in water.
It combines directly with almost all the elements with the exception of gold, platinum and the noble gases.
Distribution: In India, it is mainly found in Puga Valley (Jammu & Kashmir), Barren Island of Bay of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh Kerala and Himachal Pradesh.
Uses of Sulphur:
Chemical Industries: Sulphur is an essential raw material for many chemical industries and is essentially used for the production of sulphuric acid.
Sulphuric acid is a strong mineral acid which is used in ore processing, fertilizer manufacturing, oil refining, waste water processing and chemical synthesis.
Other Industries: The powdered form of sulphur produced by sublimation process is generally used in rubber vulcanisation, agricultural dusts, pharmaceutical products and stock feeds.
Sulphur is used as a light-generating medium in the rare lighting fixtures known as “sulphur lamps”.
Sulphur compounds are also used in detergents, fungicides, dyestuffs and agrichemicals.
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