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'''Sulfur''', or '''sulphur''', is a [[chemical element]]. | '''Sulfur''', or '''sulphur''', is a [[chemical element]]. | ||
Sulfur has the symbol S and an [[Atomic mass|atomic weight]] of 32.065. It is a yellowish crystalline solid in its elemental form and it is an element essential for life. It is widely used in making sulfuric acid (H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>} and fertilizers. | |||
The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from [[Petroleum refining processes|petroleum refining]] and [[Natural gas processing|natural gas processing plants]] by the [[Claus process]].<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/sulfur/sulfumcs07.pdf Sulfur production report] by the [[United States Geological Survey]]</ref> | The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from [[Petroleum refining processes|petroleum refining]] and [[Natural gas processing|natural gas processing plants]] by the [[Claus process]].<ref>[http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/sulfur/sulfumcs07.pdf Sulfur production report] by the [[United States Geological Survey]]</ref> | ||
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Sulfur, or sulphur, is a chemical element. Sulfur has the symbol S and an atomic weight of 32.065. It is a yellowish crystalline solid in its elemental form and it is an element essential for life. It is widely used in making sulfuric acid (H2SO4} and fertilizers.
The vast majority of the 66,000,000 metric tons of sulfur produced worldwide in 2006 was by-product sulfur recovered from petroleum refining and natural gas processing plants by the Claus process.[1]