What is the function and use of sulfuric acid?

Sulfuric acid is the most active binary inorganic strong acid, which can react with many metals. High concentration sulfuric acid has strong water absorption and can be used as dehydrating agent to carbonize carbohydrate-containing substances such as wood, paper, cotton and linen fabrics, biological skin and meat. When mixed with water, it also releases a lot of heat energy. It is very corrosive and oxidizing, so it needs to be used with caution.

Sulfuric acid is an important industrial raw material, which can be used to make fertilizers, medicines, explosives, pigments, detergents, batteries and so on. , but also widely used in oil purification, metal smelting and dyes and other industries. Commonly used as chemical reagent, it can be used as dehydrating agent and sulfonating agent in organic synthesis.

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When operating equipment related to sulfuric acid, rubber gloves should be worn, and protective masks or glasses and some protective articles should be worn when necessary to reduce the harm of sulfuric acid to users.

Sulfuric acid itself is colorless and tasteless, but if it reacts with other things or shakes violently, the smell will be harmful to people's respiratory tract. It is recommended to wear a mask.

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