In agriculture
Microfined sulphur, and derivatives of sulphur are sprayed on plants and trees to destroy the fungus, insects, bacteria etc. that attack them.
In chemical industries
Sulphuric acid is by far, the most important chemical produced from sulphur. Sulphuric acid is used as a basic reagent in almost all the chemical preparations and in many industrial processes. It might well be said that the industrial progress of a nation is directly proportional to the amount of sulphuric acid that it consumes.
Other important compounds of sulphur produced are:
Sulphur dioxide : Used in bleaching straw, wool, etc.
Calcium bisulphite : Used for bleaching wood pulpPhosphorus trisulphide : Used in safety matches
Carbon disulphide : Used as an industrial solvent etc.In explosive industry
Sulphur is an important constituent of explosives, like gunpowder, fire works and fire crackers.
In the vulcanization of rubber
Raw rubber is soft, but many commercial applications of rubber require it to be hard and resistant to wear and tear caused through friction. For e.g., the rubber of automobile and aeroplane tyres is very hard. Vulcanization is the process where raw rubber is boiled with sulphur to make it hard. It is named after Vulcan, the Roman god of "fire".
In medicine
In India, Ayurvedic medicines containing sulphur, have been made since many centuries. Sulpha-drugs are extensively used in medicine.
