Manure pits and silos are potentially dangerous, gas-containing confined spaces on the farm that may generate hazardous levels of hydrogen sulphide and nitrogen dioxide respectively. Although these inhalation injuries are uncommon, emergency physicians who work within transport distance of rural areas should be aware of the toxic agents involved and their acute management. This article reviews ...

Acton el al. (1932) used a vegetable medium from a green variety of mung dal (Phaseolus mungo) for cultivation of the intestinal bacteria. Brewer (1943) suggested a mixture of soyabean and cotton seed or peanut meal for the preparation of a general purpose media using sodium sulphide as an activator; the sodium sulphide would readily generate sulphuretted hydrogen which by lowering the pH of th...

In this work we report the synthesis and characterization of hybrid nanostructures of multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and cadmium sulphide (CdS) nanoparticles. In a solution of thioacetamide and cadmium sulphide, purified MWCNT are added to prepare the CNT/CdS hetrostructure. XRD diagrams, SEM images, and also photoluminescence spectra of the prepared samples are analyzed. SEM images show th...

In surface sediments, metal mobility is controlled by the recruitment and turn-over of organic matter whereas sulphide is thought to control the concentration of metals in sediment pore water by removing them from the solution. DGT is a dynamic probe that measures the kinetically available fraction of metals or sulphide. DGT uses a credit card size probe inserted into the sediment that provides...

IUPAC name: Hydrogen sulphide Common name: Hydrogen sulphide CAS number: 7783-06-4 Synonyms: Dihydrogen monosulphide ; dihydrogen sulphide, hydrogen sulphuric acid ; sewer gas ; stink damp ; sulphuretted hydrogen ; sulphur hydrogen EINECS 231-977-3 EC number 016-001-00-4 Molecular formula : H2S Molecular weight: 34.09 Freezing point at 101.3 kPa: -85.5 C Boiling point at 101.3 kPa: -60.7 C Vapo...

The present work is aimed at studying the adsorption capacity of powdered Fuller’s earth for the removal of ferri/ferrous impurities found in commercial grade sodium sulphide. The latter is not suitable for the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade chemicals and dye chemicals. The author has carried out experiments taking different dosage of powdered Fuller’s earth as an adsorbent in the aqueous ...

Cotton hanks were dyed with three different sulphur dyes using non-sulphide reducing agents such as glucose, fructose, invert sugar and molasses. The alkalies employed for reduction were sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide. Invert sugar as a reducing agent and sodium carbonate as alkali proved to be better as this combination gave results comparable to those obtained with the conventional sod...

An investigation of the different steps in the method of Weil-Malherbe & Bone (1949), as modified by Taylor (1953), has led to an altered procedure for citric acid determination, with increased sensitivity and accuracy. The main modifications involved are the use of (i) a higher concentration of sulphuric acid during the formation of pentabromoacetone, and (ii) a thiourea-borax-sodium sulphide ...