- Sulfur oxides
- (SOx)Compounds containing sulfur and oxygen, such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sulfur trioxide (SO3).U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
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Sulfur oxides
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Lower sulfur oxides — The lower sulfur oxides are a group of chemical compounds consisting of Greenwood Earnshaw] : *SO, sulfur monoxide and its dimer S2O2 *S2O *sulfur monoxides, SnO, based on cyclic Sn rings where n is 5 10 *S7O2 *polymeric oxides, polysulfuroxides… … Wikipedia
Sulfur oxide — (SOx) refers to one or more of the following:* Lower sulfur oxides (SnO, S7O2 and S6O2) * Sulfur monoxide (SO) * Sulfur dioxide (SO2) * Sulfur trioxide (SO3) *Higher sulfur oxides (SO3+x where 0 … Wikipedia
Sulfur monoxide — is a chemical compound with formula sulfuroxygen and CAS number 13827 32 2. It is an unstable species only found in the gas phase where it is in equilibrium with a dimeric form, S2O2 (sometimes called disulfur dioxide) which can be represented as … Wikipedia
Higher sulfur oxides — are a group of chemical compounds with the formula SO3+x where x lies between 0 and 1. They contain peroxo (O O) groups and the oxidation state of sulfur is +6 as in SO3. Monomeric SO4 can be isolated at low temperatures(below 78°K) following the … Wikipedia
Sulfur — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Sulfur (disambiguation). phosphorus ← sulfur → chlorine … Wikipedia
sulfur — /sul feuhr/, n. 1. Also, esp. Brit., sulphur. Chem. a nonmetallic element that exists in several forms, the ordinary one being a yellow rhombic crystalline solid, and that burns with a blue flame and a suffocating odor: used esp. in making… … Universalium
sulfur oxide — noun any of several oxides of sulphur • Syn: ↑sulphur oxide • Hypernyms: ↑oxide * * * noun : any of several oxides of sulfur: as a. : sulfur dioxide … Useful english dictionary
sulfur oxide — ▪ chemical compound any of several compounds of sulfur and oxygen, the most important of which are sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sulfur trioxide (SO3), both of which are manufactured in huge quantities in intermediate steps of sulfuric acid… … Universalium
Metal sulfur dioxide complex — Metal sulfur dioxide complexes are complexes that contain sulfur dioxide, SO2, bonded to a transition metal.[1] Such compounds are common but are mainly of theoretical interest. Historically, the study of these compounds has provided insights… … Wikipedia
Ultra-low sulfur diesel — (ULSD) (also spelled “sulphur”) is a term used to describe a standard for defining diesel fuel with substantially lowered sulfur contents. As of 2006, almost all of the petroleum based diesel fuel available in Europe and North America is of a… … Wikipedia
