Question

Where does the sulfuric acid, used in Contact Process for manufacturing sulfuric acid, come from?

Answer 1

The contact process is the current method of producing sulfuric acid in the high concentrations needed for industrial processes. Platinum used to be the catalyst for this reaction; however, as it is susceptible to reacting with arsenic impurities in the sulfur feedstock, vanadium(V) oxide (V2O5) is now preferred.

Answer 2

Answer:

Sulphuric acid is produced from sulphur. In the presence of air, sulphur dioxide is first obtained by burning the molten sulphur. In the presence of a catalyst for vanadium pentoxide, sulphur dioxide is then converted to sulphur trioxide.