sulfurizing
Infusing with brimstone
Sulfurizing is treating something with sulfur or a sulfur compound.
The process appears in industrial contexts—vulcanizing rubber, preserving materials, or creating certain chemical reactions.
Wine and dried fruits may be sulfurized to prevent spoilage: The dried apricots were sulfurized to maintain their color.
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- case hardeningStrengthening metal's outer layer
- corrosion resistanceImmunity to chemical degradation
- heat treatmentThermal processing of materials
- diffusion coatingSurface enrichment via atomic migration
nitriding · carburizing · tool steel · bearing surfaces · gears · pistons · mechanical parts · protective layer
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- tire manufacturingCreating wheels' rubber casings
- elastomersStretchable, rebounding polymers
- cross-linkingBonds joining parallel chains
- curingRestoring health or preserving
Goodyear · natural rubber · synthetic rubber · durability · flexibility · heat resistance · accelerators · activators
Losing electrons chemically
- reductionMaking something smaller
- sulfidesCompounds with element sixteen
- sulfatesSO₄-containing compounds
- reagentsSubstances for chemical analysis
catalysis · reactions · bonding · thiol · cross-linking · precipitation · titration · analytical chemistry
vulcanization
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- case hardeningStrengthening metal's outer layer
- corrosion resistanceImmunity to chemical degradation
- heat treatmentThermal processing of materials
diffusion coating · nitriding · carburizing · tool steel · bearing surfaces · gears · pistons · mechanical parts · protective layer · annealing
vulcanization
Chemically strengthening raw rubber
- tire manufacturingCreating wheels' rubber casings
- elastomersStretchable, rebounding polymers
- cross-linkingBonds joining parallel chains
curing · Goodyear · natural rubber · synthetic rubber · durability · flexibility · heat resistance · accelerators · activators · molding
oxidation
Losing electrons chemically
- reductionMaking something smaller
- sulfidesCompounds with element sixteen
- sulfatesSO₄-containing compounds
reagents · catalysis · reactions · bonding · thiol · cross-linking · precipitation · titration · analytical chemistry
sulfurizingoxidizing
Combining with oxygen
oxidation · nitriding · carburizing · oxygenating · chlorinating
sulfur, sulfate, sulfurous, sulfide, sulfuric, sulfite, sulfurs, sulfured, sulfuring