I might have a bird mite infestation in my home. Is sulfur lime dip safe for cats if I bring them to a vet?
I read that sulfur lime dip will help cats with mites. Is this safe for them? What are the side effects?
Sorry I have never heard of that and I have been around and breeding Maine Coons for a very long time. You may have to call your vet and talk to them.
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The Lym Dip is used for Ringworm.
My kitten’s hair is growing back, does he still have ringworm?
Diagnosed on 7/15 with ringworm. Is being treated every five days with Lime Sulfur dips and topical a topical anti-fungal daily. His has is beginning to grow back his fur and his skin is no longer flaking. Is he still contagious? Has the infection gone away?
Thanks in advance.
No the infection has NOT gone away. Ringworm takes at least a month to clear up completely. Continue using the topical medication until the vet says it’s ok to stop.
My cat had ringworm when I brought her home, but I didn’t find it until 5 weeks later. None of us ever got it. But it took forever to get rid of.
Removing sulfur dioxide from the effluent gas produced by burning of high sulfur content coal in power plant.?
One is to mix it with hydrogen sulfide gas to produce elemental sulfur by a redox reaction, and the other is to use lime (calcium oxide) to neutralize it in an acid/base reaction.
a.Write the chemical equation for each process.
b.Assuming both processes are equally efficient, which would you recommend for use in a home furnace? Explain.
SO2 + H2S –> S + H2O
In this reaction the sulfur in SO2 has a +4 oxidation state. Hydrogen sulfide has S in the -2 state. Both end up as element as sulfur. S4+ gains 4 electrons and is reduced, while S2- is oxidized as it loses 2 electrons to form sulfur.
4H+ + SO2 + 4e- –> S + 2H2O
2(H2S –> S + 2H+ + 2e-)
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4H+ + SO2 + 2H2S –> 3S + 2H2O + 4H+
simplfy:
SO2(g) + 2H2S(g) –> 3S(s) + 2H2O(l)
In the second case we are reacting sulfur dioxide which is the acid anhydride of H2SO3, and CaO which is the basic anhydride of Ca(OH)2. So this is sort of an acid/base reaction. We get the salt, without the water.
SO2(g) + CaO(s) –> CaSO3(s)
For home use I would suggest that the second reaction would be much easier to deal with. There would be no smelly, dangerous hydrogen sulfide gas to store and possibly release to the environment. The flue gases would run through a set of baffles and grills coated in CaO so that there would be a large surface are with which the flue gases containing SO2 would come into contact. This would have the added benefit of trapping CO2 as calcium carbonate.
