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Sulfur cycle — Sulfur is one of the constituents of many proteins, vitamins and hormones. It recycles as in other biogeochemical cycles.The essential steps of the sulfur cycle are: * Mineralization of organic sulfur to the inorganic form, hydrogen sulfide:… … Wikipedia
sulfur cycle — ▪ ecology circulation of sulfur in various forms through nature. Sulfur occurs in all living matter as a component of certain amino acids (amino acid). It is abundant in the soil in proteins (protein) and, through a series of microbial… … Universalium
Hybrid sulfur cycle — The hybrid sulfur cycle (HyS) is a sequence of processes used for hydrogen production. It is a variant of the sulfur iodine cycle.The HyS cycle involves a thermochemical and an electrochemical reaction, where the net reaction is the decomposition … Wikipedia
Sulfur-iodine cycle — The sulfur iodine cycle (S I cycle) is a series of thermochemical processes used to produce hydrogen.The S I cycle consists of three chemical reactions whose net reactant is water and whose net products are hydrogen and oxygen. All other… … Wikipedia
Sulfur — This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Sulfur (disambiguation). phosphorus ← sulfur → chlorine … Wikipedia
sulfur bacterium — ▪ biology plural Sulfur Bacteria, any of a diverse group of microorganisms capable of metabolizing sulfur and its compounds and important in the sulfur cycle (q.v.) in nature. Some of the common sulfur substances that are used by these… … Universalium
sulfur bacteria — several species of bacteria, esp. of the genera Beggiatoa and Thiobacillus, that have the ability to utilize sulfur or inorganic sulfur compounds as an energy source. [1900 05] * * * Any of a diverse group of bacteria that are capable of… … Universalium
Cycle Soufre-iode — Le cycle iode soufre (cycle IS ou S I en anglais) est une série de processus thermochimiques utilisée pour la production d hydrogène. Il consiste en trois réactions chimiques dont le réactif net est l eau et dont les produits nets sont de l… … Wikipédia en Français
Sulfur hexafluoride — Chembox new Name = Sulfur hexafluoride ImageFile = Sulfur hexafluoride 2D dimensions.png ImageSize = 100px ImageName = Structure and dimensions of the sulfur hexafluoride molecule ImageFile1 = Sulfur hexafluoride 3D balls.png ImageSize1 = 100px… … Wikipedia
Sulfur assimilation — Sulfate reduction and assimilation in plants (APS, adenosine 5 phosphosulfate; Fdred, Fdox, reduced and oxidized ferredoxin; RSH, RSSR, reduced and oxidized glutathione)|right|325pxSulfur is an essential element for growth and physiological… … Wikipedia
