Bearing the public image of a deadly "gas of rotten eggs," hydrogen sulfide (H2S) can be generated in many types of mammalian cells. Functionally, H2S has been implicated in the induction of hippocampal long-term potentiation, brain development, and blood pressure regulation. By acting specifically on KATP channels, H2S can hyperpolarize cell membranes, relax smooth muscle cells, or decrease ne...

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Choleraesuis is a highly invasive pathogen of swine that frequently causes serious outbreaks, in particular in Asia, and can also cause severe invasive disease in humans. In this study, 21 S. Choleraesuis isolates, detected from 21 patients with diarrhea in China between 2010 and 2011, were found to include 19 H2S-negative S. Choleraesuis isolates and...

As one of the major risks in high-sulfur crude oil processing, the H2S exposure could be reduced by early warning of H2S leakage. Based on the source and distribution of H2S, the four-level warning mechanisms of H2S leakage is developed by using HSE risk identification system, which makes the H2S concentration values as the grading index. The appropriate emergency measures are formed. To provid...

This reaction is equilibrium-limited to 95 to 97% conversion in 2 to 4 stages because the temperature must be kept above the dewpoint of sulfur. Additional processing must be provided to reduce the concentration of sulfurous compounds in the effluent to environmentally acceptable levels. When the reaction between H2S and SO2 is carried out in organic liquids at temperatures below 15OoC it is ir...