Mechanochemical Reactions of Elementary Sulfur
and Iron Sulfides with Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Water

G. F. Pavelko

Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 29, Moscow, 119991 Russia

e-mail: pavelko@ips.ac.ru

Received April 9, 2007

Abstract—Mechanochemical reactions of elementary sulfur and iron sulfides with hydrogen, oxygen, and
water were studied. Three reactions were discovered: (1) between elementary sulfur and dihydrogen,
(2)between pyrite and dihydrogen, and (3) between elementary sulfur and water; these reactions are accompa-
nied by hydrogen sulfide evolution. Mechanochemical synthesis of iron sulfide from the constituent elements
in water involves hydrogen sulfide, which is generated by the reaction of elementary sulfur with water. We show
that elementary sulfur is generated during pyrite oxidation by dioxygen during or after dispersion. In an oxy-
gen-free medium, pyrite is more reactive to water than iron sulfide. Pyrite reacts with dihydrogen and water in
an oxygen-free medium directly, avoiding the dissociation stage.

DOI: 10.1134/S0036023608070012

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