Sulphuric Acid an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, Paul E. Rosenfeld, in Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production, 2010. Sulfuric acid. Sulfuric acid (CASRN ), also known as hydrogen sulfate, is a highly corrosive, clear, colorless, odorless, strong mineral acid with the formula H 2 SO is also one of the top 10 chemicals released (by weight) by the paper industry (US EPA, 2009).