O le faiga o pepa e maua mai ai le alkali sulfide, sua suamalie ma isi mea alkali i le faagasologa o le paluga ma le kuka.O fa'aputuga o le sulfur e pei ole H2S, methyl mercaptan, dimethyl mercaptan, ma isi kasa fa'aleagaina e fa'atupuina fo'i i le taimi o le fa'apalapala, ma e fa'atupuina fo'i le kasa chlorine i le taimi o le fa'amamafaina o pulupulu.O lo'o fa'aogaina e le vaega o la'au le 120,000 sikuea mita o le pa'u u'amea fa'apipi'i mana, lea e masani ona fa'aaogaina mo le fa'alava i fafo o le taualuga ma le fa'alumaina olo slurry.
O oloa fou su'esu'e ma atina'e e le matou kamupani--o lo'o fa'aaogaina lautele i metallurgy, salinization, fertilizer, lomitusi ma vali, vaila'au kemisi, ceramics, electroplating, casting, chlor-alkali, non-ferrous metals ma isi alamanuia.E sili atu ona fa'aoga lautele i feso'ota'iga tau alamanuia maualuga ma alamanuia tau militeri.
Matou te faʻamautinoa o le umi o tausaga e sili atu i le sefulu tausaga mo le paʻu uʻamea faʻapipiʻi malosi.