carbon disulfide (CS2)Article Free Pass carbon disulfide (CS2),
also called Carbon Bisulfide, a colourless, toxic, highly
volatile and flammable liquid chemical compound, large amounts
of which are used in the manufacture of viscose rayon,
cellophane, and carbon tetrachloride; smaller quantities are
employed in solvent extraction processes or converted into other
chemical products, particularly accelerators of the
vulcanization of rubber or agents used in flotation processes
for concentrating ores. For many years carbon disulfide was
manufactured by the reaction of charcoal with sulfur vapour at
temperatures of 750°–1,000° C (1,400°–1,800° F), but, by the
mid-20th century, that process had been superseded, especially
in the United States, by one based on the reaction of natural
gas (principally methane) with sulfur. The use of carbon
disulfide for extraction of fats, oils, and waxes has been
largely discontinued in favour of other solvents that are less
toxic and flammable. The use of carbon disulfide in maki