It is widely applied in the production of fertilizers (e.g. phosphates) petroleum refining metal processing battery electrolytes dyes pigments and as a dehydrating agent in laboratories.

Its primary purpose is acting as a versatile industrial catalyst dehydrating agent sulfonating agent and proton donor due to its strong acidity and oxidizing properties in both dilute and concentrated forms.

Sulfuric acid is a strong mineral acid appearing as a colorless odorless dense oily liquid with the chemical formula H2SO4 a molar mass of 98.08 gmol density of 1.84 gcm