Some end uses for sulfuric acid or oil of vitriol:

 

acidic drain cleaners

agricultural chemicals

aluminum sulfate

batteries

cellophane

detergents

explosives

fertilizers

gasoline

herbicides

indium extraction from discarded LCDs

iron and steel pickling

jet fuel

kerosene

leather

lubricating oils

medicinal processes

oil additives

oil refining

paper

rayon 

rubber

sugar

synthetic fibers

veterinary drugs

water softener regeneration

water treatment

yellow pigments

 

Cuyahoga mine was a small pyrite mine. Pyrite, or “fools gold,” was mined to produce sulfuric acid.  Sulfuric acid is one of the most widely used chemical compounds in the world, and is the most produced chemical in the United States. Sulfuric acid consumption is regarded as an index of a country’s industrial development.