Barium Sulphate
Barite is processed by carbothermal reduction (heating with coke) to give barium sulfide: BaSO4 + 4 C BaS + 4 CO In contrast to barium sulfate, barium sulfide is soluble in water and readily converted to the oxide, carbonate, and halides. To produce highly pure barium sulfate, the sulfide or chloride is treated with sulfuric acid or sulfate