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History, Technology, Applications & Industry
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By
Gerald Kutney
Description
This attractive volume presents the history, characteristics, and uses for that vibrant yellow element, sulfur. Commercial sulfuric acid
production from the early 16th century until today is reviewed, spanning the Ancient and Renaissance periods, the Industrial Age (to
which sulfur was vitally important), and the Sulfur War of 1840. The book introduces "the Sulfur Age" and the processes of this period
-- such as the Nordhausen, Bell and Leblanc methods --, then goes on to review native sulfur production in Sicily, once a major supplier
to the world. Colorful characters abound here, including the Gabelloti, Doppioni, and wine merchants. The focus shifts to Frasch Sulfur
production, with a portrait of Herman Frasch, his life and career, and a look at areas touched by his legacy (e.g., Texas, Mexico, Poland
and Iraq). Moving to present day, the book presents "recovered" sulfur -- derived from sour gas and oil -- which constitutes 90% of
today's elemental sulfur supply, and looks to Canada, a powerhouse supplier of Recovered Sulfur. An entire chapter is devoted to the
modern-day sulfur entrepreneur, with a profile of various investors (from the reluctant to the private and institutional), and evaluates
the benefits of adopting "revolutionary technologies". Finally, the book forecasts the sulfur industry's future and potential supply
sources, such as worldwide oil sands. If you need a single, comprehensive book on sulfur, this is a book for your library.
Audience
All sulfur manufacturers, suppliers and traders; historians of business, science and technology; all university, corporate and public
libraries; entrepreneurs and investors in the sulfur industry; chemists and chemistry students.
Contents
Le Roi du Sol
The Sulfur Age
Native Sulfur - Sicily
Frasch Sulfur u Texas/Louisiana
Recovered Sulfur - Alberta
Future
Sulfur - Oil Sands
The Sulfur Entrepreneur
References
Appendix I. Sulexco Agreements
Appendix II. FTC Review of Sulexco
Appendix III. Global Sulfur Production
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Hardbound, 260 pages, publication date: JAN-2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-895198-37-9
Imprint: CHEMTEC
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