Sulfur Problem: Cleaning Up Industrial Feedstocks(Volume 3 RSC Clean Technology Monographs)

Sulfur compounds contaminate many industrially important feedstocks and, on release to the atmosphere as sulfur oxides, can cause widespread damage to the ecosystem. The main objectives of The Sulfur Problem: Cleaning Up Industrial Feedstocks are to demonstrate the importance of eliminating sulfur contaminants from the environment and the measures necessary to effect this. Using a systematic and pedagogical approach, the reader is first presented with the problem. Current technology for solving it is then outlined together with appropriate theory on the synthesis, structure and sorption behaviour of the materials used. Relevant characterisation techniques are described with reference to typical sorbents, to demonstrate how the sorption behaviour of the materials correlates with their properties. The book is unique in blending together aspects of environmental chemistry, materials/solid state chemistry, surface chemistry, catalysis and separation processes to address the problem of sulfur contaminants in a wide range of feedstocks.

Table of Contents:
Introduction: The Sulfur Problem; Catalytic Hydrodesulfurisation; Adsorption and Absorption of H2S; Clean-up of Sulfur Dioxide; Synthesis and Characterisation of Solid Sorbents; Surface Energies and Interactions Between Particles; Determination of the Sulfur Sorption Capacity of Solid Sorbents; Subject Index.

About the Author :
James H Clark is Professor of Chemistry at the University of York, and is Founding Director of the Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence and the Bio-renewables Development Centre. He started the award-winning company Starbons Ltd and he is now involved in commercialisation of novel bio-based solvents and new green technologies. He was founding scientific editor of the world-leading journal Green Chemistry. His research has led to numerous awards including Honorary Doctorates from universities in Belgium, Germany and Sweden. He has Visiting Professorships in South Africa and China, and was recently appointed as Chair-Professor at Fudan University. He has published over 500 articles (h index over 72) and written or edited over 20 books and is Editor-in-chief of the RSC Green Chemistry book series. He has received numerous awards and distinctions including the 2018 Green Chemistry prize.

Review :
"Excellent ..." "... a very useful book ... should be of value to both entry-level students in environmental chemistry and engineering and advanced researchers looking for a clear description and understanding of the sulfur pollution problem ..." "... a well-written informative reference book for the specialist ..."