Sulfur
History, Technology, Applications and Industry
- 3rd Edition - February 7, 2023
- Imprint: ChemTec Publishing
- Author: Gerald Kutney
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 7 4 6 7 - 0 2 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 7 4 6 7 - 0 2 7 - 9
Sulfur: History, Technology, Applications and Industry, Third Edition focuses on methods of production and their applications during various stages of industrial and technolog… Read more
Purchase options
Institutional subscription on ScienceDirect
Request a sales quoteSulfur: History, Technology, Applications and Industry, Third Edition focuses on methods of production and their applications during various stages of industrial and technological use. 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 onto review native sulfur production in Sicily, once a major supplier to the world. The "Frasch method" is also covered in detail.
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 modern-day sulfur entrepreneurs, with a profile of various investors (from the reluctant to the private and institutional). Finally, the book forecasts the sulfur industry’s future and potential supply sources, such as worldwide oil sands.
- Covers the latest trends in sulfur production and evaluates the costs and benefits of new processes
- Discusses existing practices for removal of sulfur, a common contaminant, from oil and natural gas
- Provides a fascinating and detailed history of sulfur processing technology
Academic researchers and professional engineers and material scientists, Grad/upper level undergrad students
1 Le Roi du Sol
2 The Sulfur Age
2.1 Sulfuric acid manufacturing
2.1.1 The Nordhausen process
2.1.2 The Bell
2.1.3 The chamber
2.1.4 The contact
2.1.5 Metallurgical sulfuric
2.1.6 Pyrites
2.1.6.1 Spain
2.1.6.2 Italy
2.1.6.3 Norway
2.1.6.4 Canada
2.1.6.5 China
2.2 Sulfuric acid
2.2.1 The Leblanc
2.2.2 Phosphate
3 Native Sulfur - Sicily
3.1 Ancient sulfur
3.2 Renaissance sulfur
3.3 Industrial revolution (“Sulfur Age”)
3.3.1 Sicily
3.3.2 The Zolfare, the Solfatari & the Carusi
3.3.3 The Doppioni, Calcarella, Calcaroni & the Gill furnace
3.3.4 The Gabelloti
3.3.5 The British wine merchants
3.3.6 The Sulfur War of 1840
3.3.7 The post-Sulfur War era & the rise of pyrites
3.4 The cartels
3.4.1 Anglo-Sicilian Sulfur Company (ASSC): 1896 to 1906
3.4.2 Consorzio Obligatorio per D'Industrial Solfifera Siciliana (COISS): 1906 to 1932
3.4.3 Ufficio per la Vendita dello Zolfo Italiano (UVZI): 1934 to 1940
3.4.4 Ente Zolfi Italiani (EZI): 1940 to 1962
3.4.5 Ente Minerario Siciliano (EMS): 1962 to 1985
4 Frasch Sulfur – Texas/Louisiana
4.1 Native (non-Frasch) sulfur mines
4.2 Herman Frasch
4.2.1 His life & family
4.2.2 His oil ventures
4.2.3 His alkali venture
4.2.4 His salt ventures
4.2.5 His sulfur ventures: Union Sulfur
4.5 The other sulfur companies
4.5.1 Freeport Sulfur
4.5.2 Texas Gulf Sulfur
4.5.3 Duval Texas Sulfur
4.5.4 Jefferson Lake Sulfur
4.5.5 Sulexco
4.6 Liquid sulfur
4.7 Non-U.S. Frasch mines
4.7.1 Mexico
4.7.2 Poland
4.7.3 U.S.S.R.
4.7.4 Iraq
4.7.5 Brazil
5 Recovered Sulfur - Alberta
5.1 Sour, more sour, & sourest
5.2 Alberta & the global sulfur market
5.3 Sulfur blocks & broken sulfur
5.4 Sulfur forming: slate & prills
5.5 Marketing &
5.5.1 Cansulex & Prism
5.5.2 Alberta to Vancouver
5.6 The global competition
5.6.1 U.S.
5.6.2 Western Europe
5.6.3 Persian Gulf
5.6.3.1 Iran
5.6.3.2 Iraq
5.6.3.3 Saudi Arabia
5.6.3.4 Other
5.6.4 Caspian Sea
5.6.5 Japan
5.7 Sulfur pricing: the penny syndrome
6 The Sulfur Entrepreneur
6.1 The desperate entrepreneur & the reluctant investor
6.1.1 Institutional investors
6.1.2 Private investors
6.1.3 Entrepreneurs
6.2 The revolutionary technology: to switch or not to switch, that is the question
6.3 The ultimate venture: the monopoly game
6.4 Who killed the sulfur entrepreneur?
6.5 Climate change will cause sulfur change
References
Appendix I. Sulexco Agreements
Appendix II. FTC Review of Sulexco
Appendix III. Global Sulfur Production
Index
2 The Sulfur Age
2.1 Sulfuric acid manufacturing
2.1.1 The Nordhausen process
2.1.2 The Bell
2.1.3 The chamber
2.1.4 The contact
2.1.5 Metallurgical sulfuric
2.1.6 Pyrites
2.1.6.1 Spain
2.1.6.2 Italy
2.1.6.3 Norway
2.1.6.4 Canada
2.1.6.5 China
2.2 Sulfuric acid
2.2.1 The Leblanc
2.2.2 Phosphate
3 Native Sulfur - Sicily
3.1 Ancient sulfur
3.2 Renaissance sulfur
3.3 Industrial revolution (“Sulfur Age”)
3.3.1 Sicily
3.3.2 The Zolfare, the Solfatari & the Carusi
3.3.3 The Doppioni, Calcarella, Calcaroni & the Gill furnace
3.3.4 The Gabelloti
3.3.5 The British wine merchants
3.3.6 The Sulfur War of 1840
3.3.7 The post-Sulfur War era & the rise of pyrites
3.4 The cartels
3.4.1 Anglo-Sicilian Sulfur Company (ASSC): 1896 to 1906
3.4.2 Consorzio Obligatorio per D'Industrial Solfifera Siciliana (COISS): 1906 to 1932
3.4.3 Ufficio per la Vendita dello Zolfo Italiano (UVZI): 1934 to 1940
3.4.4 Ente Zolfi Italiani (EZI): 1940 to 1962
3.4.5 Ente Minerario Siciliano (EMS): 1962 to 1985
4 Frasch Sulfur – Texas/Louisiana
4.1 Native (non-Frasch) sulfur mines
4.2 Herman Frasch
4.2.1 His life & family
4.2.2 His oil ventures
4.2.3 His alkali venture
4.2.4 His salt ventures
4.2.5 His sulfur ventures: Union Sulfur
4.5 The other sulfur companies
4.5.1 Freeport Sulfur
4.5.2 Texas Gulf Sulfur
4.5.3 Duval Texas Sulfur
4.5.4 Jefferson Lake Sulfur
4.5.5 Sulexco
4.6 Liquid sulfur
4.7 Non-U.S. Frasch mines
4.7.1 Mexico
4.7.2 Poland
4.7.3 U.S.S.R.
4.7.4 Iraq
4.7.5 Brazil
5 Recovered Sulfur - Alberta
5.1 Sour, more sour, & sourest
5.2 Alberta & the global sulfur market
5.3 Sulfur blocks & broken sulfur
5.4 Sulfur forming: slate & prills
5.5 Marketing &
5.5.1 Cansulex & Prism
5.5.2 Alberta to Vancouver
5.6 The global competition
5.6.1 U.S.
5.6.2 Western Europe
5.6.3 Persian Gulf
5.6.3.1 Iran
5.6.3.2 Iraq
5.6.3.3 Saudi Arabia
5.6.3.4 Other
5.6.4 Caspian Sea
5.6.5 Japan
5.7 Sulfur pricing: the penny syndrome
6 The Sulfur Entrepreneur
6.1 The desperate entrepreneur & the reluctant investor
6.1.1 Institutional investors
6.1.2 Private investors
6.1.3 Entrepreneurs
6.2 The revolutionary technology: to switch or not to switch, that is the question
6.3 The ultimate venture: the monopoly game
6.4 Who killed the sulfur entrepreneur?
6.5 Climate change will cause sulfur change
References
Appendix I. Sulexco Agreements
Appendix II. FTC Review of Sulexco
Appendix III. Global Sulfur Production
Index
- Edition: 3
- Published: February 7, 2023
- No. of pages (Hardback): 246
- No. of pages (eBook): 246
- Imprint: ChemTec Publishing
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9781774670262
- eBook ISBN: 9781774670279
GK
Gerald Kutney
Gerald Kutney is Managing Director of Sixth Element Sustainable Management, a renewable energy technologies consultancy, and was until recently Adjunct Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Northern British Columbia, Canada. He obtained his Ph.D. in organosulfur chemistry from the University of Toronto, and worked for CIL (ICI Canada) on elemental sulfur. He was president and CEO of an elemental sulfur fertilizer company and founder of an elemental sulfur logistics firm. His work has resulted in development of new technological processes, patented innovations, and scientific publications, all in the area of sulfur.
Affiliations and expertise
Managing Director, Sixth Element Sustainable Management, CanadaRead Sulfur on ScienceDirect