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Second edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 242 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 209) and index. |
| Summary |
Sulfur is devoted to the methods of production and applications as they intertwined during different stages of industrial and technological developments. 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. 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 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 new and revolutionary technologies. 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 processesDiscusses existing practices for removal of sulfur - a common contaminant - from oil and natural gasA fascinating and detailed history of sulfur processing technology. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 2.1. Sulfuric acid manufacturing -- 2.1.1. The Nordhausen process -- 2.1.2. The Bell process -- 2.1.3. The chamber process -- 2.1.4. The contact process -- 2.1.5. Metallurgical sulfuric acid -- 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 markets -- 2.2.1. The Leblanc process -- 2.2.2. Phosphate fertilizers -- 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 |
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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 -- 4.1. 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 ventures -- 4.2.4. His salt ventures -- 4.2.5. His sulfur ventures: Union Sulfur -- 4.3. The other sulfur companies -- 4.3.1. Freeport Sulfur -- 4.3.2. Texas Gulf Sulfur -- 4.3.3. Duval Texas Sulfur -- 4.3.4. Jefferson Lake Sulfur -- 4.3.5. Sulexco -- 4.4. Liquid sulfur -- 4.5. Non-U.S. Frasch mines -- 4.5.1. Mexico -- 4.5.2. Poland -- 4.5.3.U.S.S.R. -- 4.5.4. Iraq -- 4.5.5. Brazil -- 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 & logistics -- 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 |
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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 -- 6.1. Beyond the oil sands -- 7.1. The desperate entrepreneur & the reluctant investor -- 7.1.1. Institutional investors -- 7.1.2. Private investors -- 7.1.3. Entrepreneurs -- 7.2. The revolutionary technology: to switch or not to switch, that is the question -- 7.3. The ultimate venture: the monopoly game -- 7.4. Who killed the sulfur entrepreneur? |
| Subject |
Sulfur.
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Sulfur industry.
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Sulfur |
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Soufre.
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Soufre -- Industrie.
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sulfur (mineral)
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Sulfur
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Sulfur industry
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| Added Author |
Elsevier.
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| Other Form: |
Print version:Kutney, Gerald, 1953- Sulfur. Second edition. (CaOONL)20139050469 |
| ISBN |
9781895198751 |
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1895198755 |
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9781895198676 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000061145094 |
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CHNEW 001011423 |
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DEBBG BV042315178 |
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DEBSZ 405350902 |
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GBVCP 780117166 |
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NLC 2013905636X |
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NZ1 15351156 |
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