Sunday, March 14, 2010

Cite Sources: Research Advances In Oxidative Desulfurization Technologies For The Production Of Low Sulfur Fuel Oils

"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." — Albert Einstein

How many times have you received a “must read” email from a colleague … only to spend several hours tryig to locate the thing?

Do your colleagues a favor … when you find something you want to share, copy the URL from the address bar at the top of your browser, and paste it into the email you send. It will save them a lot of time. And more importantly, it will make them more inclined to pay attention to your next email.

I make a point of doing this in each post to the Desulfurization Blog. For example, the following …

Research Advances In Oxidative Desulfurization Technologies For The Production Of Low Sulfur Fuel Oils
Petroleum & Coal ISSN 1337-7027
Gaofei Zhang, Fengli Yu, Rui Wang*
School of Environmental Science & Enginering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
Abstract.
The oxidative desulfurization (ODS) technology has been widely recognized as one of the most effective methods for the removal of fuel oils, due to the very mild operation conditions it requires. According to the oxidants involved, the ODS methods to date can be divided into the following categories: H2O2 oxidation method, organic oxidant method, photochemical oxidation method, as well as those involving the use of plasma or ultrasound. Status of research progress in these ODS methods was systematically reviewed, whereby the future work of importance was proposed.
Source: www.vurup.sk/pc/vol51_2009/issue3/pdf/pc_3_2009_wang_rui_030.pdf

In this case, the link takes you to the full text of the article. In most cases, the link is to the abstract of the article. Either way, your colleagues will have the information they need to find the full text of whatever you have found.

Moral … cite your sources … you’ll be glad you did.

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