New Journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry

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Sulfur is a problem at every point in the hydrocarbon life cycle … from the time that the hydrocarbons are extracted to the time the residue of their waste enters the environment. A new journal published by The Royal Society of Chemistry (http://www.rsc.org/) can help you follow developments in technologies created to address the sulfur problem … as well as other problems … at every stage.

Energy & Environmental Science
“A new journal linking all aspects of the chemical sciences relating to energy conversion and storage, alternative fuel technologies and environmental science”
source: http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/EE/

Here, for example, are a couple of recent articles appearing in the journal …

Removal of Refractory Organosulfur Compounds via Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide on Amorphous Ti/SiO2 Catalysts
Authors: Capel Sanchez, Maria del Carmen, Campos Martín, Jose Miguel, Fierro, Jose L. G.
Issue Date: 10-Feb-2010
Efficient removal of benzothiophene (BT), dibenzothiophene (DBT) and 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene (DMDBT) has been successfully achieved via oxidation with hydrogen peroxide in liquid phase using an amorphous silica-loaded titanium oxide catalyst. Both BT and DBT are easily oxidized to the corresponding sulfones, however in the case of DMDBT the steric hindrance of the alkyl groups makes the approach of the S-atom to the catalyst active centre (an isolated Ti(IV) species) difficult and therefore its reactivity is inhibited. The concentration of the organosulfur compound, the H2O2 concentration and the nature of the solvent play a key role in the rate of S-removal.

Selective catalytic oxidation of H2S to elemental sulfur over V2O5/Zr-pillared montmorillonite clay
Kanattukara Vijayan Bineesh, Dong-Kyu Kim, Dong-Woo Kim, Han-Jun Cho and Dae-Won Park, Energy Environ. Sci., 2010, 3, 302
DOI: 10.1039/b921937d
Vanadia-doped zirconia-pillared clays (V/Zr-PILCs) were synthesized and used as catalysts for the selective catalytic oxidation of H2S

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