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Recent Approaches for the Direct Use of Elemental Sulfur in the Synthesis and Processing of Advanced Materials
Author(s) -
Lim Jeewoo,
Pyun Jeffrey,
Char Kookheon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201409468
Subject(s) - sulfur , raw material , elemental analysis , refining (metallurgy) , materials science , process engineering , nanotechnology , chemistry , engineering , metallurgy , organic chemistry
Elemental sulfur is an abundant and inexpensive material obtained as a by‐product of natural‐gas and petroleum refining operations. Recently, the need for the development of new energy‐storage systems brought into light the potential of sulfur as a high‐capacity cathode material in secondary batteries. Sulfur‐containing materials were also shown to have useful IR optical properties. These developments coupled with growing environmental concerns related to the global production of excess elemental sulfur have led to a keen interest in its utilization as a feedstock in materials applications. This Minireview focuses on the recent developments on physical and chemical methods for directly processing elemental sulfur to produce functional composites and polymers.