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Cover Feature: Laying Waste to Mercury: Inexpensive Sorbents Made from Sulfur and Recycled Cooking Oils (Chem. Eur. J. 64/2017)
Author(s) -
Worthington Max J. H.,
Kucera Renata L.,
Albuquerque Inês S.,
Gibson Christopher T.,
Sibley Alexander,
Slattery Ashley D.,
Campbell Jonathan A.,
Alboaiji Salah F. K.,
Muller Katherine A.,
Young Jason,
Adamson Nick,
Gascooke Jason R.,
Jampaiah Deshetti,
Sabri Ylias M.,
Bhargava Suresh K.,
Ippolito Samuel J.,
Lewis David A.,
Quinton Jamie S.,
Ellis Amanda V.,
Johs Alexander,
Bernardes Gonçalo J. L.,
Chalker Justin M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201704108
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , sulfur , sorbent , polysulfide , chemistry , waste management , environmental chemistry , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , organic chemistry , adsorption , engineering , computer science , electrolyte , programming language , electrode
With the Minamata Convention coming into force this year , there is a growing requirement for low‐cost sorbents for mercury pollution. Thus, a polysulfide was prepared by the co‐polymerization of sulfur and canola oil. As sulfur is a byproduct of the petroleum industry and used cooking oils are suitable starting materials, the resulting sorbent can be prepared entirely from waste. This high‐sulfur rubber was effective in trapping diverse forms of mercury including mercury metal, inorganic mercury, and organomercury compounds. More information can be found in the Full Paper by J. M. Chalker et al. on page 16219.