Large scale disposal of waste sulfur: From sulfide fuels to sulfate sequestration

T.A. Rappold and K.S. Lackner

Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 3, 1368-1380

Abstract: Petroleum industries produce more byproduct sulfur than the market can absorb. As a consequence, most sulfur mines around the world have closed down, large stocks of yellow sulfur have piled up near remote operations, and growing amounts of toxic H2S are disposed of in the subsurface. Unless sulfur demand drastically increases or thorough disposal practices are developed, byproduct sulfur will persist as a chemical waste problem on the scale of 107 tons per year.

Keywords: Sulfur sequestration; Sulfur management; Heavy oil; Tar sands; Acid gas; Sour gas; H2S; Hydrogen sulfide; Alkaline minerals; Ophiolites; Sulfur glut; Olivine; Fossil fuels; Carbon sequestration; Alternative fuels (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.11.022

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