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Title: Sulfur: Not a Silent Element Any More!

Journal Article · · Submitted to Chem.Soc.Rev.

To understand the many important functions of sulfur, a ubiquitous element in biological systems, in the environment and for industrial applications, detailed analyses are needed. Characterization of the variety of sulfur functional groups in a natural sample, often occurring in a wide range of oxidation states, became possible when the development of dedicated X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy started in the mid-1980s. This tutorial review provides an overview of sulfur XANES spectroscopic investigations into the role of sulfur in all kinds of natural samples, from sediment and oil to marine-archaeological wood and plants.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
909809
Report Number(s):
SLAC-REPRINT-2007-085; TRN: US200723%%201
Journal Information:
Submitted to Chem.Soc.Rev., Journal Name: Submitted to Chem.Soc.Rev.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English