A polysulfide material was synthesized by the direct reaction of sulfur and d-limonene, by-products of the petroleum and citrus industries, respectively. The resulting material was processed into functional coatings or molded into solid devices for the removal of palladium and mercury salts from water and soil. The binding of mercury(II) to the sulfur-limonene polysulfide resulted in a color ch...

The 9-kDa thylakoid polypeptide which in vivo carries the iron-sulfur centers A and B of photosystem I was isolated from barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and the complete amino acid sequence determined. The polypeptide shows a very high degree of homology with the corresponding polypeptides in other plant species. The polypeptide is not post-translationally processed except for the removal of the N-...

The success of the rechargeable Li-S cell is limited in part by the dissolution of lithium-polysulfide in the electrolyte. Remarkably, it is found that removal of the conventional membrane separator in a Li-S cell improves sulfur utilization and cycling performance, whether the sulfur is initially contained in the cathode or electrolyte. An optimized cell design yields discharge capacities as h...

Examination of the reactions of protein disulfide sulfur led to the implication of three mechanisms in the removal of sulfur from cystinyl residues. (a) Persulfide formation in alkali with subsequent loss of the reactive persulfide sulfur; (b) organic thiocyanate formation by direct attack of CN-, followed by elimination of SCNby OHor by appropriately located intraprotein nucleophiles; and (c) ...

The growth of bacteria by dissimilatory elemental sulfur reduction is generally associated with obligate anaerobes and thermophiles in particular. Here we describe the sulfur-dependent growth of the facultatively anaerobic mesophile Shewanella putrefaciens. Six of nine representative S. putrefaciens isolates from a variety of environments proved able to grow by sulfur reduction, and strain MR-1...

Sulfur was impregnated onto activated carbon fibers ACFs through H2S oxidation catalyzed by the sorbent surface in a fixed-bed reactor. By changing the temperature and duration of the sulfur impregnation process, ACFs with different sulfur contents were developed. Characterization of ACFs before and after sulfur impregnation was conducted by surface area analysis, energy dispersive X-ray analys...