title: Sulfur: not a "silent" element any more.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaT2N 1N4. faridehj@ucalgary.ca
authors.forename: Farideh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jalilehvand
mesh_terms: D015394:Molecular Structure; D013455:Sulfur / Q000737:chemistry*; D013457:Sulfur Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D013457:Sulfur Compounds; D013455:Sulfur