Sulfur pollution from coal and gas is insanely bad – but a new chemistry innovation could clean it up
- Written by Anton Alexandrovich Toutov, Assistant Professor Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sulfur pollution causes respiratory health problems.Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock.comIf humans created an emissions hall of shame, which pollutants would you nominate?
Carbon dioxide and methane would probably be fan favorites. But take a moment and consider my dark horse candidate: sulfur dioxide. Unlike its carbon-based counterparts, sulfur...