To the Issue of Using the Terms “Sulfur as Bonding Agent” and “Sulfur as Binding Agent” in Sulfur Composites

The article highlights the problem associated with an arbitrary use of the terms “bonding agent” and “binding agent” applied in regard of sulfur in conditions of increasing interest, both in science and in industry, to technical sulfur, a byproduct of metallurgy and oil refining. As a bonding agent, sulfur is not used in its native pure forms, it is modified with chemically active additives and fillers. The products of these two modification types differ significantly in the composition and properties. This should be reflected by means of corresponding terminology and classification. In order to create a unified terminology in scientific and technical documentation, the article offers a variant of these terms’ differentiation on the basis of sulfur modification methods.

N.V. LICHMAN, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering)

Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (4, 2-ya Krasnoarmeiskaya Street, St. Petersburg, 190005, Russian Federation)

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