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Definition of Desulfurize
1. Verb. Remove sulfur from.
Definition of Desulfurize
1. Verb. (transitive) To remove the sulfur from something (such as petroleum or flue gases). ¹
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Definition of Desulfurize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desulfurize
Literary usage of Desulfurize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Energy Outlook 98: With Projections Thru 2020 edited by Mary Hutzler, Linda Doman, Arthur T. Anderson (1998)
"In addition, sulfur requirements may lead refiners to invest in processes that
either desulfurize feedstocks before they are refined or ..."
2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1915)
"An attempt was made to desulfurize this 2-thi( hydantoin by boiling 2.5 g.
of the compound for 6 hours with 5 g. chloroacetic acid in 50 cc. of water. ..."
3. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1922)
"... he has properly made the steel in the electric furnace; that is, he could not
desulfurize the steel without having previously cleaned and deoxidized it. ..."