verb
- to remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from something
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- The refinery uses special equipment to desulfurize crude oil.
- Environmental regulations require companies to desulfurize their emissions.
- The new process can desulfurize coal more efficiently than previous methods.
- Scientists are developing better ways to desulfurize natural gas.
- The plant must desulfurize the fuel before it can be sold.
- Advanced catalysts help desulfurize petroleum products.