verb
- removing sulphur or sulphur compounds from a substance, especially from fuel, metal, or industrial products
Usage: British spelling; American equivalent is 'desulfurizing'; technical/industrial term; present participle or gerund form of 'desulphurise'
Examples
- The refinery is desulphurising crude oil to meet environmental standards.
- Desulphurising steel improves its quality and reduces pollution.
- Modern power plants use desulphurising technology to lower emissions.
- The process of desulphurising coal makes it cleaner to burn.
- Chemical engineers are desulphurising natural gas before distribution.
- Desulphurising fuel reduces harmful sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere.