Present participle: in the process of removing sulfur or sulfur compounds from a material.
From desulfurate, combining de- + sulfur + -ating. Active form used to describe ongoing industrial processes.
When power plants started desulfurating their emissions in the 1970s and 80s, it was one of the first big industrial changes made specifically to protect the environment.
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