Desulfuring

/diːˈsʌlfərɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle: the process of removing sulfur from fuel, metal, or industrial emissions.

Etymology

From desulfur + -ing. Modern industrial term describing ongoing removal processes.

Kelly Says

The invention of effective desulfuring methods in the 1970s was a race against environmental damage—scientists had to figure out how to clean up pollution at massive industrial scales.

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