desulfurization

English

Alternative forms

• desulphurisation (mostly UK)
• desulphurization

Etymology

From desulfurize +‎ -ation.

Noun

desulfurization (countable and uncountable, plural desulfurizations)

1. The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.

Derived terms

• biodesulfurization
• fluorodesulfurization
• hydrodesulfurization

 

Translations

process of removing sulfur

• Finnish: rikinpoisto
• Georgian: გაუგოგირდოება (gaugogirdoeba), დესულფურიზაცია (desulpurizacia)
• German: Entschwefelung (de) f