desulphurize

/di:'sʌlfəraiz/ Cách viết khác : (desulphurise) /di:'sʌlfəraiz/

Thân thiện

The engineer desulphurizes the gas before it leaves the factory.

Definition

Verb: To remove sulfur (or sulphur) from a substance, especially from fuels or industrial materials, as part of a chemical or industrial process.

Usage

This is a technical verb, primarily used in industrial, chemical, and environmental engineering contexts. It describes a specific process to reduce sulfur content, often to prevent pollution or corrosion. - The process is called desulphurization (noun). - The spelling desulfurize (American English) is also common.

Examples

• The new refinery technology can efficiently desulphurize diesel fuel.
• Governments often require power plants to desulphurize their emissions to reduce acid rain.
• The chemical process desulphurizes the metal ore before smelting.

Advanced Usage

• Environmental Context: The term is frequently used in discussions about cleaner energy and reducing sulfur dioxide (SO₂) emissions.

Variants and Related Words

• Desulfurize (verb): The preferred spelling in American English. It has the same meaning.
• Desulphurization / Desulfurization (noun): The process of removing sulfur.
• Desulphurised / Desulfurized (adjective): Describing a substance from which sulfur has been removed.

Synonyms

• De-sulfur (less common, technical synonym)
• Sulfur removal (noun phrase describing the action)

Antonyms

• Sulphurate / Sulfurate (verb): To combine or treat with sulfur.

Học thuật

Verb

1. remove sulfur from

Từ đồng nghĩa

• desulfurize