desulfurization
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- noun
- /dɪˌsʌlfəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Expenditures for flue gas desulfurization (scrubbing) to control emissions of sulfur dioxide are one example.
- flue-gas desulfurization
- gas desulfurization
- desulfurization systems
Examples
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Flue gas desulfurization creates raw materials for gypsum wallboard, for instance.
Academic text (2002) -
Flue-gas desulfurization systems increase this ratio.
Academic text (1990) -
Flue gas desulfurization is one of the technologies that have helped clear the air.
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A desulfurization plant introduces a lime solution into the exhaust stream.
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Appropriately enough, the occasion was a flue gas desulfurization conference.
Academic text (1998) -
In addition to these measures, EPD is attempting to require large, newly built coal-fired plants to employ flue-gas desulfurization.
Academic text (1990) -
Manufacturing industries comply with emission standards by switching to low-sulfur fuels, installing flue gas desulfurization systems, and improving energy efficiency in the production process.
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Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) uses lime or limestone as an alkaline sorbent to "scrub" SO2 from utility emissions.
Academic text (1990) -
Regenerable flue-gas desulfurization systems use diverse physical and chemical principles and generally recover sulfur by-products as concentrated SO2, sulfuric acid, or elemental sulfur.
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Flue gas desulfurization is a crucial technology for reducing air pollution from industrial emissions.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
desulfurization = desulfurize (transparent) = de + sulfur + ize + ation
This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'desulfurize' meaning the process or result of removing sulfur.
Etymology
The word desulfurization breaks into three parts: de- meaning 'remove', sulfur a chemical that often smells like 'rotten eggs', and -ization meaning 'the process of'. So desulfurization literally means the process of taking out sulfur, which is why it refers to removing sulfur from fuels and gases to reduce pollution.