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DESULFURIZE [2 records]

Record 1 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Refining
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Metals Treatment
DEF

To remove sulfur or sulfur compounds from products such as molten metals, petroleum oils or gas, by using suitable agents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Raffinage du pétrole
  • Génie chimique
  • Traitements des métaux
DEF

Débarrasser (une substance) du soufre qu'elle contient.

CONT

Désulfurer les produits pétroliers.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geochemistry
CONT

For volcanic redbed copper deposits to form, ... the lavas must have had an opportunity to desulphurize.

Key term(s)
  • desulfurize

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géochimie
CONT

Pour que les gîtes de cuivre dans des redbeds volcaniques puissent se former, il faut [...] que les laves aient eu la possibilité de se désulfurer.

Spanish

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