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Desulfurization

Removal of sulphur from fossil fuels to reduce pollution.

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Operation that injects a chemical mixture into a ladle full of hot metal to remove sulfur prior to its charging into the Basic Oxygen Furnace.

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Removal of sulfur from fossil fuels to reduce pollution.

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