Degassing process and apparatus for removal of oxygen

摘要

A method for decreasing the oxygen content of a fluid, which comprises contacting the fluid with one side of an interface capable of passing oxygen and retarding the passage of the fluid wherein the contacting takes place in a container permeable to oxygen only through the interface and the second side of the interface is in contact with a chemically deoxygenating environment, is disclosed along with an apparatus useful for conducting the method.