Inventors:
Thomas Castellano - Los Angeles CA, US
Eloy Ituarte - Reno NV, US
International Classification:
B01D019/00
US Classification:
095/248000, 095/260000, 095/266000, 096/193000, 096/194000
Abstract:
A system and multiple methods are described for removing dissolved gases from a liquid either prior to or following filling into a container. Prior to filling, gas is removed by creating a pressure differential, by application of heat, by sonication, or by generating a liquid by combination of dry solute and de-gassed solvent. Alternatively, liquids may be highly concentrated with solute to force any dissolved gas out of solution and later diluted with de-gassed solvents. In other embodiments, gases are percolated into liquids to displace atmospheric gases, wherein these percolated gases separate from solution and diffuse out of sealed containers after filling either by nature of their molecular size or chemical reaction with materials constructed into the container.