Oxygen scavenger accelerator
US6508955B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09K15/02
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An oxygen scavenging packet containing an iron-based oxygen scavenger and an electrolyte is set forth in which the rate of uptake of oxygen is increased by virtue of the introduction into the packet of an oxygen uptake accelerator containing water. Methods of increasing the rate of oxygen absorption by use of the iron-based oxygen scavenging packet are also set forth.
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