Patent ID: 12000084

Abstract:
Systems and methods are described whereby a deoxygenated liquid dye material is made by supplying the deoxygenated inert gas to a liquid dye material that is susceptible to oxidation, and mixing the liquid dye material in the presence of the supplied deoxygenated inert gas with water and at least one dye formulation component selected from the group consisting of reducing agents, pH adjusters, foaming agents, wetting agents and auxiliary chemicals to form a deoxygenated aqueous dye composition having an oxygen content of 30 ppm oxygen or less. A supply of inert gas may be provided which is then passed to a gas purifier to reduce oxygen content in the inert gas to, e.g., 1 ppb oxygen or less. The deoxygenated aqueous dye composition that is formed may have an oxygen content of 1 ppm or less.