Oxygen absorbers are used to remove oxygen from within the product’s sealed packaging.
They are used to protect pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, diagnostic, food products from oxygen degradation and oxidative reactions, thus extending the shelf life – There are 2 types of oxygen absorber the Reliant type and Self-Reliant type . The reliant type (sometimes known as “moisture-activated”) relies on the presence of moisture inside the packaging to become activate – The Non-reliant (sometimes known as “self-activating”) do not rely on the presence of moisture within the package, in order to become activated