Minox® Deoxygenation Technology

The Minox process is a gas stripping process where an ultrapure nitrogen-gas is used to remove dissolved oxygen from seawater or freshwater. The nitrogen is catalytically purified and recycled.

This results in an extremely effective mass transfer, and residual oxygen content of less than 10 ppb in the water is achieved without the use of oxygen scavenger.
 

The Minox® technology is particularly well suited for:

Deoxygenation of water

Seawater for injection in oil wells in order to

• Avoid corrosion of piping and equipment
• Avoid bacterial growth which can lead to clogging of the reservoir

Other possible applications

• Closed industrial water circuits
• Units for removal of oxygen from lighter hydrocarbon feed in refineries
• Units for removal of oxygen from ethanol/methanol used for hydrate prevention in natural gas transport lines
• Units for removal of oxygen from ventilated produced water for reinjection

The Minox® technology offers the following features:

• Compact and economical systems compared to the competitors
• Available in a wide range of capacities and for almost any process environment with regard to pressure, temperature, etc.
• Field proven technology
• Robust and reliable process
• Low consumption of utilities
• No need for fine filtration of water
• No need for booster pumps
• Effective mass transfer
• Can be installed in non-hazardous area classification
• The Minox® process is an environmental-friendly process with no emissions