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=== Assistant: Thanks for the clarification! ===
Thanks for the clarification! You're looking for materials that attract or absorb oxygen from the environment (air or water) — like activated charcoal, but without igniting or reacting violently.

Here are materials and substances that attract, adsorb, or chemically bind oxygen safely and passively:

==== - Mechanism: Physical adsorption of gases (including oxygen) onto a large surface area. ====
* Use: Air purifiers, gas masks, water filters.
* Notes: Doesn't chemically bind oxygen — just holds it on its surface.

==== - Mechanism: Chemical binding — iron oxidizes to iron oxide (rust). ====
* Use: Food packaging (oxygen absorbers).
* Notes: Works slowly, safe, doesn’t ignite. Needs moisture to function well.

==== - Mechanism: Chemically binds dissolved oxygen in water. ====
* Use: Deoxygenation in water treatment, boiler systems.
* Notes: Works only in liquids, not air.

==== - Mechanism: Reduces oxygen — mild reducing agent. ====
* Use: Food preservation, antioxidant.
* Notes: Safe, but used more in solution than in open air.

==== - Mechanism: Adsorb gases, including oxygen, selectively. ====
* Use: Gas separation (like oxygen concentrators), air purification.
* Notes: Often used in pressure swing adsorption (PSA) systems.

==== - Mechanism: Transition metal oxides that absorb/release oxygen in redox cycles. ====
* Use: Oxygen storage, chemical looping.
* Notes: Industrial, not typically used in everyday products.

==== - Mechanism: Reversibly stores oxygen (used in catalytic converters). ====
* Use: Oxygen sensors, catalysts, solar fuel generation.
* Notes: High-tech applications.

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If you're trying to remove oxygen from the air passively (for storage, packaging, lab use, etc.), the best safe options are:
* ✅ Iron powder oxygen absorbers
* ✅ Activated charcoal
* ✅ Zeolites (if you need gas separation)

Let me know if you want to buy, make, or use these in a specific application, and I’ll help you pick the best method.