| CPC B01D 19/0094 (2013.01) [B01D 19/0068 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |

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1. A method of degasifying a liquid comprising:
filling a liquid chamber with liquid;
increasing an internal volume of the liquid chamber to generate a vacuum within the liquid chamber;
applying one or more pressure waves to the liquid in the liquid chamber to form a plurality of gas bubbles which rise to a surface of the liquid and release gas within the plurality of gas bubbles into a space above the liquid in the liquid chamber; and
decreasing the internal volume of the liquid chamber to force the gas through a vapor outlet of the liquid chamber, wherein a degassed liquid remains in the liquid chamber.
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