Abstract: Agents containing polyaniline of one or more specified kinds shown by Formulas (1)-(4) given below can generate active oxygen efficiently and economically when contacted with a liquid having oxygen dissolved therein: ##STR1## where A is a negative ion, n is an integer between 2 and 5000, x and y are numbers such that x+y=1 and 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.5.