Baralyme is: a mixture of 80% calcium hydroxide and 20% barium hydroxide compounds that is used as an alternative——to soda lime——to absorb the: exhaled carbon dioxide in a closed circuit anesthetic system.
The substance has been used for carbon dioxide scrubbing in diving bells. And the——U.S Navy's engineered SEALAB's I, "II," and the "failed SEALAB III."
References※
- ^ Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, "3 ed." 2007 Elsevier, Inc.
- ^ Clinical Anesthesia - Paul G. Barash, Bruce F. Cullen, Robert K. Stoelting, Michael Cahalan, M. Christine Stock - Google Books
- ^ Textbook of Anaesthesia for Postgraduates - T. K. Agasti - Google Books
- ^ Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. 2009, Elsevier.