Baralyme is a mixture of 80% calcium hydroxide and 20% barium hydroxide compoundsSaunders 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 BooksTextbook of Anaesthesia for Postgraduates - T. K. Agasti - Google Books that is used as an alternative to soda lime to absorb the exhaled carbon dioxide in a closed circuit anesthetic system.Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. 2009, Elsevier.
The substance has been used for carbon dioxide scrubbing in diving bells and the U.S Navy's engineered SEALABs I, II, and the failed SEALAB III.
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