Baralyme Explained

Baralyme is a mixture of 80% calcium hydroxide and 20% barium hydroxide compounds^{[1] [2] [3]} that is used as an alternative to soda lime to absorb the exhaled carbon dioxide in a closed circuit anesthetic system.^[4]

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.

Notes and References

1. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. 2007 Elsevier, Inc.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=-YI9P2DLe9UC&dq=Baralyme&pg=PA673 Clinical Anesthesia - Paul G. Barash, Bruce F. Cullen, Robert K. Stoelting, Michael Cahalan, M. Christine Stock - Google Books
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=f2YOpCMNFD4C&dq=Baralyme&pg=PA439 Textbook of Anaesthesia for Postgraduates - T. K. Agasti - Google Books
4. Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. 2009, Elsevier.