Soda lime
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soda-lime-175-6114134
title:
Soda lime
text:
Soda lime, a mixture of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and calcium oxide (CaO), is used in granular form within recirculating breathing environments like general anesthesia and its breathing circuit, submarines, rebreathers, and hyperbaric chambers and underwater habitats. Its purpose is to eliminate carbon dioxide (CO2) from breathing gases, preventing carbon dioxide retention and, eventually, carbon dioxide poisoning. The creation of soda lime involves treating slaked lime with a concentrated sodium
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical mixture for absorbing carbon dioxide
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_lime
date created:
2004-03-03T12:54:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T14:47:20Z
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