BS 8618:2015

BS 8618:2015 gives requirements and test methods for granular andpelleted carbon dioxide absorbent materials.NOTE For the purposes of this standard, the term "granular" includes bothgranular and pelleted material.It is applicable to granular carbon dioxide absorbents intended for use inlife-support applications including re-breathing apparatus on the surface andunderwater, hyperbaric, and hypobaric applications.It excludes granular and pelleted carbon dioxide absorbents intended for use inapplications in medical anaesthesiology, materials that also generate oxygen,and monolithic pre-formed materials or those embedded within a polymermatrix.Cross References:BS ISO 3310-1