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At 18.22 95-10-30, <GILGSN@ao*.co*> wrote:
>Hi, hydrogen is used as a diluent for mixtures with less than 4% O2 or it
>would explode.

'hope you mean more than 4%.

>Some extremely deep dives were done by the French company Comex with
>hydreliox, witch is a mis of helium, hydrogen and O2.
>
To my konwledge the first hydorox dives were made in Sweden by Zetterstr=F6m
in '40ies. He used trimix 4% O2 72% H2 24% N2.

Hydrox may have a future if chemical decompression is used. The idea is to
give the diver a synthetic enzyme that is designed to oxidize the dissolved
H2 into water. "take this pill and surface!".

The problem seems to be that the diving market is way to small to support
a project that is as costly as designing a new major drug.

/Sten

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