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jaap · 29th May 2006, 22:06

Hi

Are there any folks out there with experinence from _actually_ handling the Russian "O3" stuff?

Please, if you have not used it but have heard rumors about how nasty it is spare this thread from it.

I'm a chemist and have been diving and tinkering with rebreathers for 5-6 years and know that this "O3" stuff is not "safe" and that the name "O3" has nothing to do with ozone, O3. AFAIK its supposed to be mostly KO2, and that makes sense.

I got a keg of it in the basement, obtained it for running some after hours analysis of its actual composition and for some experimenting.

The thing I don't get is how anyone could dive with it! The smell is bad! Smells like some kind of organic ammonia compound... very strange.

So does anyone know if its supposed to smell that way, or have I gotten hold of a contaminated sample? The granules are yellowish.

I have not had any time to analyze it yet.

29th May 2006, 22:06	#1 (permalink)
jaap Normal people worry me Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other CCR RB80 / Clone Ray Other SCR Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR RB80 / Clone Ray Other SCR Home Build Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 451	Any "O3" users out there? Hi Are there any folks out there with experinence from _actually_ handling the Russian "O3" stuff? Please, if you have not used it but have heard rumors about how nasty it is spare this thread from it. I'm a chemist and have been diving and tinkering with rebreathers for 5-6 years and know that this "O3" stuff is not "safe" and that the name "O3" has nothing to do with ozone, O3. AFAIK its supposed to be mostly KO2, and that makes sense. I got a keg of it in the basement, obtained it for running some after hours analysis of its actual composition and for some experimenting. The thing I don't get is how anyone could dive with it! The smell is bad! Smells like some kind of organic ammonia compound... very strange. So does anyone know if its supposed to smell that way, or have I gotten hold of a contaminated sample? The granules are yellowish. I have not had any time to analyze it yet.
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