A METHOD OF STUDYING THE MOVEMENT OF RESPIRATORY GASES THROUGH WAXY COATINGS

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Abstract
A micro-gas analyzer of a new type is described which utilizes stopcocks (so placed that the gas being analyzed does not pass through them), dry absorbents, and a pressure compensating device. A technique is outlined for testing the permeabilities of waxy coatings to respiratory gases, using a small cucurbit fruit as test-object. Tests made of 3 types of waxy coatings indicated that the permeabilities of the coatings to CO2 and O2 were critical in determining the success of the treatment, the ideal situation in this case being a high permeability to oxygen accompanied by low permeability to CO2.

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