SMERWG 25 Industry Reception Brochure - Flipbook - Page 11
SMERWG
JANUARY 2026
GENERAL: Twenty-eight years ago Micropore Inc. developed solid sheet absorbents based on their patented
ExtendAir® process that encapsulates reactive absorbent powders in a stable sheet. The CO2 absorbent powder is
extremely fine, similar in particle size to talcum powder. Micropore offers lithium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide
absorbents for fan powered and unpowered/emergency use in removing carbon dioxide in a wide range of
applications such as routine and emergency carbon dioxide control for submarines, diving rebreathers, mine
refuge/CBRN shelters, personal protection escape devices, spacecraft and anesthesia machines in hospitals or field
operating rooms. Micropore products are approved and installed in submarine Navies (USA, Canada, Sweden, UK,
Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam and S Korea).
EMERGENCY CO2 CONTROL: CO2 control curtains made from lithium hydroxide have been tested by multiple NATO
(Europe and North America) and Pac Rim Navies. These independent tests have demonstrated Micropore’s superior
performance at low temperatures or high pressures (optimized for DISSUB conditions). ExtendAir® curtains offer
greater density (liters of CO2 per cubic meter of storage volume) than all alternative products.
Rolled ExtendAir® Curtain
NSN 6810-01-560-3015
Folded Curtains in Ammo Box
NSN 4240-01-543-3287
FAN POWERED ABSORBENT: Micropore’s PowerCubes® are
used on diesel electric submarines and space capsules for
non-regenerative CO2 control. For AIP and nuclear submarines
PowerCube® scrubbers can be used for localized CO2 control.
PowerCubes® are 33% more dense than granular containers.
PowerCubes® were successfully tested by the Canadian MOD,
the Royal Dutch Navy/Royal Norwegian Navies and the UKRN.
Hanging Curtains for
Dutch Shipboard Trials
PowerCube® Adsorbent
NSN 4240-01-626-9829
COMBAT & EOD/MCM DIVING REBREATHERS: Micropore partners with the world’s leading Navies and
Rebreather OEMs to integrate ExtendAir® absorbents into diving rebreathers. Current offerings are available for
Drager MK25, Carlton MK16, Aqualung MODE, FROGS & AMPHORA, JFD Shadow Enforcer & Excursion, Open Safety
Incursion. Features include 15-25% reduced work of breathing, 70% less caustic than granules in first 5 minutes of
a flooded rebreather, and high resistance to absorbent bed degradation due to shock and vibration.
1000 Konica Drive, Elkton, MD 21921, USA
Contact us at: Rick.Oddo@MicroporeUSA.com; Tom.Daley@MicroporeUSA.com; www.MicroporeUSA.com
