ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT: AIR REVITALIZATION


Efforts toward the development of Advanced Life Support Systems for Air Revitalization inlcude: the use of microalgal bioreactors, higher plants, and electrochemical techniques for the generation of oxygen from carbon dioxide; the use of advanced sorbents, membrane and electrochemical methods for separating carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; the use of catalytically active regenerable sorbents and photocatalytic oxidation methods for trace organic contaminant control; and vapor phase catalytic oxiation of ammonia. References to these methods are provided below.


RELATED SITE

Adsorption Laboratory for Air Revitalization: NASA-Ames


REFERENCES

GENERAL

Dall-Bauman, L., Jeng, F., Christian, S., Edeen, M.A., and Lin, C., Advanced Air Revitalization System Modeling and Testing, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 901446, presenated 20th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, Williamsburg, VA, July 9-12, 1990.

Lee. M.G., and Brown, M.F., Hybrid Air Revitalization System for a Closed Ecosystem, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 901311, presented at 20th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Williamsburg, VA, July 9-12, 1990.


OXYGEN GENERATION FROM CARBON DIOXIDE

Adachi, T., Miya, A., and Taniguchi, S., Experimental Study for Construction of Microalgae Culturing System to Eliminate CO2 and O2 Regeneration in the Closed Air. Elimination of CO2 and Regeneration of O2 using Microalgae Under Low CO2 Concentration in Aeration Air, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961559, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Bolsunovsky, A., and Zhavoronkov, V., Constructions of Photobioreactors for Microalgal Cultivation in CELSS, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961364, presented 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Boyda, R.B., and Hendrix, S.P., EDC Development and Testing for the Space Station Program, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 860918, presented 16th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 14-16, 1986. Boyda, R.B., Lance, N., and Schwartz, N., Electrochemical CO2 Concentration for the Space Station Program, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 851341, 1985. Edeen, M.A., Dominick, J.S., Barta, D.J., and Packham, N.J.C., Control of Air Revitaliation Using Plants: Results of the Early Human Testing Initiative Phase I Test, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961522, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Isenberg, A.O., and Verostko, C.E., Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor High Temperature Electrolysis, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 891506, presented 19th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 24-26, 1989.

Shi, Z., Wu, D., and Ash, R.L., An Investigation of Radio Frequency Enhanced Glow Discharge Production of Oxygen from Carbon Dioxide, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961369, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Wright, B.D., and Garcia, A., CELSS Engineering: Proportional Control of CO2 using Higher Plants, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 891573, presented 19th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 1989.


CARBON DIOXIDE CONTROL

Buchman, O.A., MacKnight, A.K., Gomez, D., and Supra, L.N., Development of a Regenerable Metal Oxide CO2 Absorber for EMU Applications, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961483, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Eckhard, F., Feron, P.H.M., and Witt, J., Evaluation of a Membrane Based Carbon Dioxide Absorber for Spacecraft ECLS Applications, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961369, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Lee, M.G., Grigger, D.J., and Foerg, S.L., Electrochemical CO2 and O2 Separation for Crew and Plant Environments, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 921319, presented 22nd International Conference on Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA, July 13-16, 1992.

Lee, M.G., Grigger, D.J., and Brown, M.F., Advanced Air Revitalization for Optimized Crew and Plant Environments, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 911501, presented 21st International Conference on Environmental Systems, San Francisco, CA, July 15-18, 1991.

McCray, S.B., Ray, R., Newbold, D.D., Millard, D.L., Friesen, D.T., and Foerg, S., Operation of a Breadboard Liquid-Sorbent/Membrane-Contactor System for Removing Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapor from Air, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 921321, presented 22nd International Conference on Environmental Systems, Seattle, WA, July 13-16, 1992.

McCray, S.B., Wytcherley, R.W., Friesen, D.T., and Ray, R.J., Preliminary Evaluation of a Membrane-Based System for Removing CO2 from Air, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 901295, presented at 20th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Williamsburg, VA, July 9-12, 1990.


TRACE CONTAMINANT CONTROL

Akse, J.R., and Thompson, J.O., Catalytically Active Regenerable Sorbent Beds (CARS) for Airborne Contaminants, Life Supp. Biosph. Sci., 1, 159-167, 1995.

Graf, J.C., Photocatalytic Oxidation of Volatile Organic Contaminants, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 951660, presented at 25th International Conference on Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 10-13, 1995.

Hall, R.J., Obee, T.N., Hay, S.O., Sangiovanni, J.J., Bonczyk, P.A., Freihaut, J.D., Genovese, J.E., and Sribnik, F., Photocatalytic Oxidation Technology for Trace Contaminant Control in Aircraft and Spacecraft, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961520, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.

Zlotopolsk'ii, V.M., and Smolenskaja, T.S., Plasmo-Ozonocatalytic System of Microcontaminants Removal from Atmosphere, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 951561, presented at 25th International Conference on Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 10-13, 1995.


VAPOR PHASE CATALYTIC AMMONIA REMOVAL

Budininkas, P., Rasouli, F., and Wydeven, T., Development of a Water Recovery Subsystem Based on Vapor Phase Catalytic Ammonia Removal (VPCAR), SAE Technical Paper Series No. 860985, presented 16th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, San Diego, CA, July 14-16, 1986.

Budininkas, P., Quattrone, P.D., and Leban, M.I., Water Recovery by Catalytic Treatment of Urine Vapor, ASME 80-ENAs-10, presented 10th Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems, 1980.

Flynn, M.T., and Borchers, B., An Evaluation of the Vapor Phase Catalytic Ammonia Removal Process for Use in Space Flight, SAE Technical Paper Series No. 961545, presented at 26th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Monterey, CA, July 8-11, 1996.


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