Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
This paper provides an overview of the development of environmental revitalization techniques from their beginnings in caisson and submarine habitats, up to the present time. The use of CO2 adsorbents, such as LiOH and their application to the first U.S. manned spaceflight is described, together with the beginnings of the regenerable CO2 sorber technology using molecular sieves and its ultimate application to Skylab. The concepts and hardware systems used for atmospheric revitalization on all major U.S. ground-based manned tests is detailed, including CO2 reduction and O2 generation processes. Current research and development efforts are also outlined. The paper concludes with a detailed description of the recently completed SSP, the most advanced and complete ECS that has been fabricated to date.
Keywords:
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Type:
ASME PAPER 74-ENAS-50
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Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems; Jul 29, 1974 - Aug 01, 1974; Seattle, WA; US
Format:
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