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Electrolytic Removal of Nitrate From CELSS Crop ResiduesThe controlled ecological life support system (CELSS) resource recovery system is a waste processing system using aerobic and anaerobic bioreactors to recover plant nutrients and secondary foods from inedible biomass. Crop residues contain significant amounts of nitrate which presents two problems: (1) both CELSS biomass production and resource recovery consume large quantities of nitric acid, (2) nitrate causes a variety of problems in both aerobic and anaerobic bioreactors. A technique was proposed to remove the nitrate from potato inedible biomass leachate and to satisfy the nitric acid demand using a four compartment electrolytic cell.
Document ID
19970006838
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Colon, Guillermo (Puerto Rico Univ. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico)
Sager, John (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
August 9, 1996
Publication Information
Publication: NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program
Subject Category
Inorganic And Physical Chemistry
Accession Number
97N13731
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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