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Regenerable Air Purification System for Gas-Phase Contaminant ControlA regenerable air purification system (RAPS) that uses water vapor to displace adsorbed contaminants from an. adsorbent column into a closed oxidation loop is under development through cooperative R&D between Vanderbilt University and NASA Ames Research Center. A unit based on this design can be used for removing trace gas-phase contaminants from spacecraft cabin air or from polluted process streams including incinerator exhaust. Recent work has focused on fabrication and operation of a RAPS breadboard at NASA Ames, and on measurement of adsorption isotherm data for several important organic compounds at Vanderbilt. These activities support the use and validation of RAPS modeling software also under development at Vanderbilt, which will in turn be used to construct a prototype system later in the project.
Document ID
20010082932
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Constantinescu, Ileana C.
(Orbital Sciences Corp. Moffett Field, CA United States)
Qi, Nan
(Vanderbilt Univ. TN United States)
LeVan, M. Douglas
(Vanderbilt Univ. TN United States)
Finn, Cory K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Finn, John E.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Luna, Bernadette
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 2, 2000
Subject Category
Environment Pollution
Meeting Information
Meeting: 4th International Conference on Life Support and Biosphere Science
Location: Baltimore, MD
Country: United States
Start Date: August 6, 2000
End Date: August 9, 2000
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 131-20-10
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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