An advanced carbon reactor subsystem for carbon dioxide reductionAn evaluation is presented of the development status of an advanced carbon-reactor subsystem (ACRS) for the production of water and dense, solid carbon from CO2 and hydrogen, as required in physiochemical air revitalization systems for long-duration manned space missions. The ACRS consists of a Sabatier Methanation Reactor (SMR) that reduces CO2 with hydrogen to form methane and water, a gas-liquid separator to remove product water from the methane, and a Carbon Formation Reactor (CFR) to pyrolize methane to carbon and hydrogen; the carbon is recycled to the SMR, while the produce carbon is periodically removed from the CFR. A preprototype ACRS under development for the NASA Space Station is described.
Document ID
19870051498
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Noyes, Gary P. (United Technologies Corp. Hamilton Standard Div., Windsor Locks, CT, United States)
Cusick, Robert J. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)