Waste management technology and the drivers for space missions

John W. Fisher; John A. Hogan; Lance Delzeit; Travis Liggett; Kanapathipillai Wignarajah; Ric Alba; Eric Litwiller; Gregory Pace; Thomas G. Fox

doi:10.4271/2008-01-2047

Waste management technology and the drivers for space missions

John W. Fisher, John A. Hogan, Lance Delzeit, Travis Liggett, Kanapathipillai Wignarajah, Ric Alba, Eric Litwiller, Gregory Pace, Thomas G. Fox

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Since the mid 1980s, NASA has developed advanced waste management technologies that collect and process waste. These technologies include incineration, hydrothermal oxidation, pyrolysis, electrochemical oxidation, activated carbon production, brine dewatering, slurry bioreactor oxidation, composting, NOx control, compaction, and waste collection. Some of these technologies recover resources such as water, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon, fuels, and nutrients. Other technologies such as the Waste Collection System (WCS - the commode) collect waste for storage or processing. The need for waste processing varies greatly depending upon the mission scenario. This paper reviews the waste management technology development activities conducted by NASA since the mid 1980s and explores the drivers that determine the application of these technologies to future missions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	207-227
Number of pages	21
Journal	SAE International Journal of Aerospace
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2047
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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