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Johnson
Space Center
1984 Phase II
Liquid-Sorbent/Membrane-Contactor
(LSMC) for CO2
Removal
Bend Research, Inc.
Bend, OR
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INNOVATION
Uses a regenerable sorbent
to control the concentration of CO2 and
water vapor in spacecraft atmospheres
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LSMC Breadboard System
Optional Powerpoint
file
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- No reliance on other subsystems
to control CO2
and water-vapor concentrations
- Simple and lightweight design
with no requirement for consumables or expendables
- Prototype delivered to NASA/JSC
- Long-term operation test of
more than 700 continuous hours
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Potential applications include
production of oxygen or nitrogen enriched air, separations
in pharmaceutical and food- processing industries, and removal of
nitrogen from nitrogen-contaminated natural gas
- Obtained more than $1 million
from gas-processing companies
- Nitrogen extraction system planned,
with field tests scheduled for 1996 and commercial introduction in 1997
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- LSMC shows promise for use in
spacecraft atmospheres
- Other applications include submarines, military command centers, and high-altitude aircraft
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