Project Title:

Thermally Desorbable Toxin and Odor Control Cartridge

12.08-5201
NAS9-18337
Thermally Desorbable Toxin and Odor Control
	Cartridge
Umpqua Research Company
	P.O. Box 791
	Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
		Gerald V. Colombo
(503-863-5201)

Abstract:

	A number of Space Station systems utilize air streams for transportion of materials
or for ventilation. A light-weight, low-power, regenerable air purification system
is needed for the removal of trace contaminants before these streams are returned
to the cabin. These contaminants include a wide range of organic compounds, that
are artifacts of human metabolism. Specific regenerable sorbents have been identified
which effectively remove these potential contaminants from gaseous streams by adsorption
at ambient temperatures and desorb these compounds with high efficiency at elevated
temperature. The sorption-thermal-desorption phenomenon provides the basis for the
development of a regenerable, trace-contaminant removal system.

Potential Commercial Application:

Potential Commercial Applications: Regenerable air purification systems would apply
in the control of industrial emissions and in home air-conditioning systems