Membrane Technology for Carbon Dioxide Separation in Life Support Systems 941339
Future manned space missions and space stations require almost completely closed ECLSS-loops. One important problem is the separation and concentration of CO2 from cabin air and the subsequent recovery of oxygen. A complete CO2-processing system has been developed at Dornier consisting of a CO2-separation and concentration unit (Solid Amine Water Desorption system - SAWD), a catalytic CO2-methanation reactor (Sabatier) and a process water electrolyzer for final oxygen and hydrogen recovery [1]. The current work intends to develop an appropriate membrane-based process as an alternative to the SAWD-process, in order to reduce energy consumption, volume and weight and to provide continuous operation.
An extended screening of commercially available solution-diffusion membranes has been performed with the result that the polymers cannot meet the requirements for the advantageous replacement of the SAWD-system [2] [3].
A much better performance has been found by using novel carrier mediated transport membranes (facilitated transport). Significant improvements in permeability and selectivity were realized by using the flowing liquid membrane technology.
Another development route consists of using fixed carrier transport membranes (amine bases) and special selective polymer coated substrates.
Citation: Jehle, W., Staneff, T., Steinwandel, J., and Wagner, B., "Membrane Technology for Carbon Dioxide Separation in Life Support Systems," SAE Technical Paper 941339, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/941339. Download Citation
Author(s):
W. Jehle, Th. Staneff, J. Steinwandel, B. Wagner
Affiliated:
Dornier GmbH Friedrichshafen
Pages: 7
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1994 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V103-1
Related Topics:
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Spacecraft
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