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Testing of synthetic biological membranes for forward osmosis applications
(46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2016-07-10)
Commercially available Forward Osmosis membranes have been extensively tested for human space flight wastewater treatment. Despite the improvements achieved in the last decades, there is still a challenge to produce reliable ...
FOST 2 upgrade with hollow-fiber CTA FO module and generation of osmotic agent for microorganism growth studies
(46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2016-07-10)
FOST 2 is an integrated membrane system that incorporates a forward osmosis subsystem and a reverse osmosis subsystem working in parallel. It has been designed as a post treatment system to process the effluent from the ...
Technical Risks Associated with Heat Melt Compaction Systems
(2020 International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2020-07-31)
The processing of trash and waste is a welcome and valuable addition to humans living and working in space. Besides the obvious desire to have a pleasant and productive habitation environment, trash management has many ...
Development of a Personal Water Reclamation System (PWRS)
(49th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2019-07-07)
The personal water reclamation system (PWRS) is a passive water treatment bag that is designed for emergency use. The PWRS produces an engineered drink or food product from contaminated water. It uses a pervaporation ...
Multifiltration Bed Replacement System for the International Space Station using Aquaporin Membranes and Humidity Condensate Ersatz Wastewater
(47th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2017-07-16)
The Multifiltration Bed system in the International Space Station (ISS) Water Processor Assembly (WPA) needs to be improved by reducing or eliminating the usage rate of expendable media, removing dimethylsilanediol, and ...
FOST 2 testing using grey water and bioreactor effluent as the feed
(45th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2015-07-12)
The FOST 2 system is designed as a post treatment system to process the effluent from the Membrane Aerated Biological Reactor (MABR) that is under development at NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC), and its function is to ...
Evaluation of Brine Processing Technologies for Spacecraft Wastewater
(45th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2015-07-12)
Brine drying systems may be used in spaceflight. There are several advantages to using brine processing technologies for long-duration human missions including a reduction in resupply requirements and achieving high water ...
Development of an Adsorption System for the Trash Compaction Processing System designed for operation in the International Space Station Express Rack
(2020 International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2020-07-31)
A water recovery system that utilizes adsorption to work with the Trash Compaction Processing System, formerly known as the Heat Melt Compactor, is being designed at NASA Ames Research Center as an option to current state ...
A Review of Existing Policies Affecting the Jettison of Waste in Low Earth Orbit and Deep Space
(50th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 7/12/2021)
The management of waste generated onboard spacecraft during future long-duration deep-space missions will require different solutions from those currently implemented on the International Space Station which consist ...
Progress and Direction of the Forward Osmosis-Cargo Transfer Bag Concept for 2013
(44th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2014-07-13)
The Forward Osmosis - Cargo Transfer Bag (FO-CTB) is a modified cargo transfer bag (CTB) with an embedded functional water treatment element, based on a forward osmosis (FO) membrane. CTBs are used to deliver small items ...