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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 ...
Testing Aquaporin InsideTM Membrane on the Intenational Space Station
(46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2016-07-10)
Recently, forward osmosis has received increased attention in the market of water treatment in a wide variety of applications on earth. Now, it has been tested in space on the international Space Station.
The Aquaporin ...
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 ...
Forward Osmosis Brine Drying
(46th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2016-07-10)
The Forward Osmosis Brine Drying (FOBD) system is a membrane-based urine brine drying technology designed for use in microgravity. It has been evaluated by NASA for use on the International Space Station (ISS) to increase ...
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 ...
Next Generation Capacitive Deionization Water Recycling Systems for use on Space Vehicles
(45th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2015-07-12)
Atlantis Technologies has developed a super capacitor based low energy, fouling resistant desalination technology called Radial Deionization (RDI) that can generate clean drinking water and concentrated brine from severely ...
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 ...
The Effects of Membrane Selection on Bioelectrochemical System Performance
(44th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2014-07-13)
Reliable and efficient closed-loop resource recycling and recovery will be vital to the safety of crewmembers and the overall mission sustainability during long-duration space exploration. The use of bioelectrochemical ...
Results for the Brine Evaporation Bag (BEB) Brine Processing Test
(45th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 2015-07-12)
The recent Brine Processing Test compared the NASA Forward Osmosis Brine Dewatering (FOBD), Paragon Ionomer Water Processor (IWP), UMPQUA Ultrasonic Brine Dewatering System (UBDS), and the NASA Brine Evaporation Bag (BEB). ...