Study of Sabatier Catalyst Performance for a Mars ISRU Propellant Production Plant

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dc.creatorFranco, Carolina
dc.creatorDevor, Robert
dc.creatorSnyder, Sarah J.
dc.creatorPetersen, Elspeth M.
dc.creatorHintze, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-26T18:21:32Z
dc.date.available2019-06-26T18:21:32Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-07
dc.descriptionCarolina Franco, AECOM, USA
dc.descriptionRobert Devor, Southeastern Universities Research Association, USA
dc.descriptionSarah J. Snyder, AECOM, USA
dc.descriptionElspeth M. Petersen, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA
dc.descriptionPaul Hintze, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA
dc.descriptionICES308: Advanced Technologies for In-Situ Resource Utilization
dc.descriptionThe 49th International Conference on Environmental Systems as held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 07 July 2019 through 11 July 2019.
dc.description.abstractNASA is currently developing technologies for use in the field of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). One of the technologies being advanced is the Sabatier, or methanation, reactor which converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methane gas and water at high temperatures. This paper discusses the catalyst life and performance issues for these reactors that would be expected on Mars and describes the test methods employed and observed results. The various catalysts were tested in their capacity for the continuous production of methane gas via the Sabatier reaction and the possible effects of launch vibration loads, exposure to liquid water, particulate contamination, and chemical contamination to the overall observed reaction efficacy of the catalysts evaluated.
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dc.identifier.otherICES_2019_77
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/84786
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher49th International Conference on Environmental Systems
dc.subjectSabatier
dc.subjectreactor
dc.subjectcatalyst
dc.subjectpropellant
dc.subjectmethane
dc.subjectin-situ
dc.titleStudy of Sabatier Catalyst Performance for a Mars ISRU Propellant Production Planten_US
dc.typePresentations

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