Investigating Waste Preparation Methods for Trash-to-Gas Technologies

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dc.creatorShah, Malay
dc.creatorPitts, Ray
dc.creatorBenson, Morgan
dc.creatorGleeson, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T23:11:03Z
dc.date.available2022-06-20T23:11:03Z
dc.date.issued7/10/2022
dc.descriptionMalay Shah, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionRay Pitts, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionMorgan Benson, NASA Kennedy Space Center, US
dc.descriptionJonathan Gleeson, The Bionetics Corporation, US
dc.descriptionICES304: Physio-Chemical Life Support- Waste Management Systems- Technology and Process Developmenten
dc.descriptionThe 51st International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Saint Paul, Minnesota, US, on 10 July 2022 through 14 July 2022.en_US
dc.description.abstractTrash-to-gas technologies show promise in addressing the need for a sustainable waste management system onboard long-duration space habitats. However, a clear understanding on how the initial preparation and transport of waste into the reaction zone can affect the overall conversion efficiency must be realized. Factors such as the waste size, moisture content, and packing density can have significant impacts on the reactor performance. The goal of this study was to leverage current state-of-the-art preparation and delivery mechanisms to develop a concept for a full-scale, microgravity compatible system that can prepare and deliver waste that enhances the overall solid-to-gas conversion of existing trash-to-gas technologies. An extensive literature review was conducted to select potential candidates for such a system. High-performing candidates were tested in the laboratory environment using a mixed waste stream (organics and inorganics) to determine how these methods affect the total syngas production in a combustion reactor. This work will help lay the framework for implementation in a full-scale trash-to-gas system on exploration class space missions.
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dc.identifier.otherICES-2022-195
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/89736
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher51st International Conference on Environmental Systems
dc.subjectTrash-to-gas
dc.subjectWaste Management
dc.subjectWaste Preparation
dc.subjectLogistics Reduction
dc.subjectSyngas
dc.titleInvestigating Waste Preparation Methods for Trash-to-Gas Technologies
dc.typePresentationen_US

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