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Nanoscale Materials for Human Spaceflight Applications: Regenerable Carbon Dioxide Removal Using Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes
Technical Paper
2006-01-2195
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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The challenges of missions to the Moon and Mars presents NASA with the need for more advanced life support systems, including better technologies for CO2 removal in spacecraft atmospheres and extravehicular mobility units (EMU). Amine-coated single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) have been proposed as a potential solution because of their high surface area and thermal conductivity. Initial research demonstrated the need for functionalization of SWCNT to obtain optimal adherence of the amine to the SWCNT support phase [1]. Recent efforts focus on the development of new methods to chemically bond amines to SWCNT. Synthesis and characterization methods for these materials are discussed and some preliminary materials characterization data are presented. The CO2 adsorption capacity for several versions of SWCNT supported amine-based CO2 scrubber materials is also determined.
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- R. Allada - NASA Johnson Space Center
- P. Moloney - NASA Johnson Space Center
- M. Anderson - NASA Johnson Space Center
- F. Smith - NASA Johnson Space Center
- S. Arepalli - NASA Johnson Space Center
- L. Yowell - NASA Johnson Space Center
- J. Chattopadhyay - Rice University
- K. Shah - Rice University
- W. E. Billups - Rice University
- T. Filburn - University of Hartford
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Allada, R., Moloney, P., Anderson, M., Smith, F. et al., "Nanoscale Materials for Human Spaceflight Applications: Regenerable Carbon Dioxide Removal Using Single-wall Carbon Nanotubes," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-2195, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2195.Also In
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