Environmental Carbon Dioxide Control
740931
02/01/1974
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ENVIRONMENTAL CARBON DIOXIDE CONTROL
by Michael Onischak, Energy Research Corp, Bethel, Conn.A study of environmental carbon dioxide control for NASA EVA missions found solid potassium carbonate to be an effective regenerable absorbent in maintaining low carbon dioxide levels. The supported sorbent was capable of repeated regeneration below 150°C without appreciable degradation.Optimum structures in the form of thin pliable sheets of carbonate, inert support and binder were developed. Interpretation of a new solid-gas pore closing model helped predict the optimum sorbent and analysis of individual sorbent sheet performance in a thin rectangular channel sorber can predict packed bed performance.
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- Onischak, M., Baker, B., and Gidaspow, D., "Environmental Carbon Dioxide Control," SAE Technical Paper 740931, 1974, https://doi.org/10.4271/740931.