Recyclab, a Laboratory for Regenerative Life Support Development

To determine the actual development needs and possibilities in the international scenario in the Advanced Life Support field

To develop new technologies for the regeneration of the main resources in exploration missions (water, air, waste)

To test the technologies developed in closed loop in an integrated system.

Acquisition of information on the state of art in the field of Advanced Live Support

Set-up of a Recyclab laboratory, to test the single technologies selected at the workbench level (bread boarding)

Set-up of an overall demonstrator structure derived from an ISS Node mock-up, to test the developed technologies in an integrated configuration

Design and acquisition of water, food and air regeneration demonstrators

Preparation of research protocols to carry out the experimentation campaigns.

Carry out the first experimentation campaign on the water Multi-filtration and Photocatalysis recovery technologies

Carry out the first experimentation campaign on the trace gas removal using sorption technologies (zeolites)

Acquire new reactors dedicated to the air revitalization research and carry out the first experimentation campaign

Design and develop the first overall demonstrator outfitting configuration

Conclusion of laboratory equipment set-up activities with a Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrophotometer (GC-MS) for trace gas contaminants research and Total Organic Carbon (TOC) analyzer for water monitoring.