Development of a Gravity Independent Nitrification Biological Water Processor 2003-01-2560
Biological water processors are currently being developed for application in microgravity environments. Work has been performed to develop a single-phase, gravity independent anoxic denitrification reactor for organic carbon removal [1]. As a follow on to this work it was necessary to develop a gravity independent nitrification reactor in order to provide sufficient nitrite and nitrate to the organic carbon oxidation reactor for the complete removal of organic carbon. One approach for providing the significant amounts of dissolved oxygen required for nitrification is to require the biological reactor design to process two-phase gas and liquid in micro-gravity. This paper addresses the design and test results overview for development of a tubular, two-phase, gravity independent nitrification biological water processor.
Citation: Campbell, M., Vega, L., Ungar, E., and Pickering, K., "Development of a Gravity Independent Nitrification Biological Water Processor," SAE Technical Paper 2003-01-2560, 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/2003-01-2560. Download Citation
Author(s):
Melissa Campbell, Leticia Vega, Eugene K. Ungar, Karen D. Pickering
Affiliated:
NASA Johnson Space Center
Pages: 8
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Water treatment
Gravity
Microgravity
Biological sciences
Technical review
Corrosion
Gases
Oxygen
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