“Symbiose”: Technology Developments for Bioregeneration in Space 941348
Dedicated technology has been developed to support long-term biological experiments on-board spacecraft. These developments include a microgravity compatible tubular photo bioreactor for the cultivation of micro algae at very high biomass concentrations and with very high gas exchange rates, a microgravity compatible gas / liquid phase separator which also works as a pneumatic low shear-stress pump, a microgravity compatible dehumidifier, and a maltose separating reverse osmosis unit. Integration of these technologies into a partially closed artificial ecosystem form the foundation of the SYMBIOSE concept (System for Microgravity Bioregenerative Support of Experiments).
Citation: Wolf, L. and Brechignac, F., "“Symbiose”: Technology Developments for Bioregeneration in Space," SAE Technical Paper 941348, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/941348. Download Citation
Author(s):
Luzian Wolf, François Brechignac
Affiliated:
ESA-ESTEC
Pages: 9
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1994 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V103-1
Related Topics:
Microgravity
Spacecraft
Gases
Biological sciences
Pumps
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