Continuous Electrochemical Gas Separation
Status: Completed
Start Date: 2014-09-01
End Date: 2016-08-31
Description:
State-of-the-art carbon dioxide removal technology is heavy and requires considerable power. This novel approach is based on an electrochemical membrane technology that incorporates ionic liquids. It uses only electricity to drive the separation, with no moving parts or pressure drops and CO2 can be collected for oxygen recovery.
Benefits:
This project hopes to improve carbon dioxide removal technology, which could be beneficial to future human space flight.
Lead Organization: Johnson Space Center