Space aquatic chemistry: A roadmap for drinking water treatment in microgravity.

Autor:	Ma B; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.; Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie II, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45117, Germany., Bai Y; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China., Hu C; Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China., Xie B; Institute of Environmental Biology and Life Support Technology, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China., Zhang J; Department of Water Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.; Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, 04318, Germany., Ulbricht M; Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie II, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45117, Germany., Zheng L; Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie II, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, 45117, Germany.; Department of Water Pollution Control, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Environmental science and ecotechnology [Environ Sci Ecotechnol] 2023 Nov 17; Vol. 19, pp. 100344. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 17 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.ese.2023.100344
Abstrakt:	Rapid advancement in aerospace technology has successfully enabled long-term life and economic activities in space, particularly in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), extending up to 2000 km from the mean sea level. However, the sustainance of the LEO Economy and its Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) still relies on a regular cargo supply of essential commodities (e.g., water, food) from Earth, for which there still is a lack of adequate and sustainable technologies. One key challenge in this context is developing water treatment technologies and standards that can perform effectively under microgravity conditions. Solving this technical challenge will be a milestone in providing a scientific basis and the necessary support mechanisms for establishing permanent bases in outer space and beyond. To identify clues towards solving this challenge, we looked back at relevant scientific research exploring novel technologies and standards for deep space exploration, also considering feedback for enhancing these technologies on land. Synthesizing our findings, we share our outlook for the future of drinking water treatment in microgravity. We also bring up a new concept for space aquatic chemistry, considering the closed environment of engineered systems operating in microgravity. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Authors.)
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