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The potential of catalysis for closing the loop in human space exploration
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Brinkert, Katharina, Zhuang, Changping, Escriba-Gelonch, Marc and Hessel, Volker (2023) The potential of catalysis for closing the loop in human space exploration. Catalysis Today, 423 . 114242. doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114242 ISSN 09205861.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114242
Abstract
This mini-review provides a perspective on how catalysis can contribute to the challenge of human space exploration, i.e. to the establishment of a space habitat on the Moon in the near future and the realization of a journey to Mars in the far future. The role of catalysis for space exploration is reviewed along elemental resource provisions for human life that are based on catalytic chemical processes. As a secondary effect, learning about catalysis under the high constraints of the sustainability requirements inherent to long-term space missions can be beneficial for the advancement of currently developed catalytic processes for a green, circular economy on Earth. In-depth research into catalysis for space applications could therefore also provide answers to urgent industrial, environmental and social sustainability challenges on our planet e.g., as expressed by the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals. Even for today’s short-term space missions, catalysis already plays a key role in the Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) on the International Space Station (ISS) and moreover, in fuel and propellant synthesis as well as the recycling of combustion products such as CO2.
Item Type: | Journal Article | |||||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > Engineering |
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SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | |||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Outer space -- Exploration, Manned space flight, Catalysts, Heterogeneous catalysis, Green chemistry, Outer space -- Exploration -- Environmental aspects, Life support systems (Space environment) | |||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Catalysis Today | |||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | |||||||||
ISSN: | 09205861 | |||||||||
Official Date: | 1 November 2023 | |||||||||
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Volume: | 423 | |||||||||
Article Number: | 114242 | |||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cattod.2023.114242 | |||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | |||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | |||||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | ** Article version: VoR ** From Elsevier via Jisc Publications Router ** History: accepted 25-05-2023; epub 06-06-2023; issued 01-11-2023. ** Licence for VoR version of this article starting on 26-05-2023: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | |||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 August 2023 | |||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 August 2023 | |||||||||
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