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Salviati

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21. That might be part of the 7% that they don't recapture...

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #20)

Sun Jun 13, 2021, 02:49 AM

Jun 2021

This link talks about the process that they go through to distill liquid waste, I imagine that you could do something similar with solid waste, but perhaps they have decided that there's not enough to recover. I hadn't thought of the problems of trying to distill in zero-g before though, so that adds a layer of complexity to the recycling aspect.

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/waterrecycler.html

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DU space/solar experts: Is it theoretically possible for a solar-powered... [View all] brush Jun 2021 OP

Water and oxygen "generating" ? Or recycling ? eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #1

Wonder why this hasn't been done as a test bed for a Mars encampment? brush Jun 2021 #4

Biosphere 2 was supposed to be that, but it ran into problems. eppur_se_muova Jun 2021 #8

As long as water is one of those supplies, I would think so ... Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #2

No way to generate water with compounds of hydrogen and oxygen? brush Jun 2021 #3

Well, sure ... I'd guess if you had a big hydrogen tank and a big oxygen tank Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #6

Moisture in the air is easily recovered by cooling the air below the dew point. VMA131Marine Jun 2021 #7

Okay well we haven't discussed the total size of your 'ship' or whether you're wearing a helmet Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #10

The water you would breath out needs to be recondensed... Salviati Jun 2021 #9

See my post #10 :) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #11

I guess I'm not sure what you're arguing... Salviati Jun 2021 #17

I'm just saying that you're right, the goal can be achieved with a closed-loop system for the water Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #19

Also, out of curiosity ... how does the ISS recycle the water from everyone's poop? (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #20

That might be part of the 7% that they don't recapture... Salviati Jun 2021 #21

Easy! Shermann Jun 2021 #22

Yes, it's possible and likely more than theoretically so VMA131Marine Jun 2021 #5

Don't forget about radiation and long term effects of low gravity WarGamer Jun 2021 #12

No place like Spome LunaSea Jun 2021 #13

Here you go... hunter Jun 2021 #14

Do you mean something like a Mars colony? Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #15

The ending narration makes me laugh cuz it literally sounds like the stupidest plan I've ever heard Hugh_Lebowski Jun 2021 #16

Oh, trust me, I agree! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #18