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CCN8 Operation and integration of the MELiSSA Pilot Plant.
Long-term missions to Mars or the Moon require an autonomous production of crucial crew consumables such as water, oxygen and food. Regenerative life support systems (RLSS) can refine and upgrade available streams (e.g. kitchen waste, faecal matter, urine, shower water and condensate) to such essential products. MELiSSA (micro-ecological life support system alternative) is the RLSS programme of the European space agency (ESA). Nitrification is a microbial process and plays a key role in MELiSSA, produce a stable nitrate-rich stream available for food production, with plants and microalgae. Expert consultancy to the MELiSSA pilot plant at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona should ensure a swift integration of urine nitrification in the complete life support loop.
Date:1 Apr 2021 → Today
Keywords:SPACEFLIGHT, URINE, NITRIFICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Disciplines:Astronomy and space sciences not elsewhere classified, (Waste)water treatment processes, Recycling, Environmental microorganism biotechnology, Resources engineering, Bioprocessing, bioproduction and bioproducts