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Travel to Mars
Martian Environment
Air Management
Water Management
Waste Management
Plant & Crop Growth
Food Supply & Safety
Systems Engineering

Waste Management: Collection, Processing, and Resource Recovery

  • How much biodegradable waste, and non-biodegradable, waste would an astronaut generate each day?

  • How are the various waste streams to be collected?

  • What portion might be compacted...and how?

  • What portion might be incinerated...and how?

  • What portion might be biodegraded...and how?

  • What will you do with the various 'post-processing' residuals?

  • How would water be recovered from each waste stream?



For additional information please contact Professor Jim Alleman @ 47705