Bioprocessing in space

Enzyme Microb Technol. 1992 Jan:14:76-9. doi: 10.1016/0141-0229(92)90030-r.

Abstract

NASA: Two approaches for biomass processing in Controlled Ecological Life Support Systems are compared in a literature survey. The approaches are based on (1) total oxidation of plant matter and (2) the potential of bioregenerative recovery.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomass*
  • Bioreactors
  • Ecological Systems, Closed*
  • Fermentation
  • Hydrolysis
  • Life Support Systems / instrumentation
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Plant Development
  • Plants / metabolism*
  • Space Flight / instrumentation*
  • Waste Management*
  • Weightlessness*