MAC SciTech

Company - MAC SciTech

Founded
Country
2012
UK
Funding
?
Website
https://www.mac-scitech.co.uk/
Social
MAC SciTech

Product/Service

Classification
Space Resources
Category
ISRU (In Situ Resource Utilization)
Hardware
Life Support
Fields
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Status
Concept
First launch
Not announced

Our Advanced Closed-Loop Life Support System (ACLS) allows capture of carbon dioxide from an off-planet habitation unit to enable the recycling of breathing gases, saving payload and extending mission durations. At the heart of the system lies our CHRSy reactor for the efficient and reliable continuous processing of CO2.

Our next-generation system offers the unique capability of being able to switch from processing exhaled CO2 for Lunar, Leo and Mars Transit to in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) through processing of atmospheric CO2 on Mars which will allow production of oxygen for breathing and carbon-based compounds for use as fuels and in manufacturing enabling our future exploration of the Red Planet.

REACTORS FOR OFF-PLANET LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND MARTIAN IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILISATION

MARS IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILISATION AND OFF-PLANET LIFE SUPPORT - CHRSY

[Carbon Dioxide/Hydrogen Recovery System]
Our new Carbon Dioxide/Hydrogen Recovery System (CHRSy) is targeted at improving the efficiency and reliability of gas processing in manned space exploration and for processing of atmospheric gases on Mars. In a project part-funded by the UK Space Agency we are currently building a full demonstrator Advanced Closed Loop Life Support System (ACLS) including a fully integrated oxygen generator and CHRSy carbon dioxide reactor.

Our CHRSy reactor allows the efficient and reliable continuous processing of CO2, recycling of hydrogen from water electrolysis along with production of oxygen within an off-world life support system. Further applications include in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) through processing of atmospheric CO2 on Mars which will allow production of oxygen for breathing and carbon-based compounds for use as fuels and in manufacturing.

CHRSY - ADVANCED CLOSED-LOOP LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM (ACLS)

CHRSy (Carbon Dioxide/Hydrogen Recovery System)

This project centres around the production of oxygen by electrolysis of water for breathing gas generation in space. The “waste” hydrogen can be vented to space but in an ideal system would be recycled to produce more water for oxygen generation. 

Our CHRSy system allows the selective reduction of exhaled carbon dioxide to produce water and waste carbon monoxide which can be vented to space. This recycling can reduce water requirement for breathing by up to 100%. The system is also being designed to operate with carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere for in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU) to allow full recycling of water in Martian a combined ACLS/ISRU systems.

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