Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
Water Reclamation using Spray Drying, Phase II
Project Introduction
This purpose of this project is to develop a spray drying prototype to for the recovery and recycle of water from concentrated waste water recovery system brine. Spray drying is a one step, continuous process where a solution, slurry, sludge or paste is transformed into a dry solid and clean water.
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Anticipated Benefits
Potential applications are brine dewatering, water recovery in life support systems for: the international space station, the Lunar surface, Mars transit and Mars surface missions. Additionally, spray drying can be used for the drying of high-solids-content moist matterSpray drying is well suited for the single step drying of liquid solutions or suspensions to a dry free solid while producing clean recovered water. A system of modest size can also serve as a backup unit or alternative for other water recovery processors. Innovations in control and efficiency will be find applications in the production of pharmaceuticals. The focus on water recovery will draw interest from the chemical manufacturing and advanced materials industries. Spray drying is a promising technique allow for the optimization of precursor production to produce highest quality nanomaterials at the fraction of the current cost thus enabling many nanomaterial applications
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Primary U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| Organizations Performing Work | Role | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Ames Research Center
(ARC)
|
Lead Organization | NASA Center | Moffett Field, California |
Glenn Research Center
(GRC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Cleveland, Ohio |
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Kennedy Space Center
(KSC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
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Marshall Space Flight Center
(MSFC)
|
Supporting Organization | NASA Center | Huntsville, Alabama |
| NanoMaterials Company | Supporting Organization | Industry | Malvern, Pennsylvania |
Primary U.S. Work Locations
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Alabama
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California
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Florida
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Ohio
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Pennsylvania
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Texas
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
- Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD)
Lead Center / Facility:
- Ames Research Center (ARC)
Responsible Program:
- Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Tech Transfer
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Project Duration
Start: Dec 2008
End: Dec 2011
Technology Maturity (TRL)
| Start: | 3 |
| Current: | 3 |
| Estimated End: | 6 |
Applied Research
Development
Demo & Test
Technology Areas
Primary:
- TX06 Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems
- TX06.1 Environmental Control & Life Support Systems (ECLSS) and Habitation Systems
- TX06.1.2 Water Recovery and Management
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