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Material processing with hydrogen and carbon monoxide on mars
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hepp, Aloysius F. Landis, Geoffrey A. Linne, Diane L. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Several novel proposals are examined for propellant production from carbon dioxide and monoxide and hydrogen. Potential uses were also examined of CO as a fuel or as a reducing agent in metal oxide processing as obtained or further reduced to carbon. Hydrogen can be reacted with CO to produce a wide variety of hydrocarbons, alcohols, and other organic compounds. Methanol, produced by Fischer-Tropsch chemistry may be useful as a fuel; it is easy to store and handle because it is a liquid at Mars temperatures. The reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons such as methane or acetylene can be accomplished with hydrogen. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen require cryogenic temperatures for storage as liquids. Noncryogenic storage of hydrogen may be accomplished using hydrocarbons, inorganic hydrides, or metal hydrides. Noncryogenic storage of CO may be accomplished in the form of iron carbonyl (FE(CO)5) or other metal carbonyls. Low hydrogen content fuels such as acetylene (C2H2) may be effective propellants with low requirements for earth derived resources. The impact on manned Mars missions of alternative propellant production and utilization is discussed. |
| File Size | 868563 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910014303 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3421w47v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Photoelectrochemistry Methane Extraterrestrial Resources Metal Hydrides Planetary Temperature Carbonyl Compounds Hydrogen Fuels Hydrogen Mars Planet Carbon Dioxide Propellant Chemistry Cryogenic Temperature Acetylene Metal Oxides Methyl Alcohol Manned Mars Missions Carbon Monoxide Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
