Microreactor development for Martian in situ propellant production

Catalysis Today

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Holladay, J D ^a   Brooks, K P ^a   Wegeng, R ^a   Hu, J ^a   Sanders, J ^b   Baird, S ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ resource utilization; Microchannel reactors; Reverse water gas shift reactor; Sabatier reactor

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; ELECTROLYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

IN SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION; MICROCHANNEL REACTORS; OXIDANTS; REVERSE WATER GAS SHIFT REACTOR (RWGS); SABATIER REACTORS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 33750623995     PISSN: 09205861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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