Titre du document / Document title

Oxygen production on Mars using solid oxide electrolysis

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

SRIDHAR K. R. ⁽¹⁾ ; VANIMAN B. T. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

If oxygen for propulsion and life-support needs were to be extracted from Martian resources, significant savings in launch mass and costs could be attained for both manned and unmanned missions. One method for doing this involves oxygen production from the carbon dioxide-rich Martian atmosphere using solid oxide electrolysis. This paper presents a brief theory of this process, followed by experimental results of the research performed on planar solid oxide electrochemical cells. An analysis and discussion of the experimental results is presented in an attempt to characterize the performance of solid oxide electrolyzers for oxygen separation from carbon dioxide.

Revue / Journal Title

Solid state ionics    ISSN  0167-2738   CODEN SSIOD3 

Source / Source

1997, vol. 93, n^o3-4, pp. 321-328 (12 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Elsevier, Kidlington, ROYAUME-UNI  (1980) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Electrolyzer

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Electrochemical cells

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Mars planet

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Planetary atmospheres

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Oxygen molecules

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Carbon dioxide

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Experimental study

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Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Electrolyseur

;

Pile électrochimique

;

Planète Mars

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Atmosphère planétaire

;

Oxygène molécule

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Carbone dioxyde

;

Etude expérimentale

;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Electrolizador

;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18305, 35400006354584.0190