Space aquatic chemistry:A roadmap for drinking water treatment in microgravity  

作　　者：Baiwen Ma Yaohui Bai Chengzhi Hu Beizhen Xie Junya Zhang Mathias Ulbricht Libing Zheng 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology,Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,100085,China [2]Lehrstuhl für Technische Chemie II,Universität Duisburg-Essen,Essen,45117,Germany [3]Institute of Environmental Biology and Life Support Technology,School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering,Beihang University,Beijing,100191,China [4]Department of Water Pollution Control,Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing,100085,China [5]Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry,Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ,Leipzig,04318,Germany

出　　处：《Environmental Science and Ecotechnology》2024年第3期26-28,共3页环境科学与生态技术（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Funds for National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52070183,52322001);the International Cooperation and Exchange of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51820105011);the Program of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

摘　　要：Rapid advancement in aerospace technology has successfully enabled long-term life and economic activities in space,particularly in Low Earth Orbit(LEO),extending up to 2000 km from the mean sea level.However,the sustainance of the LEO Economy and its Environmental Control and Life Support System(ECLSS)still relies on a regular cargo supply of essential commodities(e.g.,water,food)from Earth,for which there still is a lack of adequate and sustainable technologies.One key challenge in this context is developing water treatment technologies and standards that can perform effectively under microgravity conditions.Solving this technical challenge will be a milestone in providing a scientific basis and the necessary support mechanisms for establishing permanent bases in outer space and beyond.To identify clues towards solving this challenge,we looked back at relevant scientific research exploring novel technologies and standards for deep space exploration,also considering feedback for enhancing these technologies on land.Synthesizing our findings,we share our outlook for the future of drinking water treatment in microgravity.We also bring up a new concept for space aquatic chemistry,considering the closed environment of engineered systems operating in microgravity.

关 键 词：MICROGRAVITY Drinking water treatment Water quality Challenges Strategies 

分 类 号：TU991.2[建筑科学—市政工程]