Preliminary Assessment of Biologically-Reclaimed Water
Date Published: 1991-07-01
Paper Number:911326
DOI: 10.4271/911326
Citation:
Janik, D., DeMarco, J., Krishnan, S., and Benson, B., "Preliminary Assessment of Biologically-Reclaimed Water," SAE Technical Paper 911326, 1991, doi:10.4271/911326.
Author(s):
D.S. Janik - Cetus Research
J. DeMarco - Pyraponics Industries Inc.
S. Krishnan - Pyraponics Industries Inc.
B. Benson - University of Alabama
Organic, inorganic and physical water quality data are reported for water transpired by several species of higher plants using an engineering and scientific testbed for high-fidelity, biological water reclamation and recycling.
Biologically-reclaimed water met NASA Shuttle potable and Space Station/Manned Systems Integration hygiene standards with regard to parameters tested without post-treatment.
Water reclaimed from 10% urine showed a 100-fold reduction in organics and inorganics, demonstrating the efficiency of biological water reclamation and the usefulness of this testbed for scientific and engineering studies.
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