Russian scientists will turn the out breath of astronauts into water

The annual report of the Russian Chemical Engineering Research and Design Institute (NIICHIMMASH) said that Russian scientists plan to create a system to recycle carbon dioxide into water for use on long flights. day.

The "Vozduh" system sucks carbon dioxide and removes it from the space station.

The report's potential development direction in the field of the establishment of a space-based life support system reveals: The carbon dioxide recycling system on a manned space station will allow carbon gas to be collected. dioxide from the gas environment of the object and treat it with a hydrogenation reaction, giving the final product water and methane, to perfect the closed cycle of the oxygen supply systems on the spacecraft.

Currently, Russia's segment on the International Space Station is using a carbon dioxide cleaning system called "Vozduh" developed by the Chemical Engineering Research and Design Institute (NIICHIMMASH). Special zeolite absorbers of the "Vozduh" system suck carbon dioxide and remove it from the space station.

Earlier, the institute announced the start of installing bathrooms, saunas, sinks, washbasins, washing machines and waste water recycling systems for space use.