Leaving excrement while their mission on space is not choice for astronaut. Today a scientist of Florida university has found a new way in recycling other disposals into gas to be used for sending back Rocket to the Earth.
Mr. Pratap Pullammanappallil, vice professor for Biological Engineering and Agriculture of Florida university and Doctor candidate, Abhishek Dhoble of Illinois are working together in the research on disposal recycle of astronaut working in space into Methane and CO2 used for launching the Rocket back to the earth. The dissolving process without H2 uses the microorganisms to break the organic and viruses.
They told that the disposals from an astronaut per week can produce Methane and CO2 290ml.
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