Abstract Azolla shows high growth and propagation rates, strong photosynthetic O2-releasing ability and high nutritional value. It is suitable as a salad vegetable and can be cultured on a multi-layered wet bed. Hence, it possesses potential as a fresh vegetable, and to release O2 and absorb CO2 in a Controlled Ecological Life Support System in space. In this study, we investigated the O2-providing characteristics of Azolla in a closed chamber under manned, controlled conditions to lay a foundation for use of Azolla as a biological component in ground simulation experiments for space applications. A closed test chamber, representing a Controlled Ecological Life Support System including an Azolla wet-culture device, was built to measure the changes in atmospheric O2 and CO2 concentrations inside the chamber in the presence of coexisting Azolla, fish and men. The amount of O2 consumed by fish was 0.0805–0.0831Lkg−1 h−1 and the level of CO2 emission was 0.0705–0.0736Lkg−1 h−1; O2 consumption by the two trial volunteers was 19.71Lh−1 and the volume of respiration-released CO2 was 18.90Lh−1. Under 7000–8000Lx artificial light and Azolla wet-culture conditions, human and fish respiration and Azolla photosynthesis were complementary, thus the atmospheric O2 and CO2 concentrations inside chamber were maintained in equilibrium. The increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration in the closed chamber enhanced the net photosynthesis efficiency of the Azolla colony. This study showed that Azolla has strong photosynthetic O2-releasing ability, which equilibrates the O2 and CO2 concentrations inside the chamber in favor of human survival and verifies the potential of Azolla for space applications.


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    Titel :

    Efficacy of oxygen-supplying capacity of Azolla in a controlled life support system


    Beteiligte:
    Chen, Min (Autor:in) / Deng, Sufang (Autor:in) / Yang, Youquan (Autor:in) / Huang, Yibing (Autor:in) / Liu, Chongchu (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 49 , 3 ; 487-492


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2011-11-04


    Format / Umfang :

    6 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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