AbstractMELiSSA is a microorganism based artificial ecosystem conceived as a tool for understanding the behavior of ecosystems and developing the technology for future Manned Space Missions. MELiSSA is composed of four compartments colonized by the microorganisms required by the function of this ecosystem : breakdown of waste produced by men, regeneration of atmosphere and biosynthesis of edible biomass. This paper reports the mass balance description of a Biological Life Support System composed of the MELiSSA loop and of a Higher Plant Compartment working in parallel with the photosynthetic Spirulina compartment producing edible biomass. The recycling efficiencies of the system are determined and compared for various working conditions of the MELiSSA loop with or without the HPC.


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    Title :

    Recycling efficiencies of C,H,O,N,S, and P elements in a biological life support system based on micro-organisms and higher plants


    Contributors:
    Gros, J.B. (author) / Poughon, L. (author) / Lasseur, C. (author) / Tikhomirov, A.A. (author)

    Published in:

    Advances in Space Research ; 31 , 1 ; 195-199


    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    5 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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