The production of synthetic zeolites represents a large commercial market. However, this market is somewhat limited by the size of crystals (4-10 microns) normally produced on Earth. The production of large (> 100 micro) crystals in significant quantities could offer a variety of new applications in the petroleum, medical, bioseparations, and waste management industries. Microgavity processing is one way to obtain these large crystals. To this end, the Battelle Advanced Maeterials Center for the Commercial Development of Space (CCDS) is funding the development of the Zeolite Crystal Growth (ZCG) Facility, an Orbiter middeck payload currently manifested on the USML-1 Spacelabe mission to be launched in June, 1992. This paper will describe the design and development aspects of the ZCG Facility. A brief description of the ZCG Facility, its unique operation environment inside the Shuttle Orbiter, and some of the engineering design decisions that were affected by his environment will be discussed.


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    Title :

    Design and development of the zeolite crystal growth (ZCG) facility


    Additional title:

    Die Entwicklung der 'Zeolith-Kristallzüchtungsanlage'


    Contributors:
    Fiske, M.R. (author)


    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 6 Bilder, 9 Quellen



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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