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Solid Oxide Electrolysis for Oxygen Production in an ARS

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNJ06JD56C
Agency Tracking Number: 053133
Amount: $69,964.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: X12.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2005
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-01-23
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2006-07-24
Small Business Information
2700 E. Executive Dr., Suite 100
Tucson, AZ 85706-7151
United States
DUNS: 837002294
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Christine Iacomini
 Principal Investigator
 (520) 903-1000
 ciacomini@paragonsdc.com
Business Contact
 Taber MacCallum
Title: Business Official
Phone: (520) 903-1000
Email: tmaccallum@paragonsdc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Paragon Space Development Corporation proposes an innovative, efficient and practical concept that utilizes Solid Oxide Electrolysis for regenerative air revitalization. The concept is innovative because it safely eliminates handling of hydrogen, and works irrespective of gravity and pressure environments with no moving parts and no multi-phase flows. The innovation is efficient because it requires no expendables while being compact with minimal impact on mass. The innovation is practical because it evolves from the well-established, current state of the art in oxygen production for the regenerative air revitalization system slated for the International Space Station. The approach proposed addresses the crux of the innovation in Phase I through modeling and experimentation to immediately identify the most feasible approach to its implementation. Phase II will encompass more detailed experimentation to optimize the subsystem design resulting in a fully functioning regenerative oxygen subsystem for advanced life support. The consequence is significant because solid oxide electrolysis is an inherently suitable technology (and possibly the only technology) for enabling 100% oxygen regeneration from carbon dioxide and water vapor, two byproducts of crew activity that must be managed regardless.

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