Continuous Flow Biocatalytic Generation of Green Propellant Fuels [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 662.7 Coke and charcoal
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. National Nuclear Security Administration ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2019
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 3 p. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 264270
• Chủ đề: 1. 09 biomass fuels; 2. 33 advanced propulsion systems

Tóm tắt

Rocket propulsion has largely relied on the monopropellant hydrazine for the past four decades. However, hydrazine is both highly toxic and highly flammable, requiring expensive cold storage, specialized handling, and complex disposal protocols. Alternative propellant fuels for powering satellites and spacecraft offer greener and safer solutions that are more efficient (energetically dense) and less expensive, and on-demand manufacturing approaches eliminate stockpiling and storage needs for ensuring user-ready access to rocket fuels.