Technology Development of Innovative multi-function Oxygen generation from N2O

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K14257
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Aerospace engineering
• Research Institution: Japan Aerospace EXploration Agency
• Principal Investigator: KAWAGUCHI JUNICHIRO 国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 教授 (10169691)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 宇宙利用 / 探査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The compact and quick operable multi-function emergency life-support system (Oxygen generator and Power generator) is strongly needed in order to eliminate the big human casualty during the large domestic disasters. The key technology for this innovative multi-function emergency life support system is the effective utilization of N2O called “Laughing Gas” in the medical use, which can be exothermic decomposed into Oxygen and Nitrogen by the adequate catalysis. This decomposed oxygen can be used for breathing, and the decomposed heat from N2O can be used for the electric power generation in the same time. We developed the capable N2O catalytic decomposition process for this system application. This system technology is also widely applicable to the closed isolated environment operations like marine programs and space programs.

Free Research Field

工学