title: Physical and chemical processes for solid waste treatment applied to a crewed space habitat.
abstract: Solid wastes can be processed for material and energy recovery using a number of unit operations and system approaches.  The selection and configuration of unit operations and systems depends upon the characteristics of the wastes to be processed and the uses for recovered secondary materials and for recovered energy forms.  The discussion focuses on the types of materials and forms of energy potentially recoverable from solid wastes, waste processing and conversion systems, and design considerations.
authors.affiliation: Cal Recovery, Inc., Hercules, California 94547, USA.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Savage
mesh_terms: D000389:Air Conditioning / Q000379:methods; D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D018504:Ecological Systems, Closed; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D000431:Ethanol; D008021:Life Support Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010209:Paper; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation; D018531:Spacecraft / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014893:Weightlessness
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D000431:Ethanol