It transforms the system created by researchers at a university Washington The water is unusable into fuel and oxygen, a newspaper reported "Daily Mail" British.
The system makes use of electrical energy to split salt water into oxygen and hydrogen, knowing that it is able to work in the Martian atmosphere at a temperature of minus 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
On the importance of the invention, Vijay Ramani of the University of Washington said: "The innovative device, the Mars Electrolyzer, will fundamentally change the logistical calculations for missions to Mars and other planets.".
The device consists of two parts, the first splits the water to form the hydroxide ion, while the other divides it again to produce Oxygen.
Scientists at the American University found that "Perchlorate", Compounds found in Martian soil that have properties such as absorbing water vapor from the atmosphere and lowering the freezing temperature, which improve the performance of the electrolyzer system by reducing the resistance.
Experts consider it essential for future trips Of space Especially for the planet Mars, that astronauts manufacture some of their needs, such as oxygen to breathe, and fuel to return to Earth or to move to other places.
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And she was US Space Agency In September 2015, NASA announced the existence of liquid salt water flowing onto the surface of a planet Mars, But much of it is frozen and the rest combines with salt, making it useless for future astronauts.
It transforms the system created by researchers at a university Washington Water is unusable to fuel and oxygen, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”.
The system makes use of electrical energy to split salt water into oxygen and hydrogen, knowing that it is able to work in the Martian atmosphere at a temperature of minus 33 degrees Fahrenheit.
Concerning the importance of the invention, Vijay Ramani of the University of Washington said: “The innovative device, the Mars electrolyzer, would fundamentally change the logistical calculations of missions to Mars and other planets.”
The device consists of two parts, the first splits the water to form the hydroxide ion, while the other divides it again to produce Oxygen.
Scientists at the American University found that “perchlorates”, which are compounds found in Martian soil, that have properties such as absorbing water vapor from the atmosphere and lowering the freezing temperature, improve the performance of the electrolyzer system by reducing the resistance.
Experts consider it essential for future trips Of space Especially for the planet Mars, that astronauts manufacture some of their needs, such as oxygen to breathe, and fuel to return to Earth or to move to other places.
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