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Air filtration is one of the hardest things do deal with in space. I don't know what solvents would do, but I remember that astronauts' bone density loss in sp
by Lalabadie 5mo ago
Air filtration is one of the hardest things do deal with in space.
I don't know what solvents would do, but I remember that astronauts' bone density loss in space means there are challenges around managing the significant amount of calcium captured by the air scrubbers in the ISS.
- PaulHoule 5mo agoWouldn't the calcium go out in your urine?
- schiffern 5mo agoYes. It was the urine processor that had problems with excess calcium, not the air scrubber. https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8ca865b-1d15-4689-841b-60d57d119016/content https://ttu-ir.tdl.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/f8ca865b-1...
- Lalabadie 4mo agoAppreciate the correction!
- kakacik 5mo agoDo they literally sweat their bones away? I can imagine how it would work on molecular level via sweat / breathing, but I would expect >99% to be simply pissed and shat away.
- Lalabadie 4mo agoEdit: My bad, with calcium it's the liquid filters that deal with it, not the air scrubbers. Quoting an ISS astronaut: Today's coffee is tomorrow's coffee.