Sabatier/Water Electrolysis Process: Difference between revisions

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The Sabatier reaction is used to convert Hydrogen shipped from Earth or processed from Martian water-ice and Carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere to create water and methane for use as a fuel, which can be converted to Hydrogen. This fuel will generate more thrust per unit mass than hydrogen.

CO₂ + 4H₂ → CH₄ + 2H₂O

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-The Sabatier reaction will be used to convert Hydrogen shipped from Earth or processed from Marsian water-ice and Carbondioxide from the Marsian atmosphere to create methane for use as a fuel and water, which can be converted to Hydrogen. This fuel will generate more thrust per unit mass than hydrogen.
+The Sabatier reaction is used to convert [[Hydrogen]] shipped from [[Earth]] or [[electrolysis|processed]] from Martian [[water|water-ice]] and [[Carbon dioxide]] from the Martian atmosphere to create water and [[methane]] for use as a fuel, which can be converted to Hydrogen. This fuel will generate more thrust per unit mass than hydrogen.
 :CO<sub>2</sub> + 4H<sub>2</sub> → CH<sub>4</sub> + 2H<sub>2</sub>O
+== See Also ==
+* [[Hydrocarbon synthesis|Hydrocarbon Synthesis]]
+[[category:chemistry]]
+[[category:ISRU]]