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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.
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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
 
:CO<sub>2</sub> + 4H<sub>2</sub> → CH<sub>4</sub> + 2H<sub>2</sub>O
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== See Also ==
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* [[Hydrocarbon synthesis|Hydrocarbon Synthesis]]
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[[category:chemistry]]
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[[category:ISRU]]

Revision as of 07:21, 30 November 2008

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


See Also