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The case for in situ resource utilisation for oxygen production on Mars by non-equilibrium plasmas

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Herein, it is argued that Mars has nearly ideal conditions for CO 2 decomposition by non-equilibrium plasmas. It is shown that the pressure and temperature ranges in the ∼ 96 % CO 2 Martian atmosphere favour the vibrational excitation and subsequent up-pumping of the asymmetric stretching mode, which is believed to be a key factor for an efficient plasma dissociation, at the expense of the excitation of the other modes. Therefore, gas discharges operating at atmospheric pressure on Mars are extremely strong candidates to produce O 2 efficiently from the locally available resources.

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  • Plasma conversion boasts low power consumption and adaptability to Martian temperature and pressure conditions, and is experiencing rapid development.

    “As a result, plasma conversion, which boasts low power consumption and adaptability to Martian temperature and pressure conditions, is experiencing rapid development. 130-134”

    From Energy system and resource utilization in space: A state-of-the-art review (2024) · cites this paper as [130]

    The Introduction says a plasma discharge can operate at about 100 W, or as low as 20 W, and describes Martian temperature and pressure as favourable for plasma reforming. It calls CO₂ plasma reforming on Earth a growing field of research, but does not establish that plasma conversion for Mars is undergoing rapid development. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  1. Klarenaar B L M, Engeln R, Damen M A, van de Sanden M C M, Morillo-Candas A S, Auvray P and Guaitella O 2017 Measuring vibrational excitation of CO 2 in a pulsed glow discharge Conf. Proc. of the ISPC23 (International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry) (Montréal) (International Plasma Chemistry Society)
  2. Silva T, Grofulović M, Klarenaar B L M, Guaitella O, Engeln R, Pintassilgo C D and Guerra V 2017 Understanding the electron and vibration kinetics in CO 2 plasmas Proceedings of the ICPIG XXXIII (International Conference on Phenomena in Ionized Gases) (Portugal: Estoril)

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Guerra, V., Silva, T., Ogloblina, P., Grofulović, M., Terraz, L., Silva, M. L. D., Pintassilgo, C. D., Alves, L. L., & Guaitella, O.
Affiliations
  • University of Lisbon (PT)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author
Guerra, Vasco
Venue
Plasma Sources Science and Technology
Published
2017-10-18
Volume
26
Issue
11
Pages
11LT01
ISSN
  • 0963-0252 (ISSN-L)
  • 1361-6595
OpenAlex
W2765423848
Cited by
72
References
18
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 7
FWCI
4.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Plasma Sources Science and Technology (publishedVersion)
  • Portuguese National Funding Agency for Science, Research and Technology (RCAAP Project by FCT) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
Funders
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (PD/BD/105884/2014 (PD-F APPLAuSE))
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Plasma Diagnostics and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
Keywords
in-situ resource utilization, oxygen production, Mars, non-thermal plasma, CO2 dissociation, vibrational excitation, asymmetric stretching mode, atmospheric pressure gas discharge, Mars atmosphere, plasma dissociation

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