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- noun organic chemistry The reaction of
hydrogen andcarbon monoxide to formmethane
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This methanation reaction is a simple, straightforward chemical process that has been practiced in industry since the 1890s.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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Once carbon dioxide is acquired, it can be rapidly reacted with the hydrogen brought from Earth in the methanation reaction, which is also called the Sabatier reaction after the chemist of that name who studied it extensively during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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Once carbon dioxide is acquired, it can be rapidly reacted with the hydrogen brought from Earth in the methanation reaction, which is also called the Sabatier reaction after the chemist of that name who studied it extensively during the latter part of the nineteenth century.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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As the methanation reaction proceeds, it rids us of a potential problem, that of storing super-cold liquid hydrogen on the Martian surface.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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In the Mars Direct mission, the methanation reaction is the Sabatier reaction in which hydrogen is combined with carbon dioxide to produce methane and water.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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This methanation reaction is a simple, straightforward chemical process that has been practiced in industry since the 1890s.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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The chemical plant continues its work, splitting the water produced by the methanation process into its constituents, hydrogen and oxygen.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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In the Mars Direct mission, the methanation reaction is the Sabatier reaction in which hydrogen is combined with carbon dioxide to produce methane and water.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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As the methanation reaction proceeds, it rids us of a potential problem, that of storing super-cold liquid hydrogen on the Martian surface.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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The chemical plant continues its work, splitting the water produced by the methanation process into its constituents, hydrogen and oxygen.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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