We have examined the technologies required to enable Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) because our understanding of Mars resources has changed significantly in the last five years as a result of recent robotic missions to the red planet. Two major developments, (1) confirmation of the presence of near-surface water in the form of ice in very large amounts at high latitudes by the Phoenix...

CO2 reduction to CO as raw material for conversion chemicals and gasoline fuels via the reverse water–gas shift (RWGS) reaction is generally acknowledged be a promising strategy that makes utilization process more economical efficient. Cu-based catalysts are low-cost have high catalytic performance but insufficient stability due hardening at temperatures. In this work, series of supported by Mo...

Air-blown gasification of biomass in fluidized bed reactors produces relatively low concentrations of hydrogen. The combination of a catalyst and calcium-based sorbent is being developed to increase the efficiency of converting producer gas from biomass gasification into hydrogen. The conversion process entails reforming the methane and tar, and converting carbon monoxide into hydrogen by the w...