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Flow Chemistry in Space-A Unique Opportunity to Perform Extraterrestrial Research

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For successful deep space exploration, a vast amount of chemistry-related challenges has to be overcome. In the last two decades, flow chemistry has matured enough to take the lead in… Click to show full abstract

For successful deep space exploration, a vast amount of chemistry-related challenges has to be overcome. In the last two decades, flow chemistry has matured enough to take the lead in performing chemical research in space. This perspective article summarizes the state of the art of space chemistry, analyzes the suitability of flow chemistry in extraterrestrial environment, and discusses some of the challenges and opportunities in space chemistry ranging from establishing an end-to-end microfactory to asteroid mining.

Keywords: flow chemistry; research; space; chemistry space; chemistry

Journal Title: Journal of Flow Chemistry
Year Published: 2017

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