Requirements for food production systems in space and suitability of cellular agriculture in such systems - with atom recyclability and availability of (volatile) elements through ISRU (in situ resource utilization) taken into account
Impact.tech: Cellular Agriculture by Elliot SwartzImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture.
What is cellular agriculture? What are the major breakthroughs in the field? Who are the main actors in the academia and industry working in cellular agriculture? What are the commercialization and cost curves for "clean" products? Where do the best opportunities lie? The Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture focuses on all the previous questions and, most importantly, will provide you with an understanding of how you can get involved in cellular ag as an entrepreneur or investor.
Impact tech: Opportunities in Clean Meat and Cellular Agriculture by Liz SpechtImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Opportunities in Clean Meat and Cellular Agriculture. The seminar was taught by Liz Specht, a Senior Scientist with the Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute is a non-profit organization advancing plant-based and clean meat food technology.
Cellular agriculture is an interdisciplinary branch of science at the intersection of medicine and farming. Cellular agriculture capitalizes on breakthroughs in tissue-engineering, material sciences, bioengineering, and synthetic biology to design new ways of producing existing agricultural products like milk, meat, fragrances, and rhino horn from cells and microorganisms [instead of whole animals].
The future of food: business opportunities in alternative proteinsDavid Welch
A presentation given to the Coller School of Management
Coller Ignite program to provide an overview of alternative protein technologies, highlighting key white space business opportunities
International edition of Shojinmeat Project overview
Shojinmeat Project is a citizen science project that develop DIY cell-based meat and engage in public communication for cellular agriculture.
Emerging opportunities in the alternative protein sectorDavid Welch
An overview of emerging opportunities and white space ideas in the alternative protein sector. This talk covers three technology areas within alternative proteins:
1. plant-based meat, egg, and dairy
2. utilizing microbial fermentation as an enabling technology
3. cultivated meat (also known as cultured meat and clean meat)
A recording of the webinar is available at: https://youtu.be/DA3wYmLtM1s
Impact.tech: Cellular Agriculture by Elliot SwartzImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture.
What is cellular agriculture? What are the major breakthroughs in the field? Who are the main actors in the academia and industry working in cellular agriculture? What are the commercialization and cost curves for "clean" products? Where do the best opportunities lie? The Impact.tech seminar on Cellular Agriculture focuses on all the previous questions and, most importantly, will provide you with an understanding of how you can get involved in cellular ag as an entrepreneur or investor.
Impact tech: Opportunities in Clean Meat and Cellular Agriculture by Liz SpechtImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Opportunities in Clean Meat and Cellular Agriculture. The seminar was taught by Liz Specht, a Senior Scientist with the Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute is a non-profit organization advancing plant-based and clean meat food technology.
Cellular agriculture is an interdisciplinary branch of science at the intersection of medicine and farming. Cellular agriculture capitalizes on breakthroughs in tissue-engineering, material sciences, bioengineering, and synthetic biology to design new ways of producing existing agricultural products like milk, meat, fragrances, and rhino horn from cells and microorganisms [instead of whole animals].
The future of food: business opportunities in alternative proteinsDavid Welch
A presentation given to the Coller School of Management
Coller Ignite program to provide an overview of alternative protein technologies, highlighting key white space business opportunities
International edition of Shojinmeat Project overview
Shojinmeat Project is a citizen science project that develop DIY cell-based meat and engage in public communication for cellular agriculture.
Emerging opportunities in the alternative protein sectorDavid Welch
An overview of emerging opportunities and white space ideas in the alternative protein sector. This talk covers three technology areas within alternative proteins:
1. plant-based meat, egg, and dairy
2. utilizing microbial fermentation as an enabling technology
3. cultivated meat (also known as cultured meat and clean meat)
A recording of the webinar is available at: https://youtu.be/DA3wYmLtM1s
Boulder Startup Week 2019: The Future of Food: Innovation in Plant-Based & Ce...David Welch
This presentation was given at the 2019 Boulder Startup Week and explores opportunities to help transition our food system away from industrial animal agriculture and towards plant-based and cell-based alternatives. Learn about the burgeoning plant-based food industry and the rapidly progressing world of cell-based foods.
This is the short tech overview of cellular agriculture.
Please write me to get more information or related article on different technological segments.
Chick-In is a poultry farm technology company that aims to contribute to enhancing Indonesia’s food security. Integrated with CHM Tech Housing Product with the production capacity of 32.000 chickens and IoT system to monitor and control cultivation we are able to produce chicken with <3% mortality, almost 100% success rate of harvest, and revenue 300-400% higher. We also support environmental sustainability therefore we apply the zero-waste production system. Established in December 2018, we successfully sold 320.000+ chickens (640+ tons) and acquired IDR 10+ Billion Omzet with 75% ROI/year and 25% ROA/year. In 2021, we will launch Online Groceries for chicken broilers with the purpose to create price stability on Indonesia’s market.
Alternative proteins could substitute traditional proteins, if production cost can be substantially reduced. Cell-based protein production replicates the processes that occur inside a living animal to produce meat. In precision fermentation, gene-edited microbes can make a wide range of organic molecules, such as protein. Swine and ruminants are more susceptible to disruption than poultry, as their easy-to-substitute mince products make up a higher share of value, while substitution of animal-based proteins also opens up new growth platforms, as growing world population still need proteins, albeit from different sources
Presented by Harsh Rajpal, Code Partners Pte. Ltd., on 30 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Deck for Integriculture Inc. - commercialization of clean meat and cellular agriculture products, starting from cosmetics and supplements, ingredients then to food
Webinaire 31 mars 2022 de 10h à 12h
Restitution de l’action 1 du projet COPRAME
des COPROduits pour Améliorer la Multiperformance des Elevages bovins lait et viande
Fermentation is the future of alternative proteinDavid Welch
A presentation from a webinar done in collaboration with the Israeli Fermentation Association. This presentation provides an overview of using fermentation for protein production or plant-based meat, egg, and dairy and cultivated meat product enhancement. Both biomass and specific ingredient production are discussed.
A recording of the webinar is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qdenf4d-S-U
If your are an Entrepreneur or wish to profit from a burgeoning trend in Rural India, then this industry maybe the right one for you.Also help farmers achieve higher yields from low investments.
The role of livestock in developing countries: Misperceptions, facts and cons...ILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith at the Workshop on Extinction and Livestock: Moving to a Flourishing Food System for Wildlife, Farm Animals and Us, London, UK, 5-6 October 2017
Impact.tech: Opportunities in Plant-based Food Technologies by Liz SpechtImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Opportunities in Plant-based Food Technologies. The seminar was taught by Liz Specht, a Senior Scientist with the Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute is a non-profit organization advancing plant-based and clean meat food technology.
The plant-based foods sector has experienced tremendous growth and innovation as plant-based alternatives to animal products are increasingly adopted into the diets of mainstream consumers seeking healthier or more sustainable options. These products have come a long way in replicating the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of their animal-based counterparts. However, there is still ample room for food technology and product development to enable greater inroads into mainstream markets. The seminar discussed opportunities all across the product development pipeline - from genetic mapping to develop better plant protein crop strains, to novel protein isolation and functionalization methods, to mechanical processing and formulation to better replicate the structure and flavor of meat.
Livestock roles in addressing the Sustainable Development GoalsILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet at the third Global Official Development Assistance Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 13–15 May 2019.
What would farmscape look like once cell-based meat (cultured meat) enters mainstream? What would a typical day of ranchers be like? How would their incomes and business models change?
Agriculture 4.0- The future of farming technology Dishant James
The World Government Summit recently came out with an agenda to improve agricultural technologies by integrating farming with industry 4.0. The outcome would be a fourth agricultural revolution or Agriculture 4.0
Boulder Startup Week 2019: The Future of Food: Innovation in Plant-Based & Ce...David Welch
This presentation was given at the 2019 Boulder Startup Week and explores opportunities to help transition our food system away from industrial animal agriculture and towards plant-based and cell-based alternatives. Learn about the burgeoning plant-based food industry and the rapidly progressing world of cell-based foods.
This is the short tech overview of cellular agriculture.
Please write me to get more information or related article on different technological segments.
Chick-In is a poultry farm technology company that aims to contribute to enhancing Indonesia’s food security. Integrated with CHM Tech Housing Product with the production capacity of 32.000 chickens and IoT system to monitor and control cultivation we are able to produce chicken with <3% mortality, almost 100% success rate of harvest, and revenue 300-400% higher. We also support environmental sustainability therefore we apply the zero-waste production system. Established in December 2018, we successfully sold 320.000+ chickens (640+ tons) and acquired IDR 10+ Billion Omzet with 75% ROI/year and 25% ROA/year. In 2021, we will launch Online Groceries for chicken broilers with the purpose to create price stability on Indonesia’s market.
Alternative proteins could substitute traditional proteins, if production cost can be substantially reduced. Cell-based protein production replicates the processes that occur inside a living animal to produce meat. In precision fermentation, gene-edited microbes can make a wide range of organic molecules, such as protein. Swine and ruminants are more susceptible to disruption than poultry, as their easy-to-substitute mince products make up a higher share of value, while substitution of animal-based proteins also opens up new growth platforms, as growing world population still need proteins, albeit from different sources
Presented by Harsh Rajpal, Code Partners Pte. Ltd., on 30 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Deck for Integriculture Inc. - commercialization of clean meat and cellular agriculture products, starting from cosmetics and supplements, ingredients then to food
Webinaire 31 mars 2022 de 10h à 12h
Restitution de l’action 1 du projet COPRAME
des COPROduits pour Améliorer la Multiperformance des Elevages bovins lait et viande
Fermentation is the future of alternative proteinDavid Welch
A presentation from a webinar done in collaboration with the Israeli Fermentation Association. This presentation provides an overview of using fermentation for protein production or plant-based meat, egg, and dairy and cultivated meat product enhancement. Both biomass and specific ingredient production are discussed.
A recording of the webinar is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qdenf4d-S-U
If your are an Entrepreneur or wish to profit from a burgeoning trend in Rural India, then this industry maybe the right one for you.Also help farmers achieve higher yields from low investments.
The role of livestock in developing countries: Misperceptions, facts and cons...ILRI
Presented by Jimmy Smith at the Workshop on Extinction and Livestock: Moving to a Flourishing Food System for Wildlife, Farm Animals and Us, London, UK, 5-6 October 2017
Impact.tech: Opportunities in Plant-based Food Technologies by Liz SpechtImpact.Tech
Slides from the Impact.tech seminar on Opportunities in Plant-based Food Technologies. The seminar was taught by Liz Specht, a Senior Scientist with the Good Food Institute. The Good Food Institute is a non-profit organization advancing plant-based and clean meat food technology.
The plant-based foods sector has experienced tremendous growth and innovation as plant-based alternatives to animal products are increasingly adopted into the diets of mainstream consumers seeking healthier or more sustainable options. These products have come a long way in replicating the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of their animal-based counterparts. However, there is still ample room for food technology and product development to enable greater inroads into mainstream markets. The seminar discussed opportunities all across the product development pipeline - from genetic mapping to develop better plant protein crop strains, to novel protein isolation and functionalization methods, to mechanical processing and formulation to better replicate the structure and flavor of meat.
Livestock roles in addressing the Sustainable Development GoalsILRI
Presentation by Hung Nguyen-Viet at the third Global Official Development Assistance Forum for Sustainable Agricultural Development, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 13–15 May 2019.
What would farmscape look like once cell-based meat (cultured meat) enters mainstream? What would a typical day of ranchers be like? How would their incomes and business models change?
Agriculture 4.0- The future of farming technology Dishant James
The World Government Summit recently came out with an agenda to improve agricultural technologies by integrating farming with industry 4.0. The outcome would be a fourth agricultural revolution or Agriculture 4.0
Composting in a Zero Carbon Footprint SystemReinbottt
This presentation gives an overview of composting and the project at the University of Missouri Bradford Research Center where food waste and horse bedding is being converted to compost to grow vegetables for Campus Dining and doing it all with a Zero Carbon Footprint
Aquaponic applications for the small farm are becoming all the rage, but how can it truly produce profitably? You need a complete system that supplies it's own feed that is mercury free, soy free, GMO free.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
After several job applications, I finally got to get an interview for a tutor position. However, this time the interview was a bit different than all the others I had attended as a viewer. Most interviews were, as a rule, a presentation of the candidate skills and experience matching the job description. Mine had to be different, and more challenging.
The rules:
Fifteen-minute presentation of a lecture on one of 3 subjects, aiming at level 1 students; followed by 10 minutes presentation of my CV.
Here it is. Ohh, and by the way, I got the job.
Software update for human brain, at a large scale2co
If we can download "Kung Fu Master skills", would we do the same for "Greatest Thinker skills?" Could we software-update ourselves to be a better person? How, from technological and engineering point of view? What would happen if millions did download such skills and became Greatest Thinkers?
Shojinmeat Project - Open source cellular agriculture initiative (2021)2co
General introduction to cellular agriculture and cell-based meat from sci/tech, biz/pol and humanity/arts perspectives, along with practical information on individuals participating in cellular agriculture through "DIY bio"
Shojinmeat Projectでの細胞農業の取り組みについて。
「純肉（細胞培養肉）」の技術的到達度と社会的・文化的インパクトについて
General introduction to cellular agriculture and cell-based meat from sci/tech, biz/pol and humanity/arts perspectives, along with practical information on individuals participating in cellular agriculture through "DIY bio"
How would recent surge of public interest in cell-based meat play out for the industry? Hype cycle? Price parity? Disruption? What will we see when cell-based meat enters mainstream? Monopoly mega-corporation? Home meat breweries? And when?
New Harvest 2020 slides from Shojinmeat Project - Will there be a monopoly co...2co
“Elephant in the room” - Will there be a monopoly corporation, driving all farmers out of their jobs?” - Slides originally prepared for New Harvest 2020, on cell-based meat, industrialization of cellular agriculture, and how "being a farmer" can change in the future.
Presentation and talkscripts are here : https://medium.com/shojin-meat/will-there-be-a-monopoly-corporation-driving-farmers-out-of-work-727ec488bf10?source=---------3------------------
Slides that were meant to be the presentation slides for cellular agriculture and cell-based meat in EmTechAsia 2020 Singapore (postponed to August) - describes the emerging cellular agriculture, path to democratization and crossing with DIY gene edits and biohacking toward wagyu steak on Mars and DIY Pikachu meat.
Shojinmeat Projectでの細胞農業の取り組みについて。
純肉（細胞培養肉）に関する技術的到達度と社会的（産/学/官）・文化/芸術面でのインパクトについて、細胞農業や培養肉の技術開発への個人としての直接参加方法について
General introduction to cellular agriculture and cell-based meat from sci/tech, biz/pol and humanity/arts perspectives, along with practical information on individuals participating in cellular agriculture through "DIY bio"
DIY cell culture manual (& the roadmap to DIY cell-based meat)2co
Instructions for DIY cell culture experiment in kitchens and the roadmap to "growing meat at home" involving tissue engineering - This manual is editable by everyone for improvements!
Shojinmeat Project - Open source cellular agriculture initiative2co
General introduction to cellular agriculture and cell-based meat from sci/tech, biz/pol and humanity/arts perspectives, along with practical information on individuals participating in cellular agriculture through "DIY bio"
How would recent surge of public interest in cell-based meat play out for the industry? Hype cycle? Price parity? Disruption? What will we see when cell-based meat enters mainstream? Monopoly mega-corporation? Home meat breweries? Generally speaking, when?
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
THE IMPORTANCE OF MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE SAMPLE RETURN.Sérgio Sacani
The return of a sample of near-surface atmosphere from Mars would facilitate answers to several first-order science questions surrounding the formation and evolution of the planet. One of the important aspects of terrestrial planet formation in general is the role that primary atmospheres played in influencing the chemistry and structure of the planets and their antecedents. Studies of the martian atmosphere can be used to investigate the role of a primary atmosphere in its history. Atmosphere samples would also inform our understanding of the near-surface chemistry of the planet, and ultimately the prospects for life. High-precision isotopic analyses of constituent gases are needed to address these questions, requiring that the analyses are made on returned samples rather than in situ.
This presentation explores a brief idea about the structural and functional attributes of nucleotides, the structure and function of genetic materials along with the impact of UV rays and pH upon them.
Richard's aventures in two entangled wonderlandsRichard Gill
Since the loophole-free Bell experiments of 2020 and the Nobel prizes in physics of 2022, critics of Bell's work have retreated to the fortress of super-determinism. Now, super-determinism is a derogatory word - it just means "determinism". Palmer, Hance and Hossenfelder argue that quantum mechanics and determinism are not incompatible, using a sophisticated mathematical construction based on a subtle thinning of allowed states and measurements in quantum mechanics, such that what is left appears to make Bell's argument fail, without altering the empirical predictions of quantum mechanics. I think however that it is a smoke screen, and the slogan "lost in math" comes to my mind. I will discuss some other recent disproofs of Bell's theorem using the language of causality based on causal graphs. Causal thinking is also central to law and justice. I will mention surprising connections to my work on serial killer nurse cases, in particular the Dutch case of Lucia de Berk and the current UK case of Lucy Letby.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
Spectroscopy is a branch of science dealing the study of interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
4. Cell-based meat (“synthetic meat”) in Sci-Fi
Mars CellAg Farm Orbital Facility
Culture vats - a Sci-Fi gadget
https://seiga.nicovideo.jp/seiga/im5526417
Pub. in 1952 Pub. in 2012
5. Outlook of food in space
Scenario
by MRI
https://www.spa
cefood-x.com/
Professionals visit Many commoners liveScenario
Space food Algae/insects? Space farming
Professionals live
Source
of food
~10 people in orbit
Privatization of ISS, space
tourism and hotels open
~10 people on the Moon
Lunar Gateway
Artemis Program
~100 in orbit
Space tourism streamlined
Space hotels expand
30~60 on the Moon
Lunar Gateway Phase 2
Construction of Moonbase
800~ in orbit
Mass space tourism
Moon flight route via orbit
200 on the Moon
Moonbase expands
Lunar tourism
~2025 ~2035 ~2045
Nutritional needs Nutritional needs Social and human purposes
6. Requirements for space food (and agriculture)
Space food for limited few professionals
A few professionals fly for a mission lasting up to 10
days, ~2025
Space agriculture for unspecified commoners
More than 100 common people live, and several-fold
more people visit for short durations, ~2045?
Organoleptic acceptability ↑ More important
Nutritional efficacy ↘ Desired but less important
Safety for 3~5yr period ↓ Less important
Launch weight ↓ Less important
Waste mass ↘ Desired but less important
Micro-G cooking process ↘ Remains important on the orbit, but less on the Moon
Packaging mass ↓ Less important
Requirements for space agriculture
Facility weight ↑ Important in space, but not on land
Reliability ↗ Important in space, more so than on land
Material abundance ↑ Important in space, but not on land
Waste recyclability ↗ Important in space, more so than on land
[1]
[1] Developing the NASA Food System for Long‐Duration Missions https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1750-3841.2010.01982.x
7. Studies at JAXA: requirements for space farms
1. Construction of farming
environments
2. Establishment of life in space
by sustainable agriculture
Maximized recycling of materials to
support life in very limited resources
Biological Science in Space,
Vol21 No4 2007 135-141 S.Wada
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bss/21/4/21_4_135/_article/-char/en
NASA
8. “Minimal space farm” by JAXA
“Minimal farm components”:
Rice, sweet potato, leafy green,
silkworm, salt, pond loach, soy
Assuming 100 people living for 20 days...
・Plants-only diet causes deficiencies in
vitamin D, vitamin B12, protein, cholesterol
and fats.
・Silkworm and pond loach supply protein
and fats
Space Utiliz Res 26 2010 ISAS/JAXA 2010 S.Wada
https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/15406
9. Launch fresh food
Launch dry food
Insects &
fungi
Cellular
agriculture
Algae
Indoor
farms
They supply volatile elements and are superior in
nutrition and organoleptic acceptability, but launch
weight is large, supply disruption risk is high and
storage durability is short and require packaging
Superior in nutrition and reliability, but require algae and
indoor farms for its inputs and processing is needed for
organoleptic acceptability
Superior in nutrition and reliability, processing is needed
for organoleptic acceptability
Superior in nutrition and organoleptic acceptability,
but misses some nutrition.
Spacefarms
Superior in nutrition and organoleptic acceptability, but
require algae and indoor farms for its inputs
Combination of indoor farms, algae and cellular agriculture for the best outcome?
Options for food in space
10. Inputs and outputs of space cellular agriculture
Meat is the more desirable protein source from social well-being
point of view, as culinary acceptability becomes more important
in supporting large number of non-professionals settlers.
Since conventional meat production methods require excessive
amount of resources, alternatives are needed.
Average per capita
meat consumption
130g/day
200L bioreactor,
1㎡ footprint,
Capacity 260g/day
Inputs
Amino acid 31g
Glucose 63g
Inputs
Algae 325g
https://aiche.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
/doi/abs/10.1002/btpr.2941
Hydrolyzer
10㎡ footprint,
100kg/day capacity
11. Atom cycles need to be closed in space farms
C
Carbon
P
Phos-
phorus
N
Nitrogen
S
Sulfur
12. “Atom cycle” in space farming
・Electrolysis of water for O2
・CO2 absorption by alkaline water to
culture spirulina and calcareous algae
・Algae in brine decomposed by
thermophilic soil bacteria makes
K-containing fertilizer
・Improved soil aeration removes
CaCO3 and CaSO4 to avoid
phosphate immobilization
Biological Science in Space,
Vol21 No4 2007 135-141 S. Wada
Other considerations
・Cultivate morus to supply wood for habitat interior materials, silkworm for consumption
・Some plants require bees for pollination - can bees fly at 0.2atm?
13. In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)
Setup for O2 production from
Martian atmospheric CO2
Obtainable resources
Water and H2 from ice in polar craters?[1]
Low on essential volatiles for life, i.e. C, N
“Lunar concrete” obtainable from regolith?
Bases can be build around subterranean ice.
Farming based on C & N (CO2 95%, N2 2%)
available from atmosphere?[2]
[1] https://www.pnas.org/content/115/36/8907
[2] https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bss/21/4/21_4_135/_pdf/-char/en
(Extinct) comet cores - “Dirty snowball” rich
in volatiles and organics can be mined?
Moons and dwarf planets in outer solar
system i.e. Ganymede, Europa, Pluto have
icy crust and rich in water and volatiles
i.e. Mars Oxygen ISRU Experiment
17. 70℃
25℃
Heat
exchanger
High-T
steam
turbine
Low-T
steam
turbine
Nitrogen
gas turbine
Crust
material
ice, CO2,
CH4, N2
Generator
Nitrogen
gas
High-T steam Low-T steam
N2
gas
water
CO2
NH3
Impurity
Electro-l
ysis
Low-T
Nitrogen
fixation
Hydrogen
reforma-
tion
Vertical
farms
cellular
agriculture
Hydrogen
bacteria
CH4
Impurity
Amino acids
O2
H2CO2NH3
Sugars
Liquid-N2
condenser Rocky waste
Biomass &
food
Ice, dryice
・Nuclear powered plutonian biomass
production facility feeding on crust materials
・Nuclear power at near 100% Carnot heat
efficiency using near absolute zero heat
sink・Liquid nitrogen combined cycle power
・100% on in situ resource utilization
・Replacement of some bioprocesses with
chemical synthesis
Reactorcore
Algae
culture
Speculative system diagram for a Plutonian facility
18. Summary
・Long-term shift from space food to space farming
・There is a preceding literature on a space farming scheme that
takes atom cycle into account
・A combination of indoor farms, algae and cellular agriculture
fulfills the requirements for space-based food production system?
・An input of 325g/(day-person) of algae is required to produce
130g/(day-person) of cell-based meat.
・ISRU depends on the location and so are the designs of space
farming facilities.
