Kurita:JAXA “system for water reclamation technology” : Installed on ISS in Japan”Kibo”
Kurita Industry Co., Ltd.
we will supply the “Water Regeneration Technology Demonstration System” to be used in the “Kibo” Japan Experiment Building.
This system is scheduled to start tests in the “Kibo” Japan Experimental Building within 2019.
Future water reclamation system:
In 2011, we signed a joint research agreement with JAXA for future water reclamation systems.
We collected water (urine) generated inside the ISS and raised it to the world’s highest water quality (available for drinking).
<Supplement>: Specifications of “Water Regeneration Technology Demonstration System”
■ Processed water volume 0.8 liter / day
■ Water reclamation rate 85% or more
■ Specification
・ Water treatment equipment Dimensions: W535mm x D600mm x H480mm
・ Control device Dimensions: W120mm x D580mm x H475mm