NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For release: 01-03-03
Photo release #: 03-001

Improved processing of fuels experiment completes run on Space Station

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Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox spins Zeolite Crystal Growth sample tubes in order to minimize bubbles inside that could affect crystal formation in this photo taken Dec. 17, 2003, prior to the start of the first 15-day zeolite experiment. Hard as a rock, yet able to absorb liquids and gases like a sponge, zeolites form the backbone of the chemical processes industry on Earth. By using the International Space Station's microgravity environment to grow larger, better quality crystals, NASA and its commercial partners hope to improve petroleum manufacturing and other processes. (Credit: NASA/JSC)

 

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Expedition Six Commander Ken Bowersox installs Zeolite Crystal Growth sample tubes into the ZCG growth furnace for processing in this photo taken Dec. 17, 2003, prior to the start of the first 15-day zeolite experiment. Hard as a rock, yet able to absorb liquids and gases like a sponge, zeolites form the backbone of the chemical processes industry on Earth. By using the International Space Station's microgravity environment to grow larger, better quality crystals, NASA and its commercial partners hope to improve petroleum manufacturing and other processes. (Credit: NASA/JSC)

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