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Generation of High Efficiency of Microorganisms for the Production of Preparations of Biodegradable Oil, Organophosphorus Material, Measures for the Protection of Plants, as well as, of Exopolysaddharides Uses in the Petroleum Industry (Bioekologia)
03.22.12

Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Images

Experiment/Payload Overview

Information provided courtesy of the Energia website.
Brief Summary

Bioekologiya (Bioecology) seeks to produce improved strains of microorganisms for the manufacture of components such as exopolysaccharides from the biodegradation of oil.

Principal Investigator

  • T. K. Krasheninnikova, , , , , Russia

    • Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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    Payload Developer Information Pending

    Sponsoring Space Agency

    Roscosmos

    Sponsoring Organization:

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    ISS Expedition Duration:

    October 2003 - April 2008



    Expeditions Assigned

    8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

    Previous ISS Missions

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    Experiment/Payload Description

    Research Summary

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    Description

    Investigation into the economically important microbiological objects exposed to space flight factors, including radioactive radiation and charged particles fluxes; production of highly efficient strains-producers of plant protection means, exopolysaccharides, means for biodegradation of the products containing xenobiotics (oil, oil products and organophosphoric substances) polluting environment.

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    Applications

    Space Applications

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    Earth Applications

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    Operations

    Operational Requirements

    Bioecologia stowage, Independent temperature recorder.

    Operational Protocols

    Investigation into effect of space flight factors on physiological and biochemical properties of the microorganism cultures while the Bioekologia stowages are exposed to space flight factors within 1, 3, 6 and 12 months.

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    Results/More Information

    The downlinked temperature data (by telemetry generated by nominal temperature sensors located within the equipment accommodation area or by storage unit of independent temperature recorder). Recoverable stowage and independent temperature recorder indicating temperature values within a given time interval returned to Earth.

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    Related Web Sites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment
  • Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

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    Publications

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    Ground Based Results Publications

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    ISS Patent Publications

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    Images

    imageBioecologia stowage with independent temperature recorder.


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    Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
    If updates are needed to the summary please contact JSC-ISS-Program-Science-Group. For other general questions regarding space station research and technology, please feel free to call our help line at 281-244-6187 or e-mail at JSC-ISS-Payloads-Helpline.
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