The benefits of Space Chemistry

Space chemistry has got already an astonishingly large number of applications areas.

• Oxygen recovery from CO2 has been provided on the ISS (by batch reactor) from the start of its operation
• Drug formulation for drug discovery and drug development
• Crystallization of proteins for producing pure materials for biologics. Enhanced resolution on X-rays of the ultra-pure proteins provides excellent opportunities for increasing the performance of docking experiments.
• Producing ultra-pure enzymes as biological targets

New areas are opening by producing new polymorphs and co-crystals for enhancing druggability of existing and new active principles for drugs, agrochemicals, and cosmetics.

Chemical reactions performed in space are opening a new world for chemists. It is absolutely important to have a deeper knowledge on the effect of space, on the theoretical chemistry foundation of chemical transformations.