Patent ID: 8580011

Claim:
A liquid reclamation unit for separating a gas and liquid mixture for zero gravity operation comprising: an inlet to receive the gas and liquid mixture as an inlet flow; a filter connected to the inlet and the filter having an air side; a vacuum pump connected with the air side of the filter, the vacuum pump facilitating a pressure delta operating to force the appropriate inlet flow such that the gas and liquid mixture is directed to the air side of the filter and the filter operating to filter out an amount of gas from the gas and liquid mixture; a peristaltic pump connected with the filter and operating in cooperation with the filter to transfer liquid away from the filter surface, and the liquid transferred away from the filter surface has substantially less gas than the gas and liquid mixture received at the inlet; and a collection bag connected to the peristaltic pump and the air side of the filter, the collection bag being relatively flexible; wherein, the collection bag receives the filtered gas and liquid mixture from the peristaltic pump and provides said mixture for further processing through connection to the filter.