The orbital ascender faces some of the same harsh environmental conditions as a space elevator, such as elemental oxygen, radiation and space debris.
As with aerobic systems the bacteria in anaerobic systems the growing and reproducing microorganisms within them require a source of elemental oxygen to survive.
The primary use of elemental oxygen is in steelmaking.
Vince Calder Henrietta, While elemental oxygen (O2) itself is a great oxidant, it is not always required for oxidation.
In both aerobic and anaerobic systems the growing and reproducing microorganisms within them require a source of elemental oxygen to survive.
Large amounts of elemental oxygen can be also found in metal oxides on the Martian surface, and in the soil, in the form of per-nitrates.
Replies: First of all, all beaches that have sand (SiO2) have elemental oxygen.
Indicator: Generally used chemical indicator for this purpose is "chemical methylene blue solution" that has never since synthesis been exposed to elemental oxygen.
Manganese enzymes are particularly essential in detoxification of superoxide free radicals in organisms that must deal with elemental oxygen.
It can even react with elemental oxygen.