Solid Air
Created by Ace Dreamer.
Solid Air is one of the main products of Moria CHONics, and is sold through distributors all over the Solar System. The idea is that solid ammonium nitrate and solid carbon are a lot easier to transport and store than gases, even given their use in making explosives.
Air Maker
A rugged fist-sized waved gadget which can turn Solid Air into an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, with traces of carbon dioxide, at Earth sea-level pressure ('one Atmosphere'). These are typically given away free with the first non-trivial purchase of Solid Air.
An Air Maker can completely replace eight cubic metres (about 90 cubic feet) of atmosphere using about 12.5kg of 'Solid Air', from hard vacuum, in less than three minutes. An 'emergency fill' can provide that volume with a survivable (oxygen-rich) atmosphere in about forty seconds. There is some waste ethanol.
Eight cubic metres is a common size for medium airlocks, and the total volume of many Fen personal vehicles will be less than that. Bigger versions, that work quicker, are sold.
