Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jan 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008aipc..969..162s&link_type=abstract
SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM-STAIF 2008: 12th Conference on Thermophysics Applications in Microgravity;
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Lunar, Planetary, And Deep-Space Probes, Methods Of Materials Synthesis And Materials Processing, Electrolytes, Electrochemical Methods
Scientific paper
Electrolytic reduction processes as a means to provide pure elements for lunar resource utilization have the potential of removing all the oxygen from the lunar soil for use in life support and for propellant. Electrochemical reduction also provides a direct path for the production of pure metals and silicon which can be utilized for in situ manufacturing and power production. Some of the challenges encountered in the electrolytic reduction processes include the feeding of the electrolytic cell (the transfer of electrolyte containing lunar soil), the withdrawal of reactants and refined products such as the liquid iron-silicon alloy with a number of impurities, and the spent regolith slag, produced in the hot electrolytic cell for the reduction of lunar regolith. The paper discusses some of the possible solutions to the challenges of handling molten materials on the lunar surface, as well as the path toward the construction and testing of a proof of concept facility.
Curreri Peter A.
Sen Subhayu
Stefanescu Doru M.
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