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Scientific paper
May 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979smf..conf.....l&link_type=abstract
Princeton University and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Conference on Space Manufacturing Facilities, 4th,
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Electrolysis, Extraterrestrial Resources, Liquid Phases, Lunar Rocks, Silicates, Electrolytes, Iron, Nickel, Oxygen, Platinum, Silicon, Solar Energy Conversion, Space Commercialization, Space Processing, Titanium
Scientific paper
Electrolysis of silicate melts has been shown to be an effective means of producing metals from common silicate materials. No fluxing agents need be added to the melts. From solution in melts of diopside (CaMgSi2O6) composition, the elements Si, Ti, Ni, and Fe have been reduced to their metallic states. Platinum is a satisfactory anode material, but other cathode materials are needed. Electrolysis of compositional analogs of lunar rocks initially produces iron metal at the cathode and oxygen gas at the anode. Utilizing mainly heat and electricity which are readily available from sunlight, direct electrolysis is capable of producing useful metals from common feedstocks without the need for expendable chemicals. This simple process and the products obtained from it deserve further study for use in materials processing in space.
Haskin Larry A.
Lindstrom David J.
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