This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt.
Operation
- Chemical reaction
Advantages
Disadvantages
Parameter priorities
- Able to be constructed/maintained locally
- UNKNOWN
- Minimal reliance on Earth for reagents
- UNKNOWN
- Operable in 1 SLHA
- UNKNOWN
- Ease of maintenance
- UNKNOWN
- Simple
- UNKNOWN
- Durable
- UNKNOWN
- Energy input
- Electrolyte heated to 950°C [1].
- Heat output
- UNKNOWN
- No hazardous materials are produced
- UNKNOWN
- Efficiency
- UNKNOWN
- Processes that extract more than just oxygen are preferred
- UNKNOWN
- Weight/mass/volume
- UNKNOWN
- Other uses for the reagents
- UNKNOWN
Resources
Need to read
- https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-kennedy-to-develop-tech-to-melt-moon-dust-extract-oxygen
- https://isru.nasa.gov/Molten_Regolith_Electrolysis.html
- https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/79757/Sadoway_Direct%20electrolysis.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/tech-exchange/nasa-tech-needs/9916