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Ilmenite Reduction with CH4
This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt. (Silicate/Oxide Melt) Continue reading
Category: In-Situ Resource Utilization
Ilmenite Reduction with C/CO
This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt. (Silicate/Oxide Melt) Continue reading
Vapor Phase Reduction
This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt. (Pyrolysis) Continue reading
Fluxed Silicate Electrolysis
This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt. (Silicate/Oxide Melt) Continue reading
Glass Reduction with H2
This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt. (Solid/Gas Interaction) We’ll have to bring the hydrogen in from Earth (or asteroids)… Continue reading
Plasma Reduction with Cl2
This is one possible way to get oxygen for Lunar mare basalt. (Silicate/Oxide Melt) Continue reading
Ilmenite Reduction with H2
Ilmenite (FeTiO3) is a relatively common Lunar mineral. This process heats up ilmenite powder and passes hydrogen gas over it. The hydrogen gas strips off… Continue reading
Comparison of Earth and Lunar basalt parameters (unprocessed)
OK, we’ve got the parameters for both Earth and Lunar basalt before they are processed. The next step is to figure out their similarities and… Continue reading
Earth basalt parameters (unprocessed)
The first step is to characterize the raw Earth basalt, before we process it for oxygen and iron. All of our current basalt processing tech… Continue reading
Cast Lunar Basalt Parameters (processed)
This is the tricky part. We know about unprocessed Earth and Lunar basalt. We have data on processed Earth basalt. Now we need to know… Continue reading