Direct Electrolysis of Molten Lunar Regolith for the Production of Oxygen and Metals on the Moon
The feasibility of producing oxygen by direct electrolysis of the molten lunar regolith at 1600 C was investigated and the generation of usable oxygen gas at the anode and concomitant production of iron and silicon at the cathode was successfully achieved from the tightly bound oxide mix. The curren...
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The Electrochemical Society
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79757 |