Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

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microscopy linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

100%

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Record profile

Measurement type

microscopy

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Lunar simulant behaviour in molten fluoride salt for ISRU applications

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-2Asubject of prior electrolysis studiesNeeds review LMS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review MLS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review NEU-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

Particle morphologyimaged by SEM100%Chemical compositionanalyzed by SEM-EDS100%Bulk chemistrySiO2: 46.9% (LMS-1), 42.8% (BPY-N), 41.3% (Apollo 11); Al2 O3: 12.4% (LMS-1), 11.5% (BPY-N), 13.7% (Apollo 11); FeO: 8.6% (LMS-1), / (BPY-N), 15.8% (Apollo 11); Fe2 O3: / (LMS-1),100%Electrochemical behaviorAll main oxides are electroactive except SiO2 and TiO2; SiO2 and TiO2 are extracted in alloyed form through Under Potential Deposition (UPD); Metallic deposition of Al and Ti is on100%oxygen extraction efficiency

Evidence snippets

The deposit at the electrodes was monitored and characterized by a Phenom XL scanning electron microscope (SEM) coupled with an energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).