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Electrolytic reduction | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Electrolytic reduction

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

90%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

4

Linked simulants

21

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

oxygen extraction

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

During the polarisation, the oxide anions (O2) are transported through the molten regolith and are oxidised into pure oxygen gas

Source literature

Main reference: Lunar simulant behaviour in molten fluoride salt for ISRU applications

M. Maes, M. Gibilaro, P. Chamelot, C. Chiron, S. Chevrel, P. Pinet, L. Massot, J. Favier | 2024 | Planetary and Space Science

DOI 10.1016/j.pss.2024.105854

Extraction state

90%

1 source

Needs review

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anodic current efficiency78.28%90%

energy consumption12.3 kWh/kg O100%

melting point652 C100%

Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%

Texture and crystallographic propertiesdifferent from BPY-N100%

Solubility in molten LiF NaFmeasured through ICP-AES100%

solubility17.4%100%