Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

ICP-AES analysis

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

100%

Confidence

Literature sources

Linked simulants

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

spectroscopy

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 metal oxide solubility in the fluoride-based solvent was measured through Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES, Horiba Jobin Yvon Ultima 2) by sampling 100 mg of salt.