Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Magnetic separation of BP-1

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100%

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Record profile

Measurement type

Material processing

Application

Experiment

Primary source

In-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-1mentionedNeeds review EAC-1AtestedNeeds review MLS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review BP-1Lunar mare soil simulantNeeds review

Related properties

Iron Contentover 90 wt%100%Particle morphologyimaged by SEM100%elemental composition43 % oxygen, 21 % silicon, 13 % iron100%Particle sizemeasured100%Magnetic susceptibility1.85 10 5 m3 /kg, 1.64 10 5 m3 /kg, and 1.38 10 5 m3 /kg100%

Evidence snippets

A two-step dry magnetic separation, using a permanent NdFeB magnet sheet positioned on an inclined vibrating conveyor, was employed prior to reductive smelting, to increase the Fe3 O4 content by 44%