NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1992 · 10 citations · 10 references
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Natural SciencesChemistryEarth SciencesElectrochemical EngineeringElectrochemistryInorganic ChemistryElectrolysis ProcessesLunar GeologySilicate MineralsSoil ElectrochemistryLunar GeochemistryLunar MineralogyOxygen Production In SpaceSilicate Chemistry
Accepting that oxygen, rather than gigantic gems or gold, is likely to make the Moon's Klondike, the extraction of oxygen from the lunar soil by molten silicate electrolysis has chosen to be investigated. Process theory and proposed lunar factory are addressed.
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