Extraterrestrial Materials Processing and Construction

Extraterrestrial Materials Processing and Construction
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Total Pages: 706
Release: 1980
Genre: Chemical processes
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Three different chemical processing schemes were identified for separating lunar soils into the major oxides and elements. Feedstock production for space industry; an HF acid leach process; electrorefining processes for lunar free metal and metal derived from chemical processing of lunar soils; production and use of silanes and spectrally selective materials; glass, ceramics, and electrochemistry workshops; and an econometric model of bootstrapping space industry are discussed.