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NASA NTRS · 19830003839

Extraterrestrial materials processing and construction

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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.

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Criswell, D. R., Waldron, R. D., Mckenzie, J. D.. 1980-01-31. Extraterrestrial materials processing and construction. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19830003839

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