Characterization of H2O transport through Johnson Space Center number 1A lunar regolith simulant at low pressure for in-situ resource utilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 037117
Author(s):  
Garrett L. Schieber ◽  
Brant M. Jones ◽  
Thomas M. Orlando ◽  
Peter G. Loutzenhiser
Keyword(s):  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Lunar Regolith ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Lunar Regolith Simulant

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

2022 ◽  
pp. 105414
Author(s):  
Michail Samouhos ◽  
Petros Tsakiridis ◽  
Magued Iskander ◽  
Maria Taxiarchou ◽  
Konstantinos Betsis
Keyword(s):  
Resource Utilization ◽  
Carbothermal Reduction ◽  
Lunar Regolith ◽  
Lunar Regolith Simulant

scholarly journals Ceramic Material Processing Towards Future Space Habitat: Electric Current-Assisted Sintering of Lunar Regolith Simulant

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4128
Author(s):  
Xin Li Phuah ◽  
Han Wang ◽  
Bruce Zhang ◽  
Jaehun Cho ◽  
Xinghang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electric Current ◽  
Lunar Regolith ◽  
Single Step ◽  
Ferromagnetic Behavior ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Future Space ◽  
Conventional Sintering ◽  
Lunar Regolith Simulant ◽  
Functional Components

In situ utilization of available resources in space is necessary for future space habitation. However, direct sintering of the lunar regolith on the Moon as structural and functional components is considered to be challenging due to the sintering conditions. To address this issue, we demonstrate the use of electric current-assisted sintering (ECAS) as a single-step method of compacting and densifying lunar regolith simulant JSC-1A. The sintering temperature and pressure required to achieve a relative density of 97% and microhardness of 6 GPa are 700 °C and 50 MPa, which are significantly lower than for the conventional sintering technique. The sintered samples also demonstrated ferroelectric and ferromagnetic behavior at room temperature. This study presents the feasibility of using ECAS to sinter lunar regolith for future space resource utilization and habitation.

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