Payload Concept Evaluation for Water/Oxygen production on the Moon based on Thermo- or Electro-Chemical Reduction of Lunar Regolith

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dc.creatorFereres, Sonia
dc.creatorMorales, Mercedes
dc.creatorDenk, Thorsten
dc.creatorOsen, Karen
dc.creatorMcGlen, Ryan J.
dc.creatorSeidel, Achim
dc.creatorMadakashira, Hemanth
dc.creatorUrbina, Diego
dc.creatorBinns, David
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-23T23:04:23Z
dc.date.available2021-06-23T23:04:23Z
dc.date.issued7/12/2021
dc.descriptionSonia Fereres, Abengoa Innovaci�n
dc.descriptionMercedes Morales, Abengoa Innovacion
dc.descriptionThorsten Denk, Ciemat-Plataforma Solar de Almer�a
dc.descriptionKaren Osen, SINTEF
dc.descriptionRyan J. McGlen Aavid, Thermal Division of Boyd Corporation
dc.descriptionAchim Seidel, Airbus DS
dc.descriptionHemanth Madakashira, Space Applications Services
dc.descriptionDiego Urbina, Space Applications Services
dc.descriptionDavid Binns, ESA/ESTEC
dc.descriptionICES308: Advanced Technologies for In-Situ Resource Utilizationen
dc.descriptionThe 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held virtually on 12 July 2021 through 14 July 2021.en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing space-based resources (In-Situ Resource Utilization, ISRU) to produce life support and propulsion consumables such as oxygen or water offers the possibility of a more sustainable and cost-effective exploration of the Moon when compared to missions relying solely on material transport from Earth. Learning how to operate on the Moon with local resources, reduced gravity and a harsh environment is a stepping stone towards developing technology for a sustained human presence in space. We analyze several technical concepts to produce oxygen or water from lunar regolith. Thermochemical reduction processes of solid lunar materials using hydrogen (hydrogen reduction of ilmenite), methane (carbothermal) reduction and other processes such as molten salt electrochemistry (e.g. the FFC-Cambridge process) are evaluated. Focus is set on the technological solutions for supporting fluid management systems required to produce, separate, collect, and measure water or oxygen from solid oxide chemical/electrochemical processes, evaluating their technology readiness level, current necessary developments and their potential interaction with other life support and exploration activities. Technology de-risking plans to demonstrate fluid management system feasibility and tests in relevant environments are proposed to support establishing a human presence on the Moon sustained by local resources.en_US
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dc.identifier.otherICES-2021-103
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/87099
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher50th International Conference on Environmental Systemsen_US
dc.subjectregolith
dc.subjectISRU
dc.subjectfluid management
dc.subjectgas separation
dc.titlePayload Concept Evaluation for Water/Oxygen production on the Moon based on Thermo- or Electro-Chemical Reduction of Lunar Regolithen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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