Speaker
Arnaud Nizet
Description
The poster would explain the FFC molten salt electrolysis process, by presenting the results of an experimental campaign realized using the Large Diameter Centrifuge (LDC) at ESTEC, to predict the effect of gravity on the extraction of oxygen from lunar regolith, and estimate the efficiency of the process under lunar gravity.
The FFC molten salt electrolysis process is under study for the production of oxygen (life support) and metals (building materials) on the moon, through the reduction of oxides in the lunar regolith. It has shown promise as being able to extract 90+% of the oxygen in regolith simulants as well as in various regolith samples brought back from the Apollo missions.
Author
Arnaud Nizet