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| ID No : | 918 Edit | Title: | Electrostatic Separator for Beneficiation of Lunar Soil |
| Summary / Review : | "A charge separator has been constructed for use in a lunar environment that will allow for separation of minerals from lunar soil. In the present experiments, whole lunar dust as received was used. The approach taken here was that beneficiation of ores into an industrial feedstock grade may be more efficient. Refinement or enrichment of specific minerals in the soil before it is chemically processed may be more desirable as it would reduce the size and energy requirements necessary to produce the virgin material, and it may significantly reduce the process complexity. The principle is that minerals of different composition and work function will charge differently when tribocharged against different materials, and hence be separated in an electric field." (Author's abstract) |
| Author(s) : |
Quinn, Jacqueline; Arens, Ellen; Trigwell, Steve; Captain, James, [Kennedy Space Center] |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Category(s) : |
Bases, industry and manufacturing / Resource processing and outputs / Beneficiation |
| Web URL : |
http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100001346; http://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/6567
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| PERMANENT code(s) : | L,U |
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| NTRS : | 20100001346 |
| Other Ref # : | KSC-13007 |
| Submitted by : | MEP |
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