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This appears to be high temperature catalytic process that was developed. Not just a matter of plugging anode and cathode into regolith.
by varjag 6y ago
This appears to be high temperature catalytic process that was developed. Not just a matter of plugging anode and cathode into regolith.
- fuoqi 6y agoThe article directly describes the electrolysis process: >Oxygen-containing material is submerged in molten salt, heated to 950 degrees Celsius. A current is then passed through it, which triggers the oxygen to be extracted and migrate across the liquid salt to collect at an electrode, leaving behind a mixture of metal powders. And does not contain any mention of a magic catalyst.
- beervirus 6y agoNo, this is not a catalytic process. It is just electrolysis.