Title:
PLANT FOR GENERATING RESOURCES FROM SOIL ON LUNAR SURFACE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/201408
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a plant for generating resources from soil on the lunar surface, said plant comprising: a water extraction unit which extracts water from water-containing regolith out of the soil; an electrolysis unit which electrolyzes water to generate hydrogen and oxygen; and a reduction unit which uses hydrogen to reduce a metal oxide contained in the soil.
Inventors:
TANAKA YOSHITOKI (JP)
FUKAURA KIHO (JP)
MORI SOICHI (JP)
FUKAURA KIHO (JP)
MORI SOICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2021/012458
Publication Date:
September 29, 2022
Filing Date:
March 25, 2021
Export Citation:
Assignee:
JGC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
C25B1/04
Foreign References:
JP2019148155A | 2019-09-05 | |||
US20190271228A1 | 2019-09-05 | |||
US20180178292A1 | 2018-06-28 | |||
JPH05262300A | 1993-10-12 | |||
JP2014122399A | 2014-07-03 | |||
JP2013542345A | 2013-11-21 | |||
JPH03271102A | 1991-12-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NISHIZAWA Kazuyoshi et al. (JP)
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