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<p>A concept of magnetic separation of regolith for production of lunar aggregate is presented in the paper. Future construction effort on the Moon will require significant amounts of concrete-like composites. The authors formulate a hypothesis that magnetic separation of regolith would be a very efficient beneficiation procedure solving multiple civil engineering problems associated with properties of raw lunar soil. For the research program, 10 lunar soil simulants were used. The magnetic separation was feasible in majority of cases. Acquired lunar aggregate would be useful for both concrete-like composite production and covering the surface of a habitat. The aims of future research are pointed out in the paper.</p>
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A concept of magnetic separation of regolith for production of lunar aggregate is presented in the paper. Future construction effort on the Moon will require significant amounts of concrete-like composites. The authors formulate a hypothesis that magnetic separation of regolith would be a very efficient beneficiation procedure solving multiple civil engineering problems associated with properties of raw lunar soil. For the research program, 10 lunar soil simulants were used. The magnetic separation was feasible in majority of cases. Acquired lunar aggregate would be useful for both concrete-like composite production and covering the surface of a habitat. The aims of future research are pointed out in the paper.

Magnetic Separation of Lunar Regolith as its Beneficiation for Construction Effort on the Moon

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Artificial Satellites

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A concept of magnetic separation of regolith for production of lunar aggregate is presented in the paper. Future construction effort on the Moon will require...

Magnetic Separation of Lunar Regolith as its Beneficiation for Construction Effort on the Moon

Published Online: Dec 29, 2023

Page range: 203 - 213

Received: Dec 03, 2022

Accepted: Jun 13, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2023-0023

Keywords
regolith, beneficiation, magnetic separation, building material, the Moon

© 2023 Janusz Kobaka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Magnetic Separation of Lunar Regolith as its Beneficiation for Construction Effort on the Moon

Published Online: Dec 29, 2023

Page range: 203 - 213

Received: Dec 03, 2022

Accepted: Jun 13, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsa-2023-0023

Keywordsregolith, beneficiation, magnetic separation, building material, the Moon

© 2023 Janusz Kobaka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
regolith, beneficiation, magnetic separation, building material, the Moon