Uses of lunar sulfur

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:7222393

Vaniman, D T; Pettit, D R; Heiken, G

Sulfur and sulfur compounds have a wide range of applications for their fluid, electrical, chemical and biochemical properties. Although low in abundance on the Moon (/approximately/0.1% in mare soils), sulfur is surface-correlated and relatively extractable. Co-production of sulfur during oxygen extraction from ilmenite-rich soils could yield sulfur in masses up to 10% of the mass of oxygen produced. Sulfur deserves serious consideration as a lunar resource. 29 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 7222393
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-88-1345; CONF-8804104-2; ON: DE88009119
• Resource Relation: Conference: NASA symposium on lunar bases and space activities of the 21st century, Houston, TX, USA, 5 Apr 1988
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR
USES
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
FLUIDS
SOLAR CELLS
SULFURIC ACID
THIN FILMS
VISCOSITY
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTS
EQUIPMENT
FILMS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INORGANIC ACIDS
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
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360603 - Materials- Properties