Manufacture of glass and mirrors from lunar regolith simulant
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Future planetary surface missions to the Moon or Mars, for example, can be augmented by the use of local materials, in order to reduce launch mass and expand mission capability. Using lunar regolith simulant and heating it within a susceptor-assisted microwave oven, it was possible to manufacture a variety of basaltic glasses. Furthermore, it was possible to shape these glasses by grinding and polishing the surface flat and smooth. Glasses manufactured from different lunar regolith simulants were coated with aluminium or silver, and the reflective properties of the resulting mirrors and uncoated surfaces were measured. It was shown that with a porous and/or smooth surface finish, mirrors could be made that reflect the incident solar light (400 nm–1250 nm) in-between 30% for the worst and 85% for the best samples. The same samples with uncoated surfaces showed to reflect less than 7% of incident solar light in the same wavelength range.
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Uncoated regolith-derived glass samples reflect less than 7% of incident solar light in the range 400 to 1250 nm.
“Uncoated samples exhibited lower reflectivity, reflecting less than 7% of the same incident solar light.”
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The Uncoated samples section reports approximately 4–13% reflectivity across 300–1250 nm, with one sample reaching 28%. The Conclusion gives 5–10% for most samples across 400–1250 nm, again noting the exception. These results contradict the claim that uncoated samples reflect less than 7% throughout that range. (LLM, conf=0.89)
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredSusceptor-assisted microwave processing is less efficient due to losses of the susceptor-assisted heating.
“However, this method is less efficient due to the losses of the susceptor-assisted heating.”
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Mirrors produced from regolith simulants via susceptor-assisted microwave processing with aluminum and silver coatings reflect incident solar light in the range 400 to 1250 nm with reflectivity from 30% to 85%.
“Resulting mirrors with porous and/or smooth surfaces demonstrated the ability to reflect incident solar light in the range of 400 to 1250 nm , with reflectivity ranging from 30% for the least effective sample to 85% for the most effective.”
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Susceptor-assisted microwave processing has the advantage of being independent of the composition of regolith, in contrast to regular microwave processing.
“Susceptor-assisted microwave processing has the advantage of being independent of the composition of regolith, in contrast to regular microwave processing.”
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- Authors
- Schleppi, J., Gibbons, J., Groetsch, A., Buckman, J., Cowley, A., & Bennett, N.
- Affiliations
- Heriot-Watt University (GB)
- European Astronaut Centre (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Schleppi, Juergen
- Gibbons, Joseph
- Groetsch, Alexander
- Buckman, Jim
- Cowley, Aidan
- Bennett, Nick
- Venue
- Journal of Materials Science
- Published
- 2018-11-19
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 3726-3747
- ISSN
- 0022-2461 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-4803
- OpenAlex
- W2901722277
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 59
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 1.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Materials Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- Heriot-Watt University
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (1963733)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Ceramics and Composites › Glass properties and applications
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Keywords
- lunar regolith simulant, glassmaking, mirrors, microwave heating, glassy basalt, in-situ resource utilization, solar reflectance, aluminum coating, silver coating, Moon, Mars, grinding and polishing
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