Concentrated sunlight vaporizes and condenses lunar regolith to remove iron oxide and produce purer glass feedstock with minimal electricity use.
A baffle placed in the inlet distribution chamber evens flow through desublimation channels, reducing pressure drop and extending regeneration intervals.
Thionyl chloride and MoO3 enable solvent-free MoO2Cl2 synthesis at controlled temperature, avoiding chlorine gas and exhaust-line blockage.
A modular heating and cooling crucible unit reduces lutetium and ytterbium loss while improving repeatable Lu-177 separation and reuse.