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US 2026/0062827 A1Published application
Electrolytic process for producing cement
AssigneeBlue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
InventorAlex M. Román
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Abstract
A method and system for producing cement using electrolysis is presented. Via an electric current, an electrolysis process may be performed on a melted oxide material, which may be anorthosite. Calcium oxide may be collected from the electrolysis process and mixed with silica and alumina to produce cement.
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A method for producing cement using electrolysis, the method comprising:
- via an electric current, performing an electrolysis process in a vessel containing a melted oxide material;
- collecting calcium oxide resulting from the electrolysis process;
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- mixing the calcium oxide with silica and alumina to produce the cement.
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A method for producing cement, the method comprising:
- electrolyzing melted anorthosite;
- collecting i) oxygen from an anode of an electrolysis cell, ii) aluminum silicate from a cathode of the electrolysis cell, and iii) calcium oxide from the electrolysis cell;
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- cooling, mixing together, and pulverizing the aluminum silicate and the calcium oxide to produce a hydrophilic cement powder.
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A method for producing cement, the method comprising:
- melting lunar regolith;
- performing molten oxide electrolysis (MOE) on the melted lunar regolith to at least partially remove iron from the melted lunar regolith and to produce an iron-depleted melt that comprises anorthosite;
- electrolyzing the anorthosite to separate aluminum silicate and calcium oxide from the anorthosite;
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- cooling, mixing together, and pulverizing the aluminum silicate and the calcium oxide to produce a cement powder.
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