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US 2026/0210813 A1Published application
Method for extracting volatile material from moon soil, and gas collection system using the same
AssigneeKorea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources
InventorKyeong Ja KIM
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Abstract
A method for extracting volatile material from moon soil and a gas collection system using the same are provided, in which frozen soil is collected from the lunar regolith, heated by a solar heat collector, and volatile materials are separated and stored from the soil.
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A method for extracting volatile material from moon soil, comprising the steps of:
- (a-1) collecting frozen soil from lunar regolith, heating the soil by a solar heat collector, extracting mixed gas from the soil, and storing the mixed gas;
- (a-2) performing primary analysis and separation of the mixed gas, and storing hydrogen, oxygen, and water;
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- (a-3) after performing the primary analysis and separation of the mixed gas, separating and storing noble gas series gases including at least one gas selected from the group consisting of helium-3 and helium-4, and carbon series gases,
- wherein the soil is obtained from a permanently shadowed region of the Moon.
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A gas collection system using a method for extracting volatile material from moon soil, comprising:
- a raw material injection unit (110) configured to collect frozen soil from lunar regolith by a soil collector (103) and inject the soil into a soil heating chamber (107) through a soil injector (105);
- a mixed gas storage unit (120) configured to heat the soil in the soil heating chamber (107) by a solar heat collector (111), extract mixed gas from the soil, and store the mixed gas;
- a survival material storage unit (130, 133, 135) configured to perform primary analysis and separation of the mixed gas, and store hydrogen, water, and oxygen;
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- a volatile material storage unit (150, 160) configured to, after performing primary analysis and separation of the mixed gas, separate and store noble gas series gases including at least one gas selected from the group consisting of helium-3 and helium-4, and carbon series gases.
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