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producing metal in space
What equipment, materials and amount of electricity are needed to
produce steel (in space) from ores found on NEOs? Would there be a need to add carbon (as a reducing agent) during the refining process, or something with characteristics similar to limestone (I believe calcium oxide is the "active ingredient" in limestone)? Would oxygen be needed for a blast furnace? Would water be needed to quench the hot steel? Another question I have is, How would something like a mini-mill be modified to function in zero-G and vacuum? I had thought something like an electric arc furnace would be all that's needed to refine pure iron/steel from NEO ores, but from what I can find, EAFs appear to be used almost exclusivly for refining scrap steel. |
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