2025-06-09 中国科学院（CAS）
Microwave melting and fiber-forming equipment (A) and schematic of photocatalytic mechanism in lunar soil simulant fibers (B). (Image by XTIPC)
＜関連情報＞
- https://english.cas.cn/newsroom/research_news/chem/202505/t20250513_1043545.shtml
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002230932500198X
月土壌由来連続繊維の光触媒性能 Photocatalytic performance of continuous fiber derived from the lunar soil
Xiong-Yu Xi, Ze-Shi Guo, Bin Hao, Cun-Guang Liang, Anand Parkash, Xiaojia Zeng, Hong Tang, Dan Xing, Peng-Cheng Ma
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids Available online: 6 May 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2025.123583
Highlights
- The lunar fiber was prepared using the microwave melt-drawing technique.
- The lunar fiber exhibited excellent photocatalytic performance.
- The fiber showed remarkable photodegradation ability for organic pollutants.
- The fiber held significant potential for human survival on the lunar base.
Abstract
The in-situ utilization of lunar resources is of great significance to constructing a lunar base. This study investigated the feasibility of using a high titanium lunar soil simulant to develop continuous fiber. The photocatalytic activities of the lunar soil simulant and fiber were compared. The lunar fiber was prepared using the microwave melt-drawing technique, validating the potential of lunar soil to produce continuous fiber. The developed fiber exhibited enhanced photocatalytic performance to degrade organic pollutants in solution. It was found that TiO2 (Rutile) and Fe nanoparticles were produced in the filament during the spinning of fiber, generating free radicals upon sunlight irradiation. These radicals exhibited photocatalytic properties, thereby enabling the fiber with enhanced photocatalytic performance. The findings of this work not only provide a material solution for the construction of a lunar base, but also expand the application of lunar soil.
