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General
Illustrations from an academic paper (which I cannot locate) that shows various promising space mining processes.
1) Centrifugal separation:
2) Magnetic separation:
3) Molten electrolysis using electrochemical cells:
4) Carbothermal reduction:
5) Microbial leaching/Bioleaching:
6) Physical vapor deposition using focused sunlight as the heat source:
1) Centrifugal separation:
2) Magnetic separation:
3) Molten electrolysis using electrochemical cells:
4) Carbothermal reduction:
5) Microbial leaching/Bioleaching:
6) Physical vapor deposition using focused sunlight as the heat source:
