Projects
SolSys Mining engages in various projects in the fields of space technology, ISRU, minerals processing, greentech and recycling. We explore synergies between these fields and tie them together through our core enabling technology - beneficiation
ELISA
Enabling lunar in-situ agriculture by producing fertilizer from beneficiated regolith (ESA project page) is SolSys Mining’s most recently completed project. ELISA focused on beneficiation’s place in the ISRU value chain by investigating synergies between traditional minerals processing and agriculture. Not only were regolith simulants investigated, but also by-products such as slag/waste from molten oxide electrolysis (MOE).
The project involved several contributors, with notable input from the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Space (CIRIS) as well as Future Materials (FM). A large spread of mechanical and chemical beneficiation techniques were investigated, and a total of over 5000 data points were produced using multiple analysis techniques such as PSD-LD, XRF, SEM, ICP-MS and IC.
plant the moon challenge
ChSolSys was involved with NTNU (the Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and CIRiS (Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Space) for the Plant the Moon Challenge, coordinated by the Institute for Competitive Sciences in the US.
SolSys Mining tested various soil-based and soilless systems, including hybrid hydroponics, and created it’s own setups for the project. Students were also involved and ran their own projects at CIRiS’ facilities in Trondheim, Norway.
future projects
Check back regularly for updates on current projects, as well as information on completed ones.
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