Volatile analysis by pyrolysis of regolith for planetary resource exploration

Daniel P. Glavin; Charles Malespin; Inge L. Ten Kate; Stephanie A. Getty; Vincent E. Holmes; Erik Mumm; Heather B. Franz; Marvin Noreiga; Nick Dobson; Adrian E. Southard; Steven H. Feng; Carl A. Kotecki; Jason P. Dworkin; Timothy D. Swindle; Jacob E. Bleacher; James W. Rice; Paul R. Mahaffy

doi:10.1109/AERO.2012.6187065

Volatile analysis by pyrolysis of regolith for planetary resource exploration

Daniel P. Glavin, Charles Malespin, Inge L. Ten Kate, Stephanie A. Getty, Vincent E. Holmes, Erik Mumm, Heather B. Franz, Marvin Noreiga, Nick Dobson, Adrian E. Southard, Steven H. Feng, Carl A. Kotecki, Jason P. Dworkin, Timothy D. Swindle, Jacob E. Bleacher, James W. Rice, Paul R. Mahaffy

Arizona Space Institute

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Abstract

The extraction and identification of volatile resources that could be utilized by humans including water, oxygen, noble gases, and hydrocarbons on the Moon, Mars, and small planetary bodies will be critical for future long-term human exploration of these objects. Vacuum pyrolysis at elevated temperatures has been shown to be an efficient way to release volatiles trapped inside solid samples. In order to maximize the extraction of volatiles, including oxygen and noble gases from the breakdown of minerals, a pyrolysis temperature of 1400°C or higher is required, which greatly exceeds the maximum temperatures of current state-of-the-art flight pyrolysis instruments. Here we report on the recent optimization and field testing results of a high temperature pyrolysis oven and sample manipulation system coupled to a mass spectrometer instrument called Volatile Analysis by Pyrolysis of Regolith (VAPoR). VAPoR is capable of heating solid samples under vacuum to temperatures above 1300°C and determining the composition of volatiles released as a function of temperature.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2012.6187065
State	Published - 2012
Event	2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference - Big Sky, MT, United States Duration: Mar 3 2012 → Mar 10 2012

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Name	IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	1095-323X

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Other	2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky, MT
Period	3/3/12 → 3/10/12

Keywords

Desert Research And Technology Studies (DRATS)
Evolved gas analysis
Lunar volatiles
Mass spectrometry
Planetary science
Resource utilization
Vacuum pyrolysis
Volatile Analysis by Pyrolysis of Regolith (VAPoR)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Glavin, D. P., Malespin, C., Ten Kate, I. L., Getty, S. A., Holmes, V. E., Mumm, E., Franz, H. B., Noreiga, M., Dobson, N., Southard, A. E., Feng, S. H., Kotecki, C. A., Dworkin, J. P., Swindle, T. D., Bleacher, J. E., Rice, J. W., & Mahaffy, P. R. (2012). Volatile analysis by pyrolysis of regolith for planetary resource exploration. In 2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference Article 6187065 (IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2012.6187065

Glavin, DP, Malespin, C, Ten Kate, IL, Getty, SA, Holmes, VE, Mumm, E, Franz, HB, Noreiga, M, Dobson, N, Southard, AE, Feng, SH, Kotecki, CA, Dworkin, JP, Swindle, TD, Bleacher, JE, Rice, JW & Mahaffy, PR 2012, Volatile analysis by pyrolysis of regolith for planetary resource exploration. in 2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference., 6187065, IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2012 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, United States, 3/3/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2012.6187065

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