How does Metalysis strip oxygen as a captured gas from metal oxides and convert the oxide into pure metal alloys? How will this help us to supply life support for lunar bases or create rocket propellant for deep-space refuelling? Once the oxygen is stripped away how can the remaining metal alloys be repurposed for 3D-printed infrastructure, landing pads or road surfaces? And how can Metalysis’ research help regolith inks to print electronic components directly in space?

Join Jonners as he talks with Nitesh Shah, Director CEO, and Ian Mellor, Managing Director of Metalysis, about the extraction of lunar oxygen, high-performance engine alloys and domestic supply chain resilience. Find out how a UK company is pioneering technologies that will allow future exploration missions to “live off the land”.

Contributors:

Jonathan Davies, The Karman Line

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Nitesh Shah, Director CEO, Metalysis

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Ian Mellor, Managing Director, Metalysis

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Key topics covered:

• Solid-state Cambridge FFC process & electrochemical oxide reduction
• In-situ resource utilization (ISRU) on the Moon
• Extracting ~95% oxygen yield from aluminosilicate lunar regolith
• Regolith metal byproducts for lunar roads, landing pads, and construction
• AI and machine-learning-driven alloy discovery
• Sovereign production of C-103 (niobium-hafnium) rocket engine alloy
• Clean, energy-efficient domestic titanium production vs. traditional Kroll processing
• In-space 3D printing, conductive regolith inks, and electronics manufacturing
• Transitioning from R&D to commercial midstream manufacturing

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