Matter
- Name
- UTPS-TB (University of Tokyo Phobos Simulant, Tagish Lake based)
- Family
- mineral
- Comments
- a 500g UTPS-TB piece was provided by Japan
- Database
- Experimentalists
- Level
- from laboratory repository
- Origins
- laboratory
- Provider
- University of Tokyo in Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
- Preparation
- raw
- Phase type
- solid
- Type of porosity
- particulate
- Title
- Preparation of the UTPSTB
- Matter
- UTPS-TB (University of Tokyo Phobos Simulant, Tagish Lake based) (this matter)
- Processing steps
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Step Date Type Process Changes #1 mechanical Crushing the serpentinite to sizes under 4 cm at the mining company mostly for the ease of handling. #2 thermal Placing the rocks in the sun to remove water, then drying them in an air-conditioned room. #3 mechanical Crushing the rocks to sizes under 100 μm (with a majority under 45 μm), using the cage-mill and roller-mill. #4 mixing Mixing the powdered rocks of different minerals in wet condition. #5 mixing Adding nano-carbon suspension water with organic matter to adjust the color. #6 thermal Baking the mixed materials under 100 °C in an oven to make blocks, each of a mass about ~ 10 kg. #7 mechanical Crushing the blocks with hammers and a stamp-mill. #8 mixing Sieving and mixing to adjust the particle size-distributions. - Comments
- More details are given in Miyamoto et al. (2021)