Could you refine rust(iron oxide) into iron with an induction furnace? Could this be a viable way to gather iron on the iron oxide surface of mars?
>>9168442
No, induction furnaces suck at purifying oxidated compounds
>>9168464
if not an induction furnace, than what would be effective at refining iron from the surface of mars?
removing oxygen molecules like this is very hard, they're even more cligny than my ex... ( the chemical bonds are very strong ) The usual methods involve acids to separate the oxygen as an element, not the iron. Besides why iron ? oxygen is way more valuable !