Mwepụta ikuku oxygen site na ala ọnwa bụ akụkụ bụ isi nke mmasị maka nyocha mbara igwe, ndị na-eme nchọpụta enwewo ọganihu dị ukwuu n'ịmepụta usoro iji mepụta oxygen site na ọnwa regolith na-ejighị carbon. Ọganihu a nwere ike inwe mmetụta dị ịrịba ama maka ọrụ oghere n'ọdịnihu, gụnyere imepụta ígwè na-enweghị carbon. Dị ka otu nnyocha e bipụtara n’oge na-adịbeghị anya n’akwụkwọ akụkọ Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B si kwuo, ndị na-eme nchọpụta nwere ike wepụta ikuku oxygen n’ime ala nke ọnwa e mere eme site n’usoro a na-akpọ electrolysis oxide gbazere. Usoro a na-agụnye ikpo ọkụ regolith ka ọ dị elu karịa 1600C, nke na-eme ka ọ gbazee wee kewaa n'ime oge mmiri mmiri na akụkụ oxide siri ike. Ndị nchọpụta ahụ nweziri ike iji cell electrochemical wepụ oxygen site na oge oxide, nke ha na-eche na ọ nwere ike ịmepụta ihe ruru kilogram 25 nke oxygen kwa ụbọchị. Iji gụkwuo, jiri bọtịnụ dị n'okpuru mepee edemede mbụ dị na mpụga.