	US 11,752,693 B1
	In-situ 3D Greenland Anorthosite manufacturing using Digital Light Processing (DLP)
Arvind Agarwal, Miami, FL (US); Ambreen Nisar, Miami, FL (US); Tony Thomas, Miami, FL (US); and Brandon A. Aguiar, Miami, FL (US)
Assigned to THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Miami, FL (US)
Filed by Arvind Agarwal, Miami, FL (US); Ambreen Nisar, Miami, FL (US); Tony Thomas, Miami, FL (US); and Brandon A. Aguiar, Miami, FL (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/295,928.
Int. Cl. B29C 64/165 (2017.01); B29C 64/124 (2017.01); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B29K 509/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01)

CPC B29C 64/165 (2017.08) [B29C 64/124 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 70/10 (2020.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01); B29K 2509/00 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A method for making a part, the method comprising:

providing a slurry comprising Greenland Anorthosite Lunar Regolith (GALR) in an amount between about 46 wt. % and about 60 wt. %, and at least about 40 wt. % of a photocurable thermosetting polymer; and

processing the slurry through an additive manufacturing (AM) system using Digital Light Processing (DLP) and a recipe to print and cure the slurry simultaneously layer by layer to produce the part.