Titania-Diamond Annular Reactor (TiDAR)

Developed by Nascent Semiconductor Ltd, County Durham.

The compact system employs a combination of UV light from LEDs to activate a titania catalyst and robust diamond electrodes, which are durable enough to endure the abrasive lunar soil and the G-forces experienced during launch. This combined system rapidly breaks down harmful organic and inorganic components in the lunar soil to create safe drinking water and even useful materials, such as rocket fuel from methanol.