Deuterium
Material, Fuel
A stable isotope of hydrogen. Rarely exists under natural conditions. Most of them come from the reprocessing of hydrogen and the collection from the Gas Giant.
Fuel Type | Chemical | |
Energy | 9.00 MJ | |
Fuel Chamber Gen. | +100% | |
Made In | Fractionator, Particle Collider Cannot make in replicator | |
Gathered From | Gas Giant Orbit | |
Stack Size | 20 |
Summary
Deuterium is stable heavier isotope of Hydrogen. Rarely exists under natural conditions. Most comes from the reprocessing of hydrogen and collection from Gas Giants via Orbital Collectors.
Production Chain
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Production Progression Chart
- For more information on reading and using these charts, see Production Progression Chart.
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Note: Hydrogen created during Crude Oil-based production must be recycled through the system to ensure full efficiency. Final stage quantities are remaining surplus available for distribution.
Used In
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Player Tips & Tricks
- Using Fractionators to produce Deuterium is roughly 2.5 times more energy efficient (using Mk.III Conveyor Belts) than Particle Colliders. It takes more space to set up but works in a simple loop (with a buffer liquid storage slowly refilled with Hydrogen). A Fractionator processing Hydrogen piled four times using the Automatic Piler consumes 1.375 times as much energy per Deuterium as a normal Fractionator, with throughput closer to the Particle Collider's Deuterium production, and it can be a middle ground on energy usage and space while retaining the 1:1 Hydrogen to Deuterium conversion.
Units | Fractionator | Particle Collider | Fractionator 4-stack |
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kW (kJ/s) | 720 | 12000 | 3960 |
Deuterium /s | 0.3 | 2 | 1.2 |
kJ per Deuterium | 2400 | 6000 | 3300 |