Deuterium

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==Summary==

'''Deuterium''' is stable heavier isotope of [[Hydrogen]]. Rarely exists under natural conditions. Most comes from the reprocessing of hydrogen and collection from [[Gas Giant]]s via [[Orbital Collector]]s.

==Production Chain==

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{{ProductionChain

|Building=Fractionator

|Replicator=No

|Technology=Deuterium Fractionation

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Deuterium

|Out1Qty=1

|CraftTime=1 %

|In1=Hydrogen

|In1Qty=1

}}

}}

|-

{{ProductionChain

|Building=Miniature Particle Collider

|Replicator=No

|Technology=Miniature Particle Collider

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Deuterium

|Out1Qty=5

|CraftTime=2.5 s

|In1=Hydrogen

|In1Qty=10

}}

}}

|-

{{ProductionChain

|Building=Orbital Collector

|Replicator=Mine

|Technology=Gas Giants Exploitation

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Deuterium

|Out1Qty=1

|In1=Gas Giant

|In1Qty=

|CraftTime=?

}}

}}

|}

==Production Progression Chart==

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|+Critical Photon-based production

!Stage 1

!Stage 2

!Stage 3

|-

| {{riq|Critical Photon|2}}

| {{riq|Hydrogen|2}} {{riq|Antimatter|2}}

| {{riq|Deuterium|2}} {{riq|Antimatter|2}}

|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color:#0b161c

|+Fire Ice-based production

!Stage 1

!Stage 2

!Stage 3

|-

| {{riq|Fire Ice|2}}

| {{riq|Hydrogen|1}} {{riq|Graphene|2}}

| {{riq|Deuterium|1}} {{riq|Graphene|2}}

|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background-color:#0b161c

|+Crude Oil-based production

!Stage 1

!Stage 2

!Stage 3

!Stage 4

|-

| {{riq|Crude Oil|2}}

| {{riq|Hydrogen|1}} {{riq|Refined Oil|2}}

| {{riq|Hydrogen|3}} {{riq|Energetic Graphite|2}}

| {{riq|Deuterium|3}} {{riq|Energetic Graphite|2}}

|}

'''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.

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==Used In==

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{{ProductionChain

|Building=Assembling Machine

|Replicator=Yes

|Technology=Mini Fusion Power Generation

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Deuteron Fuel Rod

|Out1Qty=2

|CraftTime=12 s

|In1=Titanium Alloy

|In1Qty=1

|In2=Deuterium

|In2Qty=20

|In3=Super-Magnetic Ring

|In3Qty=1

}}

}}

|-

{{ProductionChain

|Building=Miniature Particle Collider

|Replicator=No

|Technology=Strange Matter

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Strange Matter

|Out1Qty=1

|CraftTime=8 s

|In1=Particle Container

|In1Qty=2

|In2=Iron Ingot

|In2Qty=2

|In3=Deuterium

|In3Qty=10

}}

}}

|-

{{ProductionChain

|Building=Assembler

|Replicator=Yes

|Technology=Plasma Turret

|Recipe=

{{ItemRecipe

|Out1=Plasma Capsule

|Out1Qty=1

|CraftTime=2 s

|In1=Graphene

|In1Qty=1

|In2=Magnet

|In2Qty=2

|In3=Deuterium

|In3Qty=10

}}

}}

|}

==Player Tips & Tricks==

*Using [[Fractionator|Fractionators]] to produce Deuterium is roughly 2.5 times more energy efficient (using [[Conveyor Belt Mk.III|Mk.III Conveyor Belts]]) than [[Miniature Particle Collider|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.

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|+ Comparative Data

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! Units !! Fractionator !! Particle Collider !! Fractionator 4-stack

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| kW (kJ/s) || 720 || 12000 || 3960

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| Deuterium /s|| 0.3 || 2 || 1.2

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| kJ per Deuterium || 2400 || 6000 || 3300

|}

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