Energetic Graphite

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Energetic Graphite
Material, Fuel
Directly stripe impurities such as hydrogen making the coals through a plasma jet, and then compact to obtain crystal graphite with better application performance.
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
Fuel TypeChemical
Energy6.75 MJ
Fuel Chamber Gen.+50%
Made InSmelting Facility
Hand-MakeReplicator
Stack Size100

Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
2 s
Icon Coal.png
2
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
Icon Hydrogen.png
3
4 s
Icon Refined Oil.png
1
Icon Hydrogen.png
2

Summary

Energetic Graphite is a form of refined graphite that is produced by refining coal in a smelter or by refining refined oil in a refinery. The refined graphite is usable as a fuel and as crafting material.

Production Chain

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
2 s
Icon Coal.png
2
Icon Arc Smelter.pngIcon Plane Smelter.pngIcon Negentropy Smelter.png
Tech Smelting Purification.png
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
Icon Hydrogen.png
3
4 s
Icon Refined Oil.png
1
Icon Hydrogen.png
2
Icon Oil Refinery.png
Tech X-Ray Cracking.png

Production Progression Chart

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Coal-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2
Icon Coal.png
60
Icon Smelter.png
1
White arrow right.svg
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
30
Buildings Required
Icon Smelter.png
1
Raw Materials Required
(per minute)
Icon Coal.png
60
Raw Materials Required
(per unit)
Icon Coal.png
2
Crude Oil-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Icon Crude Oil.png
30
Icon Oil Refinery.png
1
White arrow right.svg
Icon Refined Oil.png
30
Icon Hydrogen.png
15
Icon Oil Refinery.png
2
White arrow right.svg
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
30
Icon Hydrogen.png
45
Arrow right to up.svg
Icon Hydrogen.png
45
Buildings Required
Icon Oil Refinery.png
3
Raw Materials Required
(per minute)
Icon Crude Oil.png
30
Raw Materials Required
(per unit)
Icon Crude Oil.png
1

Note: Hydrogen created during the refining process during Crude Oil-based production must be recycled through the system to ensure full efficiency. Hydrogen quantity shown in final Stage is remaining surplus Hydrogen which can be diverted elsewhere.

Used In

Components

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Diamond.png
1
2 s
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
Icon Arc Smelter.pngIcon Plane Smelter.pngIcon Negentropy Smelter.png
Tech Crystal Smelting.png
Icon Energy Matrix.png
1
6 s
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
2
Icon Hydrogen.png
2
Icon Matrix Lab.pngIcon Self-evolution Lab.png
Tech Energy Matrix.png
Icon Super-Magnetic Ring.png
1
3 s
Icon Electromagnetic Turbine.png
2
Icon Magnet.png
3
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
Icon Assembling Machine Mk.I.pngIcon Assembling Machine Mk.II.pngIcon Assembling Machine Mk.III.pngIcon Re-composing Assembler.png
Tech Super Magnetic Field Generator.png
Icon Plastic.png
1
3 s
Icon Refined Oil.png
2
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
1
Icon Chemical Plant.pngIcon Quantum Chemical Plant.png
Tech Basic Chemical Engineering.png
Icon Graphene.png
2
3 s
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
3
Icon Sulfuric Acid.png
1
Icon Chemical Plant.pngIcon Quantum Chemical Plant.png
Tech Applied Superconductor.png

Player Tips & Tricks

  • When considering fuel sources for Thermal Power Stations, Energetic Graphite comes out ahead of the equivalent two Coal, with a net gain of 446.4 kJ (558 kJ in the mech) per Energetic Graphite using any Sorter.
    • 2 Coal have an Energy Value of 5400 kJ. Energetic Graphite has an Energy Value of 6750 kJ. 1350 kJ are gained.
    • To smelt the coal requires 1 Arc Smelter running for 2 seconds, which costs 720 kJ. There is still a 630 kJ gain.
    • To move the products to and from the smelter requires 2 Sorter Mk.I. Running 2 Sorter Mk.1 for 2 seconds requires 72 kJ. There is still a 558 kJ gain.
      • If Sorter Mk.III are used instead, the cost is the same. Sorter Mk.III uses 4 times as much power when running, but runs for only 1/4 time.
    • The energy to mine the two coal and insert fuel into the thermal plant is the same. The thermal plant sorter actually runs only half as often, which will increase the energy gained.
    • Due to the 80% energy efficiency of the Thermal Power Station, only 446.4 kJ are gained. In the mech, the full 558 kJ are gained.
  • When considering fuel sources for the Mech, Energetic Graphite comes out ahead of the equivalent of two Coal, for approximately the same calculation as above.
  • Energetic Graphite is suitable for use both in the Mech and in Thermal Power Stations.
  • Energetic Graphite burns for 2.5s in the Thermal Power Station, consuming 24 Energetic Graphite per minute
    • 6.75 MJ * 0.8 fuel efficiency / 2.16 MW = 2.5 s
  • A Mining Machine covering 2 coal nodes will produce enough coal for a single Arc Smelter to produce Energetic Graphite at a steady pace, assuming no Veins Utilization upgrades.
  • Coal can be converted into Energetic Graphite at a rate of one Coal per Energetic Graphite by using Reforming Refine and X-Ray Cracking to convert Coal and Hydrogen into Refined Oil and then convert that into Hydrogen and Energetic Graphite. However, this requires much more energy (7.68 MJ per Energetic Graphite, versus 1.44 MJ with Plane Smelters or 720 kJ with Arc Smelters) and is significantly slower.


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