Deuterium

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Revision as of 19:47, 23 July 2022 by imported>76561198031627803 (→‎Player Tips & Tricks: Updated Particle Collider Deuterium/s and added comparison to piled Fractionator)
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.
Icon Deuterium.png
Fuel TypeChemical
Energy9.00 MJ
Fuel Chamber Gen.+100%
Made InFractionator, Particle Collider
Cannot make in replicator
Gathered FromGas Giant Orbit
Stack Size20

Icon Deuterium.png
5
2.5 s
Icon Hydrogen.png
10
Icon Deuterium.png
1
1%
Icon Hydrogen.png
1
Icon Deuterium.png
1
?
Icon Gas Giant.png

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

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Deuterium.png
1
1 %
Icon Hydrogen.png
1
Icon Fractionator.png
Tech Deuterium Fractionation.png
Icon Deuterium.png
5
2.5 s
Icon Hydrogen.png
10
Icon Miniature Particle Collider.png
Tech Miniature Particle Collider.png
Icon Deuterium.png
1
?
Icon Gas Giant.png
Icon Orbital Collector.png
Tech Gas Giants Exploitation.png

Production Progression Chart

For more information on reading and using these charts, see Production Progression Chart.
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Critical Photon-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Icon Critical Photon.png
2
Icon Hydrogen.png
2
Icon Antimatter.png
2
Icon Deuterium.png
2
Icon Antimatter.png
2
Fire Ice-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Icon Fire Ice.png
2
Icon Hydrogen.png
1
Icon Graphene.png
2
Icon Deuterium.png
1
Icon Graphene.png
2
Crude Oil-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
Icon Crude Oil.png
2
Icon Hydrogen.png
1
Icon Refined Oil.png
2
Icon Hydrogen.png
3
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
2
Icon Deuterium.png
3
Icon Energetic Graphite.png
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.

Used In

Recipe Building Replicator? Technology
Icon Deuteron Fuel Rod.png
2
12 s
Icon Titanium Alloy.png
1
Icon Deuterium.png
20
Icon Super-Magnetic Ring.png
1
Icon Assembling Machine Mk.I.pngIcon Assembling Machine Mk.II.pngIcon Assembling Machine Mk.III.pngIcon Re-composing Assembler.png
Tech Mini Fusion Power Generation.png
Icon Strange Matter.png
1
8 s
Icon Particle Container.png
2
Icon Iron Ingot.png
2
Icon Deuterium.png
10
Icon Miniature Particle Collider.png
Tech Strange Matter.png

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 setup, 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 can be a middle ground on energy usage and space while retaining the 1:1 Hydrogen to Deuterium conversion.
Comparative Data
Units Fractionator Particle Collider Fractionator 4-stack
kW (kJ/s) 720 12000 3960
Deuterium /s 0.3 2 1.2
kJ per Deuterium 2400 6000 3300


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