Deuterium

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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
1 %
 
2.5 s
 
10
 
  ⛏️

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
Fire Ice-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Crude Oil-based production
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

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
12 s
 
20
    
8 s
 
10
 
2 s
 
10
    

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.
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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