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Polyethylene

Chain id: polyethylene · Tags: Infinite source

Era setup: MV

Plan modules: Polyethylene and PTFE

Tips: 5

Machines

Brewery + FermenterLV
Plant BallPlant balls / biomassinfinite
up to 32 EU/t
Ethanol
gtceu:lv_fermenter
Chem ReactorMV
EthanolSulfuric Acidcatalyst
up to 128 EU/t
Ethylene
gtceu:mv_chemical_reactor
Chem ReactorMV
EthyleneOxygen
up to 128 EU/t
Polyethylene Bucket
gtceu:mv_chemical_reactor

Flow

Tips

  • Oxygen gives 1.5× the polymer of air.
  • Diluted acid comes back: re-concentrate it.
  • Later: ethylene from oil cracking.
  • No oil needed: distil biomass (600 mB ethanol per B, 400 EU/t, so an HV distillery) + 1 B sulfuric acid per B ethanol → 1 B ethylene in a chemical reactor (120 EU/t, 60 s, diluted acid returns). 144 mB ethylene + 1 B air → 144 mB polyethylene; with 1 B oxygen → 216 mB. In the LCR, 100 mB titanium tetrachloride per 2.16 B ethylene gives ×1.5 on air or ×2 on oxygen.
  • Needs oxygen from the HV air line (oxygen chain, HV era); plan it before this step.

Bill of materials

Item Qty
gtceu:lv_brewery 1
gtceu:lv_fermenter 1
gtceu:lv_distillery 1
gtceu:mv_chemical_reactor 2

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