Charcoal - Revision history

DeltaPrime4: added stack size, prefab hash and prefab name to item box, replaced references to X with pollutant

2025-04-10T01:44:49Z

added stack size, prefab hash and prefab name to item box, replaced references to X with pollutant

176.111.179.90: Corrected charcoal energy

2024-11-19T21:47:46Z

Corrected charcoal energy

Starviking: Added an item box for charcoal

2024-08-06T09:11:05Z

Added an item box for charcoal

Kaedys: Updated production section, and added section about use in water purifiers

2024-05-26T05:49:04Z

Updated production section, and added section about use in water purifiers

88.193.143.13: Fixed wrong element name in first example which clearly intended to showcase the normal use of coal as opposed to charcoal in the second example.

2023-04-08T08:01:39Z

Fixed wrong element name in first example which clearly intended to showcase the normal use of coal as opposed to charcoal in the second example.

180.150.97.65: Watts are Power, Joules are Energy

2023-02-08T06:57:38Z

Watts are Power, Joules are Energy

Wark: added headlines, a little bit about gases and information about burning charcoal as fuel from a reddit post

2022-08-19T10:01:52Z

added headlines, a little bit about gases and information about burning charcoal as fuel from a reddit post

Autom8it: Added note about 1 or 2 pieces of charcoal

2022-06-24T23:28:04Z

Added note about 1 or 2 pieces of charcoal

Autom8it: Reverted due to error.

2022-06-24T23:25:18Z

Reverted due to error.

Autom8it at 23:02, 24 June 2022

2022-06-24T23:02:02Z

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   | name        = Charcoal
   | image       =  [[File:{{#setmainimage:ItemCharcoal.png}}]]
-  | stacks      = ??x
+  | stacks      = 200x
   | usedwith    =
 *[[Special:MyLanguage/Kit (Solid Generator)|Solid Fuel Generator]]
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 *[[Special:MyLanguage/Reagent Processor|Reagent Processor]]
 *[[Special:MyLanguage/Water Purifier|Water Purifier]]
-  | hashid      = ????????
+  | hashid      = 252561409
 }}
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 ==Gases==
-When Charcoal is burned in a Solid Generator it will release 3 mol CO2 and 3 mol of X. These gases can also be released in a Furnace or Arc-Furnace without destroying the Charcoal.
+When Charcoal is burned in a Solid Generator it will release 3 mol CO2 and 3 mol of pollutant. These gases can also be released in a Furnace or Arc-Furnace without destroying the Charcoal.
-When Biomass is converted to Charcoal, each one will release 8 mol of Volatiles and 4 mol of X.
+When Biomass is converted to Charcoal, each one will release 8 mol of Volatiles and 4 mol of pollutant.
 With Carbon Dioxide from Charcoal, Volatiles from Biomass, and Oxygen from living plants, it becomes possible to create a renewable cycle that creates and consumes these three gases. It's preferable to keep the level of Carbon Dioxide in the plants atmosphere as low as possible without allowing it to reach zero. This is because plants in the game will consume less Carbon Dioxide when there is less of it available, while still being able to grow at a normal rate and produce Oxygen at full capacity.

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 Charcoal can be burned in the [[Special:MyLanguage/Solid Fuel Generator|Solid Fuel Generator]] to produce power. But it does not behave like regular Coal does <ref>Source:  https://www.reddit.com/r/Stationeers/comments/wrshsn/how_to_burn_charcoal_with_100_efficiency_in_a/</ref>.
-When 1 Coal is burned, it will burn for 6 game-ticks (3 seconds) and release 20 kW of power each tick, for a total of 60 kJ.
+When 1 Coal is burned, it will burn for 6 game-ticks (3 seconds) and release 20 kW of power each tick, for a total of 120 kJ.
 When a stack of Charcoal is burned, they will not burn to completion, they will only burn for ~2 game-ticks which gives ~20 kJ energy each. Only ~33% of the available energy is obtained.

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:11, 6 August 2024
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		+	{{Itembox
		+	\| name = Charcoal
		+	\| image = [[File:{{#setmainimage:ItemCharcoal.png}}]]
		+	\| stacks = ??x
		+	\| usedwith =
		+	*[[Special:MyLanguage/Kit (Solid Generator)\|Solid Fuel Generator]]
		+	*[[Special:MyLanguage/Furnace\|Furnace]]
		+	*[[Special:MyLanguage/Reagent Processor\|Reagent Processor]]
		+	*[[Special:MyLanguage/Water Purifier\|Water Purifier]]
		+	\| hashid = ????????
		+	}}

	==Producing charcoal==		==Producing charcoal==

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-game version: 0.2.3566
+game version: 0.2.4972
-==Making charcoal==
+==Producing charcoal==
-Charcoal is an ore. But it can't be mined, it must be made from organic matter.
+Charcoal is an ore, but it can't be mined.  Instead, it must be produced from organic matter.
-Plants, cooked food, decayed food, or seeds gives one reagents mix when going through the [[Special:MyLanguage/Recycler|Recycler]].
+Plants, cooked food, decayed food, or seeds placed in a [[Special:MyLanguage/Recycler|Recycler]] will generate 1 Reagent Mix each.  This Reagent Mix can be put it into a [[Special:MyLanguage/Centrifuge|Centrifuge]] to convert it to [[Special:MyLanguage/Biomass|Biomass]] (this step is optional, unless the Reagent Mix was mixed/stacked with other Reagent Mix containing different ingredients).  Either the Biomass or the original Reagent Mix can be placed in an [[Special:MyLanguage/Arc Furnace|Arc Furnace]], or a [[Special:MyLanguage/Furnace|Furnace]]/[[Special:MyLanguage/Advanced Furnace|Advanced Furnace]] at over 580K and at least 100 kPa of pressure, to convert it into Charcoal.
-This reagent mix can be put it into a [[Special:MyLanguage/Centrifuge|Centrifuge]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Arc Furnace|Arc Furnace]], or [[Special:MyLanguage/Furnace|Furnace]], which gives one [[Special:MyLanguage/Biomass|Biomass]].
+Each conversion step is 1:1, so the overall ratio is 1 Charcoal for every 1 plant/cooked food/decayed food/seed.
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 With Carbon Dioxide from Charcoal, Volatiles from Biomass, and Oxygen from living plants, it becomes possible to create a renewable cycle that creates and consumes these three gases. It's preferable to keep the level of Carbon Dioxide in the plants atmosphere as low as possible without allowing it to reach zero. This is because plants in the game will consume less Carbon Dioxide when there is less of it available, while still being able to grow at a normal rate and produce Oxygen at full capacity.
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 With a little bit of automation it's possible to release 100% of the energy from a stack of Charcoal. A Stacker controlled by an IC can be used to release the Charcoal one by one every 8 game-ticks, this is enough time for each Charcoal to always burn to completion.
 Example IC code - releasing Charcoal from a Stacker to a Solid Generator to get 100% power efficiency:

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 Charcoal can be burned in the [[Special:MyLanguage/Solid Fuel Generator|Solid Fuel Generator]] to produce power. But it does not behave like regular Coal does <ref>Source:  https://www.reddit.com/r/Stationeers/comments/wrshsn/how_to_burn_charcoal_with_100_efficiency_in_a/</ref>.
-When 1 Charcoal is burned, it will burn for 6 game-ticks (3 seconds) and release 20 kW of power each tick, for a total of 60 kJ.
+When 1 Coal is burned, it will burn for 6 game-ticks (3 seconds) and release 20 kW of power each tick, for a total of 60 kJ.
 When a stack of Charcoal is burned, they will not burn to completion, they will only burn for ~2 game-ticks which gives ~20 kJ energy each. Only ~33% of the available energy is obtained.

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-Plants, decayed food, or seeds gives 1 reagents mix when going through the [[Special:MyLanguage/Recycler|Recycler]].
+game version: 0.2.3566
-After that you take your reagents mix, and put it through the [[Special:MyLanguage/Centrifuge|Centrifuge]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Arc Furnace|Arc Furnace]], or [[Special:MyLanguage/Furnace|Furnace]], which then gives you 1 [[Special:MyLanguage/Biomass|Biomass]].
+==Making charcoal==
-After that, you put it into your Furnace and cook the Biomass at over 580K (or put it in the Arc Furnace, which consumes energy), which then gives you 1 Charcoal - the end product!
+Plants, cooked food, decayed food, or seeds gives one reagents mix when going through the [[Special:MyLanguage/Recycler|Recycler]].
-Charcoal gives you 40 kJ (2 ticks at 20 kW, or 1 second at 40 kJ/second) when used as fuel in the [[Special:MyLanguage/Solid Fuel Generator|Solid Fuel Generator]].
+This reagent mix can be put it into a [[Special:MyLanguage/Centrifuge|Centrifuge]], [[Special:MyLanguage/Arc Furnace|Arc Furnace]], or [[Special:MyLanguage/Furnace|Furnace]], which gives one [[Special:MyLanguage/Biomass|Biomass]].
-Note that if you only put 1 or 2 pieces of charcoal in the Solid Fuel Generator, it will operate as if you put 3 pieces in, and generate 120 kJ of power.  With 3 or more pieces it generates 40 kJ times the number of pieces.  (This is likely a bug.)
+The Biomass can then be cooked in a Furnace at over 580K (or in the Arc Furnace, which consumes energy), this will produce one Charcoal per Biomass.
-Charcoal can also be used instead of Coal in the Steel smelting recipe.
+The overall ratio is 1 Charcoal for every 1 plant/cooked food/decayed food/seed.