Refined Carbon
Refined Carbon is a Consumable Ore which is obtained through Refinement, or by Rocketry. It can be created from Coal using the Kiln. It is used for the production of Steel inside the Metal Refinery.
Usage
Metal Refinery produces Steel from Refined Carbon, Iron and Lime:
Diamond Press produces Diamond from Refined Carbon:
Refined Carbon has the highest melting point of any Solid material, but cannot be used for any construction - not even Tempshift Plates. Despite this, "natural" tiles of refined carbon can be produced by heating Coal as debris, allowing it to be used as walls for high-temperature gas or liquid storage.
Production
Kiln produces Refined Carbon from Coal and Wood:
When Coal is heated to 278.85 °C (melting point + 2 °C) it becomes Refined Carbon.
It can be harvested on rocket missions to renewable Space POIs:
- In Carbon Asteroid Fields at a rate of 64.2 kg – 192.6 kg per cycle.
- In Gilded Asteroid Fields at a rate of 30 kg – 90 kg per cycle.