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Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)

Guide by: ME Item Storage Cell

A plastic you will need to make in Luv to make ZPM energy hatches. Compared to other mid-game plastics, PPS is pretty simple to make.

How to make PPS

LCR

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    A@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PPS_img/large_chemical_reactor_sodium_sulfide.png", label: "LCR", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }

    B@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PPS_img/large_chemical_reactor_dichlorobenzene.png", label: "LCR", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }

    C@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PPS_img/large_chemical_reactor_polyphenylene_sulfide_from_oxygen.png", label: "LCR", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }

    D@{ shape: lean-r, label: "1x Sulfur Dust" }

    F@{ shape: lean-r, label: "2b Chlorine" }

    G@{ shape: lean-r, label: "1b Benzene" }

    H@{ shape: lean-l, label: "2b Hydrochloric Acid" }

    I@{ shape: lean-r, label: "6b Oxygen" }

    J@{ shape: lean-l, label: "1.5b Polyphenylene Sulfide" }

    K@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PPS_img/electrolyzer_decomposition_electrolyzing_salt.png", label: "LCR", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }

    D --> A
    K --2x Sodium Dust--> A
    A --3x Sodium Sulfide Dust--> C

    F --> B
    G --> B
    B --> H
    B --2b Dichlorobenzene--> C

    I --> C
    C --> J
    C --4x Salt--> K
    K --2b Chlorine-->B
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Looping is optional. For the final step you can use air instead of oxygen, but it is less efficient, and at this stage you should have no issues sourcing oxygen.

Chem Plant

In ZPM, you can make use of the Chem Plant to make PPS in 1 step, taking Sulfur, Oxygen, Benzene, and Chlorine as inputs, and giving a byproduct of Hydrochloric Acid.

PPS_ChemPlant

Uses of PPS

PPS is required to enter ZPM. The ZPM energy hatch and machine hull requires Vanadium Gallium Cable, which requires PPS foil to make.

VanadiumGalliumCable_1x

PPS is also required for other cables, among other things. But mainly cables.