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Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

Guide by: ME Item Storage Cell

The third plastic in progression, made in HV to create the Large Chemical Reactor.

How to make PTFE

Tetrafluoroethylene

Pre-LCR

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

    B@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PTFE_img/chemical_reactor_hydrofluoric_acid_from_elements_2.png", label: "Chemical Reactor", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }

    C@{ img: "https://start-dev-team.github.io/StarT-Wiki/Chemical-Lines/Plastics/PTFE_img/chemical_reactor_chloroform_3.png", label: "Chemical Reactor", pos: "t", w: 200, h: 200, constraint: "on" }

    D@{ shape: lean-r, label: "12b Chlorine" }

    E@{ shape: lean-r, label: "2b Methane" }

    F@{ shape: lean-r, label: "4b Hydrogen" }

    G@{ shape: lean-r, label: "4b Fluorine" }

    H@{ shape: lean-l, label: "12b Hydrochloric Acid" }

    I@{ shape: lean-l, label: "1b Tetrafluoroethylene" }

    B --4b Hydrofluoric Acid--> A
    C --2b Chloroform--> A
    A --> I
    A --> H
    F --> B
    G --> B
    D --> C
    E --> C
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You can loop the Chlorine by electrolysing the extra HCl.

Post-LCR

In EV, you can overclock your LCR and make use of this circuit 24 recipe for quicker PTFE.

PTFE_LCRCir24

You skip Chloroform and instead use chlorine and methane directly, saving you a step. You still get the extra HCl

Chem Plant

You can use the Chemical Plant in ZPM to the other chemicals and simply react Carbon and Fluorine to directly get PTFE.

ChemPlant_PTFE

Polymerisation

PTFE_Air

PTFE_Oxygen

Uses of PTFE

You will first use PTFE in HV to make an LCR. Every block that isn't the controller or I/O uses the plastic.

LCR_PipeCasing

LCR_InertCasing

Also used as a sheet in IV and LuV machine hulls.

IV_MachineHull

LUV_MachineHull