Diversification of alumina refining fuels

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Diversification of alumina refining fuels

Postby Nakranoth » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:04 am

I'm not really sure why, but as of now, bauxite is only refinable to alumina using coal as a fuel, however, refining alumina to aluminum is possible using gas or charcoal as well. So, to make aluminum a more readily accessable material, I propose that we add gas and charcoal varieties to the first step of productions.
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Postby Sicofonte » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:38 pm

Accepting... isn't it?
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Postby wichita » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:49 am

That should be fine for alumina. Moved to Accepted.
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Postby sanchez » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:51 am

Yay!
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Postby Talapus » Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:13 am

I am not so certain about charcoal, but propane seems reasonable.
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Postby Sicofonte » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:44 am

It can be required more charcoal than coal, in terms of days of work (so less efficient), in order to get the needed heat, and the refinning can be slower (so less efficient).
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Postby in vitro... » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:06 pm

aluminium production requires big amounts of energy, so i dont think charcoal will work
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Postby Nakranoth » Wed Jun 27, 2007 1:54 pm

Aluminum is already producable using charcoal in the smelting furnace. This is about refining Bauxite to Alumina.

Also, I just did a bit of looking into Aluminium productions IRL, and honestly, Cantrian Aluminum is much easier to make for balance reasons. Because honestly, I don't expect to see electrolysis in game... pretty much ever.
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Postby in vitro... » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:16 pm

refining alumina is a part of aluminium production. i meant refining bauxite to alumina could be fueled by coal and propane, but not charcoar
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Postby Sicofonte » Wed Jun 27, 2007 2:38 pm

This is Cantr-reality.
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Postby wichita » Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:40 am

The metarule is thusly decreed.


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Postby DELGRAD » Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:14 am

Talapus wrote:I am not so certain about charcoal, but propane seems reasonable.


I agree. Coal and propane.
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