Chemistry/Reaction agents

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Reaction agents

These reagents have active effects on reactions, consuming themselves on transfer. They can even be added to a full beaker for their effects to take place!

Name Formula Reaction conditions Description
Acidic Buffer 2 parts Ethanol
2 parts Hydrogen
2 parts Sodium
2 parts Water

Min react temp: 250K
Overheat temp: 9999K
pH range: 0 to 14
Min purity: 0.3
Mildly H+ producing
This reagent will consume itself and move the pH of a beaker towards acidity when added to another.
Basic Buffer 3 parts Ammonia
2 parts Chlorine
2 parts Hydrogen
2 parts Oxygen

Min react temp: 250K
Overheat temp: 9999K
pH range: 0 to 14
Min purity: 0.3
Mildly H+ consuming
This reagent will consume itself and move the pH of a beaker towards alkalinity when added to another.
Universal indicator 1 × Ash
1 × Oil
1 × Welding Fuel

1 × Carbon

1 × Hydrogen

Температура 480K

1 × Ethanol
1 × Iodine


Min react temp: 274K
This reagent can be used to craft pH paper from the crafting menu. Will also dye anything it touches its associated pH value.
Purity Tester Reagent 1 × Prefactor a
1 × Phenol
1 × Oil
1 × Welding Fuel

1 × Carbon

1 × Hydrogen

1 × Chlorine

1 × Water

3 × Ethanol
1 × Plasma

Низкая температура

1 × Stable plasma

Required temp:below 800K
Overheat temp: none
Optimal pH range: 2 to 12
Min purity: 0.25
minorly H+ producing
When added to a beaker, this reagent will either fizzle if a reagent in there is impure, or will do nothing if all of the reagents are above their purity threshold.
Tempomyocin 1 × Prefactor b
1 × Phenol
1 × Oil
1 × Welding Fuel

1 × Carbon

1 × Hydrogen

1 × Chlorine

1 × Water

3 × Ethanol
1 × Plasma

Высокая температура

1 × Stable plasma

Required temp: 50K
Overheat temp: 500K
Optimal pH range: 5 to 8
Min purity: 0.35
H+ producing
Dangerous
This will instantly speed up any reaction added it is added to, giving it a short burst of speed. Adding this reagent to a reaction will give it a sudden speed boost up to 3x - with the output purity of the boost modified by the Tempomyocin's purity. 5u per 100u will give you 2x, 10u per 100u will give you 3x. It caps at 3x for a single addition, but there is nothing preventing you from adding multiple doses for multiple boosts.
Prefactor a 1 × Phenol
1 × Oil
1 × Welding Fuel

1 × Carbon

1 × Hydrogen

1 × Chlorine

1 × Water

3 × Ethanol
1 × Plasma
Низкая температура

Required temp:below 800K
Overheat temp: none
Optimal pH range: 2 to 12
Min purity: 0.25
Very Endothermic
This is part of a competitive reaction between Purity Tester and Tempomyocin. This outcompetes when the reaction is cold.
Prefactor b 1 × Phenol
1 × Oil
1 × Welding Fuel

1 × Carbon

1 × Hydrogen

1 × Chlorine

1 × Water

3 × Ethanol
1 × Plasma
Высокая температура

Required temp: 50K
Overheat temp: 500K
Optimal pH range: 5 to 8
Min purity: 0.35
Extremely Endothermic
minor H+ producing
Dangerously volitile
This is part of a competitive reaction between Purity Tester and Tempomyocin. This outcompetes when the reaction is hot.