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Empty Canisters are parts used to package Fluids, which allows them to be carried in inventories or transported using Conveyor Belts and Vehicles. They are used in the packaging process and are returned during unpackaging, making them reusable. Each Canister can hold 1 m3 of fluid.

Not to be confused with Empty Fluid Tank which is used to package Nitrogen Gas and Nitric Acid.

Obtaining[]

Crafting[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Empty Canister
2 × Plastic
Plastic
30 / min
Constructor
4 sec
Manual crafting × 2
4 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
4 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Steel Canister
Alternate
3 × Steel Ingot
Steel Ingot
60 / min
Constructor
3 sec
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
40 / min
6 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Coated Iron Canister
Alternate
2 × Iron Plate
Iron Plate
30 / min
1 × Copper Sheet
Copper Sheet
15 / min
Assembler
4 sec
4 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
15 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Alumina Solution
2 × Packaged Alumina Solution
Packaged Alumina Solution
120 / min
Packager
1 sec
2 × Alumina Solution
Alumina Solution
120 / min
5 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
120 / min
5 MJ/item
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Oil
2 × Packaged Oil
Packaged Oil
60 / min
Packager
2 sec
2 × Crude Oil
Crude Oil
60 / min
10 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
10 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Fuel
2 × Packaged Fuel
Packaged Fuel
60 / min
Packager
2 sec
2 × Fuel
Fuel
60 / min
10 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
10 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Heavy Oil Residue
2 × Packaged Heavy Oil Residue
Packaged Heavy Oil Residue
20 / min
Packager
6 sec
2 × Heavy Oil Residue
Heavy Oil Residue
20 / min
30 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
20 / min
30 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Liquid Biofuel
2 × Packaged Liquid Biofuel
Packaged Liquid Biofuel
60 / min
Packager
2 sec
2 × Liquid Biofuel
Liquid Biofuel
60 / min
10 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
10 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Unpackage Sulfuric Acid
1 × Packaged Sulfuric Acid
Packaged Sulfuric Acid
60 / min
Packager
1 sec
1 × Sulfuric Acid
Sulfuric Acid
60 / min
10 MJ/item
1 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
10 MJ/item
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Unpackage Turbofuel
2 × Packaged Turbofuel
Packaged Turbofuel
20 / min
Packager
6 sec
2 × Turbofuel
Turbofuel
20 / min
30 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
20 / min
30 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
∧ one of:
Sulfur Research - Turbo Fuel
OR Alternate Recipe - Turbo Heavy Fuel
OR Alternate Recipe - Turbo Blend Fuel
Unpackage Water
2 × Packaged Water
Packaged Water
120 / min
Packager
1 sec
2 × Water
Water
120 / min
5 MJ/item
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
120 / min
5 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport

Alternate recipes analysis[]

The following shows different ways to produce 1 Empty Canister / second, or 60 / min:
Empty Canister alts

Recipe Crude Oil
m3/min (WP)
Iron Ore
/min (WP)
Copper Ore
/min (WP)
Coal
/min (WP)
Total WP Total Energy
/item (MJ)
Space
(m2)
Building
counts
Default 10
(8.55)
- - - 8.55 76.81 435 2.67
Steel - 32.31
(4.59)
- 60
(19.42)
24.01 77.3 (+1%) 441 (+1%) 3.93
Coated
Iron
- 24.23
(3.44)
6
(2.08)
- 5.52 84.76 (+10%) 520 (+20%) 4.26

Usage[]

Crafting[]

RecipeIngredientsBuildingProductsPrerequisites
Packaged Alumina Solution
2 × Alumina Solution
Alumina Solution
120 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
120 / min
Packager
1 sec
2 × Packaged Alumina Solution
Packaged Alumina Solution
120 / min
5 MJ/item
Tier 7 - Bauxite Refinement
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Fuel
2 × Fuel
Fuel
40 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
40 / min
Packager
3 sec
2 × Packaged Fuel
Packaged Fuel
40 / min
15 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Heavy Oil Residue
2 × Heavy Oil Residue
Heavy Oil Residue
30 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
30 / min
Packager
4 sec
2 × Packaged Heavy Oil Residue
Packaged Heavy Oil Residue
30 / min
20 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Liquid Biofuel
2 × Liquid Biofuel
Liquid Biofuel
40 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
40 / min
Packager
3 sec
2 × Packaged Liquid Biofuel
Packaged Liquid Biofuel
40 / min
15 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Oil
2 × Crude Oil
Crude Oil
30 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
30 / min
Packager
4 sec
2 × Packaged Oil
Packaged Oil
30 / min
20 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Sulfuric Acid
2 × Sulfuric Acid
Sulfuric Acid
40 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
40 / min
Packager
3 sec
2 × Packaged Sulfuric Acid
Packaged Sulfuric Acid
40 / min
15 MJ/item
Tier 7 - Aeronautical Engineering
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
Packaged Turbofuel
2 × Turbofuel
Turbofuel
20 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
20 / min
Packager
6 sec
2 × Packaged Turbofuel
Packaged Turbofuel
20 / min
30 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport
∧ one of:
Sulfur Research - Turbo Fuel
OR Alternate Recipe - Turbo Heavy Fuel
OR Alternate Recipe - Turbo Blend Fuel
Packaged Water
2 × Water
Water
60 / min
2 × Empty Canister
Empty Canister
60 / min
Packager
2 sec
2 × Packaged Water
Packaged Water
60 / min
10 MJ/item
Tier 5 - Alternative Fluid Transport

AWESOME Sink[]

Empty Canister Empty Canister can be sunk into the AWESOME Sink AWESOME Sink to yield 60 points.

Tips[]

  • Some packaged fluids are far more useful than others. Packaged Water, for example, is necessary for Diluted Packaged Fuel.

Trivia[]

  • Canisters appear to change form depending on what fluid is packaged. They retain their original shape when packaging Fuel, Turbofuel or Liquid Biofuel, but when packaging Oil or Water, they change to a metal barrel or gallon container, respectively.

History[]

  • Patch 0.3.6: Two alternate recipes introduced (Steel Canister and Coated Iron Canister)
  • Patch 0.3.3.4: Unpackaging Heavy Oil Residue now gives back the right amount of Canisters
  • Patch 0.3: Introduced


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