Currently, air distillation in gregtech simply involves cooling some air and distilling it to get some stuff. However I think it can be made more painful. This will outline a more realistic air separation process.
Products
Main Product: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon
Side Product(s): Carbon Dioxide, Water
Steps
Air is collected with air collector
Air is passed through a molecular sieve to remove water vapor, carbon dioxide, and dust
10 b Air + Molecular Sieve (NC) -> 10 b Filtered Air + 10 mB carbon dioxide + 100 mB water + Small pile of ash (25% chance)
The Air is then cooled
1 b Air -> Vacuum Freezer -> 1 b Liquid Air
The Air is distilled
100 b Liquid Air -> Distillation Tower -> 78 b Liquid Nitrogen + 21 b Liquid Oxygen + 1 b Liquid Argon
The product gases will have to be heated from the liquid phase to a gas phase to be used
Yield
Per 100b of Air:
78 b Liquid Nitrogen
21 b Liquid Oxygen
1 b Liquid Argon
1 b Water
100 mB carbon dioxide
Some ash
Details
Currently, air distillation in gregtech simply involves cooling some air and distilling it to get some stuff. However I think it can be made more painful. This will outline a more realistic air separation process.
Products
Main Product: Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon Side Product(s): Carbon Dioxide, Water
Steps
Air is collected with air collector
Air is passed through a molecular sieve to remove water vapor, carbon dioxide, and dust 10 b Air + Molecular Sieve (NC) -> 10 b Filtered Air + 10 mB carbon dioxide + 100 mB water + Small pile of ash (25% chance)
The Air is then cooled 1 b Air -> Vacuum Freezer -> 1 b Liquid Air
The Air is distilled 100 b Liquid Air -> Distillation Tower -> 78 b Liquid Nitrogen + 21 b Liquid Oxygen + 1 b Liquid Argon
The product gases will have to be heated from the liquid phase to a gas phase to be used
Yield
Per 100b of Air: 78 b Liquid Nitrogen 21 b Liquid Oxygen 1 b Liquid Argon 1 b Water 100 mB carbon dioxide Some ash
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_separation#Cryogenic_liquification_process