Hydrated Coal Dust — Minecraft block
Hydrated Coal Dust
Hydrated Coal Dust is a legacy Industrial Craft 2 item crafted from eight Coal Dust around one Water Bucket — the entry point of the Coalfuel Cell fuel chain.
Description
In an IC2 Compressor, Hydrated Coal Dust is pressed into Compressed Hydrated Coalclumps. Each clump combines with an Empty Cell to form an H. Coal Cell, and H. Coal Cells craft with a charged RE-Battery into Coalfuel Cells — a liquid fuel the wiki credits with roughly 1100% more heat than plain Coal. Six Coalfuel Cells fill an Empty Fuel Can in the Canning Machine, and the filled can powers a Generator. Hydrated Coal Dust itself cannot be burned in a Furnace or Generator and cannot be placed as a block; its entire value sits in this fuel chain.
IC2 Guide
How to make and use Hydrated Coal Dust in Industrial Craft 2
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Macerate Coal into Coal Dust
Feed Coal into an IC2 Macerator. One Coal produces two Coal Dust, doubling the material yield before hydration.
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Hydrate the Coal Dust
Place eight Coal Dust around one Water Bucket in a crafting grid. The craft returns eight Hydrated Coal Dust and gives the empty bucket back.
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Compress into Compressed Hydrated Coalclumps
Insert Hydrated Coal Dust into an IC2 Compressor running on EU. Each dust unit is pressed into a Compressed Hydrated Coalclump — not a Carbon Plate.
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Refine into Coalfuel Cells
Craft a Compressed Hydrated Coalclump with an Empty Cell to get an H. Coal Cell, then craft H. Coal Cells with a charged RE-Battery into Coalfuel Cells.
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Fill fuel cans
Load six Coalfuel Cells and an Empty Fuel Can into the Canning Machine. The filled can feeds a Generator with far more energy than raw Coal.
Hydrated Coal Dust is a legacy IC2 item: the official wiki states the chain no longer applies to the current IC2 Experimental version. The dust itself is not fuel — the payoff arrives at the Coalfuel Cell stage.
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
How do you make Hydrated Coal Dust in IC2?
Place eight Coal Dust around one Water Bucket in a crafting grid. The recipe produces eight Hydrated Coal Dust and returns the empty bucket.
What does Hydrated Coal Dust compress into?
An IC2 Compressor presses Hydrated Coal Dust into a Compressed Hydrated Coalclump. Despite a common misconception, the output is not a Carbon Plate.
Can Hydrated Coal Dust be used as fuel?
No. Hydrated Coal Dust burns in neither a Furnace nor an IC2 Generator. Its fuel value is unlocked later, in the Coalfuel Cell produced from the compressed clumps.
Is Hydrated Coal Dust renewable in Minecraft?
Yes. Coal is renewable through Wither Skeleton farms, and water is infinitely available from an infinite water source.
Is Hydrated Coal Dust part of current IC2 Experimental?
No. The official IC2 wiki marks Hydrated Coal Dust and its Coalfuel Cell chain as legacy information that no longer applies to the current IC2 version.