How do I craft Carbon in No Man's Sky?

To craft Carbon, you need Oxygen x1. Use the Refiner to combine them.

Carbon

Carbon is a raw material in No Man's Sky. The building block of all organic life. Of critical importance to space travellers, as Carbon is used to recharge mining equipment. The Mining Laser will harvest Carbon from trees, plants, and all other forms of vegetable. To craft it, combine Oxygen x1 in a Refiner.

Last updated: 2026-02-12

Quantity

Inputs	Output
Carbon 2	Condensed Carbon 1
Carbon 2 Oxygen 2	Condensed Carbon 5
Faecium 1 Carbon 2	Condensed Carbon 2

Inputs	Output
Radon 100 Carbon 20 Salt 10	Enriched Carbon 1
Radon 100 Carbon 20 Chlorine 5	Enriched Carbon 1

Inputs	Output
Di-hydrogen 1 Carbon 1	Faecium 1
Carbon 2 Mordite 1	Faecium 3

Inputs	Output
Ferrite Dust 1 Carbon 1	Magnetised Ferrite 1
Pure Ferrite 1 Carbon 1	Magnetised Ferrite 2

Inputs	Output
Nitrogen 100 Carbon 20 Salt 10	Nitrogen Salt 1
Nitrogen 100 Carbon 20 Chlorine 5	Nitrogen Salt 1

Carbon

How to refine Carbon

What can you refine from Carbon? (14)

What can you cook from Carbon? (3)

What can you craft with Carbon? (527)

Inputs	Output
Sulphurine 100 Carbon 20 Salt 10	Thermic Condensate 1
Sulphurine 100 Carbon 20 Chlorine 5	Thermic Condensate 1

Inputs	Output
Oxygen 10 Ferrite Dust 20 Carbon 20	Unstable Plasma 1
Oxygen 10 Pure Ferrite 20 Carbon 20	Unstable Plasma 1

Inputs	Output
Meaty Chunks 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Processed Meat 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Meaty Wings 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Fiendish Roe 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Offal Sac 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Protosausage 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Diplo Chunks 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Scaly Meat 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Feline Liver 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Strider Sausage 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Raw Steak 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Leg Meat 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Scooped Innards 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Crystal Flesh 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Latticed Sinew 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Crunchy Wings 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Lumpy Brainstem 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Dirty Meat 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1
Juicy Thorax 1 Carbon 1	Smoked Meat 1

Carbon

How to refine Carbon

Carbon 2

Carbon 2

Carbon 2

Carbon 2

Carbon 2

Carbon 2

Carbon 1

What can you refine from Carbon? (14)

Condensed Carbon (3 ways)

Dioxite

Enriched Carbon (2 ways)

Faecium (2 ways)

Magnetised Ferrite (2 ways)

Mordite

Nitrogen Salt (2 ways)

Oxygen

Quartzite

Sodium

Sodium Nitrate

Thermic Condensate (2 ways)

Unstable Plasma (2 ways)

Warp Cell

What can you cook from Carbon? (3)

Creature Pellets

Smoked Meat (19 ways)

Well-smoked Biscuit

What can you craft with Carbon? (527)

'0' Decal

'1' Decal

'2' Decal

'3' Decal

'4' Decal

'5' Decal

'6' Decal

'7' Decal

'8' Decal

'9' Decal

'keen Poster

"built to Last" Poster

"euclid Moonrise" Sign

"ship and Pilot" Sign

"the Black Hole in the Wall" Sign

Abyssal Poster

Access Ramp

Adjustable Chair

Adrift Decal

Alliance of Galactic Travellers Decal

Alone in the Dark Poster

Amino Hub Decal

Ancient Conifer

Anomalous Home Poster

Anomalous Wonder Poster

Anomaly Decal

Antler Grass

Apollo Decal

Aquarius Decal

Archaic Habitation Heater