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'''Promethium''' is a general term for any form of fuel in the [[Imperium]].
The term also commonly refers to the substance used as fuel for Imperial [[flamer]] weapons, a highly volatile incendiary gel which immediately ignites on contact with oxygen. It reaches super hot temperatures. Similar to napalm, the gel sticks to an individual, continuing to burn on its own accord, even underwater and in space. *It also fuels most spacecraft and vehicles, both military and civilian <sup>2</sup>It also powers spacecraft, from the mighty warfleets and battleships of the [[Imperial Navy]] to the lowly civilian cargo-transport.
In addition to this, Promethium is used to create an array of everyday necessities, ranging from dyes and plastics to pharmaceuticals and synthetic protein bars.<sup>2</sup>
Promethium can be mass-produced is extracted and refined in an astonishing and suprising a number of different ways. The Some of the most common being taking methods are extracting it from the atmospheres of planetary gas giants which freely roam , the galaxy, mining into of ancient organic material deposits of organic materials, and the processing of certain rare ices which that are only found on iceworlds.<sup>2</sup>
==Sources==
*[[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]], p.62
*[[Ciaphas Cain]]:[[Caves of Ice]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]], p.31726-31827
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