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The boundary value problem for the stationary Boltzmann equation of the form \[ \nu\nabla_xF(x,\;\nu)=Q(F,\;F)(x,\;\nu), \quad x\in\Omega, \quad \nu\in \mathbb{R}^n \] in a strictly convex domain \(\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n\) is considered. Here \(Q\) is the classical nonlinear Boltzmann collision operator. The family of solutions \((F_m)_{m>0}\) is constructed. The limits of the moments \(M_\beta(m)=\int_\Omega dx \int_{\mathbb{R}^n}(1+|\nu|)^\beta F_m(x,\;\nu)d\nu\), \(-n<\beta<2\), \(m\to 0\) \((m\to\infty)\) are calculated. The parameter \(m\) has the value of \(\psi\)-moment of certain approximations. Those approximations are then split into two pieces: one ``decoupling'' in the limit and the other defining the solution \(F\) of the equation. The analysis of the splitting makes extensive use of the entropy dissipation control. In the paper the study of the decoupling uses nonstandard analysis, which has a number of advantages with respect to simplicity of available techniques.