METHODS AND REACTOR DESIGNS FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHORUS PENTAFLUORIDE

• Main Authors: POKROVSKI KONSTANTIN A, COTTRELL STEPHEN A, NAIR HARIDASAN K, UHRICH KEVIN, DEPRATO PHILIP, BRENNER DANIEL J, LULY MATTHEW H, MERKEL DANIEL C, SMITH ROBERT A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 28.12.2011
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

Processes and systems for the production of phosphorus pentafluoride (PF5) through continuous fluorination of phosphorus are provided herein. A phosphorus feed stream and a fluorine feed stream are provided to a reactor, wherein they are reacted in a gas-gas or liquid-gas reaction to produce phospho...