Abstract:
A process for the direct fluorination of polymeric resins in which polymeric material capable of being fluorinated is contacted with elemental fluorine and a dense carrier fluid having a critical temperature higher than ambient temperature, a boiling point lower than ambient temperature minus 60 celcius degrees, and a molecular weight greater than the molecular weight of elemental fluorine. The dense carrier fluid preferably has a molecular weight in the range of about 40 to about 200.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method is disclosed for generating fluorine which has an improved efficiency by reducing the resistance between the electrodes and by reducing the chemical action on the electrodes through a design whereby the structure and positioning of the electrodes as well as the flow of electrolyte provide this reduction of the resistance. The shape of the cell unit constituting the electrode structure reduces the chemical action on the electrode by increasing the flow of electrolyte past the electrode structure.
Abstract:
A process for the separation of a second mixture consisting essentially of ethylene oxide and dichlorodifluoromethane from a first mixture comprising ethylene oxide, dichlorodifluoromethane, and air comprising passing the first mixture through two zones connected in series, in a closed system, according to the following steps:(a) passing the first mixture, in gaseous form, into an absorption zone and contacting said first mixture therein counter-currently with an organic liquid solvent, which has a boiling point of at least about 120.degree. C. and is capable of absorbing ethylene oxide and dichlorodifluoromethane under process conditions, at a pressure of about 80 psia to about 450 psia and a temperature of about minus 12.degree. C. to about 24.degree. C., the solvent being present in a sufficient amount to absorb essentially all of the ethylene oxide and dichlorodifluoromethane whereby liquid bottoms are formed, and the air, in gaseous form, passes overhead;(b) passing the bottoms from step (a) into a desorption zone wherein the pressure is in the range of about 5 psia to about 25 psia, and the temperature is in the range of about minus 12.degree. C. to about 24.degree. C. at the top of the zone and in the range of about 40.degree. C. to about 120.degree. C. at the bottom of the zone with a temperature gradient in between, in such a manner that the ethylene oxide and dichlorodifluoromethane are vaporized forming a gaseous overhead and the solvent forms liquid bottoms; and(c) recovering the overhead from step (b).
Abstract:
A process for the production of silane in a reaction vessel comprising (i) a single closed chamber, (ii) a hollow tube open at both ends, said tube being disposed in the lower portion of the chamber; and (iii) means for circulating liquid in the lower portion of the chamber in such a manner that the liquid flows in a downward direction through the tube and in an upward direction outside of the tubeComprising the following steps:A. maintaining a melt of lithium chloride in the lower portion of the chamber, the level of the melt being above the tube;B. activating the circulating means;C. introducing liquid lithium into the melt in such a manner that at least a part thereof is brought to the surface of the melt;D. introducing hydrogen gas above the surface of the melt in such a manner that hydrogen gas reacts with lithium at the surface of the melt to form lithium hydride,The lithium, lithium hydride, and melt being admixed by the circulating means to provide a homogeneous mixture thereof;E. introducing, as a gas, a compound or a mixture of compounds having the formulaSiH.sub.x Cl.sub.4.sub.-x whereinx is 0 or an integer from 1 to 3 in such a manner that the gas is dispersed by the circulating means into the mixture whereby the gas contacts the lithium hydride to form silane gas; andF. removing the silane gas from the chamber.
Abstract:
Apparatus is disclosed for the production of nitrogen trifluoride (NF.sub.3), starting with an anhydrous molten flux including ammonia (NH.sub.3), a metal fluoride (MF), and hydrogen fluoride (HF). The apparatus includes an electrolyzer, an ammonia solubilizer, a hydrogen fluoride solubilizer, a nitrogen trifluoride reactor, two compressors, two pumps, three condensers a gas recycle loop, and, two flux loops of the same component ternary flux, but each loop with different concentration.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an electrolytic gas generator for generating fluorine and other chemicals and more particularly, to a more efficient electrolyzer having reduced resistance between the cathode and anode and which prevents the migration of gas between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment.
Abstract:
This invention concerns the discovery of a new fluid that promotes the fluorination of polymeric materials more safely, more completely, and more efficiently than the fluids used in the prior art. The new fluid is called "dioxifluorine," which is a mixture of carbon dioxide and fluorine where carbon dioxide is the carrier fluid and fluorine is the reactant.
Abstract:
A batch process for the halogenation of solid polymeric or metallic material comprising the following steps:(a) providing a closed system comprising a chamber containing air at about atmospheric pressure and having inlet and outlet means, a heat exchanger, and a circulation pump, all connected in series;(b) introducing the material into the chamber;(c) heating the chamber and the material to a selected temperature in the range of about 100.degree. F. to about 200.degree. F. by recirculating the air through the heat exchanger;(d) evacuating the system;(e) introducing a halogen into the system in an amount (i) of up to about 10 percent in excess of the theoretical amount of halogen required to halogenate the polymeric material to a desired depth and (ii) sufficient to provide a partial pressure in the system in the range of about 0.1 psia to about 3 psia;(f) introducing an inert gas into the system in an amount sufficient to provide a total pressure in the system of about one atmosphere;(g) maintaining the selected temperature by recirculating the halogen/inert gas mixture through the heat exchanger;(h) recirculating the halogen/inert gas mixture a sufficient number of times to reduce the amount of halogen to less than about 5 percent of the amount of halogen initially introduced into the system;(i) evacuating the system;(j) introducing air into the system to provide about atmospheric pressure; and(k) removing the material.
Abstract:
In a batch process for the treatment of the surface of a solid polymeric material by a gas reactive therewith comprising the following steps:(a) providing a closed system comprising a chamber;(b) introducing the material into the chamber;(c) heating the chamber and the material to a selected temperature in the range of about 100.degree. F. to about 200.degree. F.;(d) evacuating the system;(e) introducing the reactive gas into the system in an amount (i) of up to about 10 percent in excess of the theoretical amount of gas required to react with the surface of the polymeric material to a desired depth and (ii) sufficient to provide a partial pressure in the system in the range of about 0.1 psia to about 3 psia;(f) introducing an inert gas into the system in an amount sufficient to provide a total pressure in the system or about one atmosphere;(g) maintaining the selected temperature for a period of time sufficient for the reaction to take place between the gas and the surface;(h) evacuating the system;(i) introducing air into the system to provide about atmospheric pressure; and(j) removing the material,the improvement comprising carrying out the following step prior to step (c):providing an electrostatic charge on the surface of the solid polymer material in such a manner that the charge is maintained throughout steps (c) through (g).
Abstract:
A process for the purification of a mixture of silane and impurities comprising passing the mixture through a succession of zones connected in series, in a closed system, according to the following steps:(a) passing the mixture, in gaseous form, through a zone containing porous, granular charcoal as an adsorbent at a temperature in the range of about minus 40.degree. C to about minus 80.degree. C to provide a mixture of silane and remaining impurities in gaseous form;(b) passing the gaseous mixture from step (a) through a zone containing porous, granular magnesium silicate as a adsorbent at a temperature in the range of about minus 40.degree. C to about minus 80.degree. C to provide a mixture of silane and remaining impurities in gaseous form;(c) passing the gaseous mixture from step (b) into a distillation zone in such a manner that the impurities are removed overhead in gaseous form and at least about 95 per cent by weight of the silane is converted to liquid bottoms; and(d) recovering the bottoms.