Abstract: Nitrogen trifluoride is prepared by passing elemental fluorine in intimate contact with liquid phase ammonium acid fluoride maintained at a temperature above its melting point but below about 400.degree. F for a time sufficient to effect reaction. Generally, ammonia is injected into the ammonium acid fluoride along with the fluorine to maintain a molar ratio of by-product hydrogen fluoride to ammonia of approximately 2.0 to 2.5.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 19, 1977
Date of Patent:
May 23, 1978
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Inventors:
Andrew Joseph Woytek, John Theodore Lileck