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Process for recovering boron trifluoride from an impure gaseous boron trifluoride residue

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6556779

This patent describes a method for removing sulfur dioxide from a boron trifluoride stream. It comprises: condensing a gaseous boron trifluoride stream; distilling the condensed boron trifluoride stream to yield pure boron trifluoride and a liquid boron trifluoride residue wherein the liquid boron trifluoride residue comprises by weight: about 40 to about 95% boron trifluoride, about 5 to about 30% sulfur dioxide, about 0 to 19% sulfur trioxide, about 0 to about 0.2% silicon fluoride, about 0 to about 1.0% arsenic fluoride, and about 0 to about 0.1% antimony fluoride; vaporizing the liquid boron trifluoride residue; feeding the gaseous boron trifluoride residue into a mixture of boric and sulfuric acids; and removing the unabsorbed sulfur dioxide from the acid mixture.

Assignee:
Allied-Signal Inc., Morris County, NJ (USA)
Patent Number(s):
A; US 4943423
Application Number:
PPN: US s 7-277153
OSTI ID:
6556779
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English