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Process for reducing residual hydrogen fluoride gases in a fluorinated plastic tank

US6045766A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 1999
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 14, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC08J7/126
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for reducing the residual hydrogen fluoride gases in a fluorinated plastic tank, in particular in a plastic tank for a motor vehicle, in which firstly the space within the tank is subjected to a fluorination step and then, in at least one gas flushing process, the reaction products of the fluorination step are removed from the plastic tank. In a process in which the undesired reaction product hydrogen fluoride is completely eliminated and which is suitable for efficient large-scale production, after the gas flushing process, a neutralization step is carried out to bind residual fluorination gases on the inner layers of the plastic tank.

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