Chlorine trifluoride inertness

A special precaution is imperative in handling elemental fluorine and chlorine trifluoride. Both gases are extremely corrosive and so reactive that they are very seldom used without dilution with inert gases such as nitrogen, helium, or argon. Fluorine is now available in mixtures with nitrogen. Fluorine is very toxic in... 

The disposal of chlorine trifluoride should be carried out by diluting with an inert gas until the concentration is less than 5% and scrubbing in water, followed by in a caustic solution. Small amounts of chlorine trifluoride can be decomposed by passing through columns of soda lime or activated alumina. 

Chemical Compatibility DuPont PFA film is chemically inert and solvent resistant to virtually all chemicals, except molten alkali metals, gaseous fluorine, and certain complex halogenated compounds, such as chlorine trifluoride at elevated temperatures... 

Environmental resistance PTFE is practically inert against known elements and compounds. It is attacked only by the alkaline metals in their elementary state, and by chlorine trifluoride and elementary fluorine at high temperatures and pressures. PTFE is insoluble in almost all solvents at temperatures up to about 300 °C. Fluorinated hydrocarbons cause a certain swelling that is, however, reversible some highly fluorinated oils, at temperatures over 300 °C, exercise a certain dissolving effect. Resistance to high-energy radiation is rather poor. 

Chlorine trifluoride is a very powerful oxidizing agent and one of the most reactive chemicals known. It attacks many materials normally considered inert (e.g., asbestos, xenon gas) and for this reason has been employed in the... 

Wollaston (England) in 1804. The origin of the name comes from the Greek word rhodon meaning rose. The plated solid is very corrosion resistant and exceptionally hard. It is inert in air and acids. However, it can produce a violent reaction to chlorine, bromine pentafluoride, bromine trifluoride, and fluorine monoxide. 

TETRACHLOROVANADIUM (7632-51-1) Keep away from water (decomposes, producing heat and forming hydrogen chloride, vanadium trichloride, vanadium oxychloride), radiant heat, and flammable materials lithium, chlorine, and trifluoride. Decomposes slowly to vanadium trichloride and chloride. Fumes in moist air open containers in dry, oxygen-free atmosphere or in inert gas, wearing appropriate personal protective equipment. Chill to below 68°F/20°C before opening. Corrosive to metals, especially in the presence of moisture. 

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