Methods and reactor designs for producing phosphorus pentafluoride

A process for producing phosphorus pentafluoride, the process comprising the steps of:

• providing a phosphorus feed stream to a reactor, the phosphorus in the phosphorous feed stream being elemental phosphorus comprising white phosphorus or yellow phosphorus;
• providing a fluorine feed stream to the reactor, the fluorine feed stream being a vapor stream comprising elemental fluorine gas;
• reacting the phosphorus feed stream and the fluorine feed stream in the reactor according to stoichiometry:
• P+2.5F2→PF5;
• and
• removing a product stream from the reactor that comprises phosphorus pentafluoride, wherein the step of providing a phosphorus feed stream to a reactor comprises:
• introducing a liquid phosphorus feed stream into the reactor;
• and vaporizing the liquid phosphorus feed stream in the reactor.