Patent ID: 7617934
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
1. A method for purifying an alkyl iodide, comprising the steps of: storing the alkyl iodide in a storage container comprising a member disposed in said container, said member having a contact surface adapted for submersion in a liquid phase of the alkyl iodide and a contact surface adapted for contacting a gas phase of the alkyl iodide, said member being formed as a plate, bar or tube, said member being formed of a stabilizing material wherein the stabilizing material is at least one member selected from the group consisting of metallic copper, metallic silver, an alloy of copper and silver, and a complex metal of copper and silver and wherein the alkyl iodide is at least one member selected from the group consisting of methyl iodide, ethyl iodide, propyl iodide, isopropyl iodide, and butyl iodide, wherein iodine generated by the decomposition of the alkyl iodide reacts with the stabilizing material.