Abstract: A series of CrO xY 2 O 3 catalysts has been prepared using a deposition- precipitation method and tested for vapor phase fluorination of dichlorodifluoromethane (CCl 2 F 2) for synthesis of tetrafluoromethane (CF 4). A comparative study using CCl 2 F 2 and CClF 3 as the reactants for the fluorination reaction reveals that the conversion of CCl 2 F 2 to CClF 3 is very fast, while that of CClF 3 to CF 4 is a rate-determining step. Pre- ...