Derek covers this in one of his articles. [1] >It’s sold compressed in metal cylinders, like other gases, but it needs some care in packaging. The stuff is so

Derek covers this in one of his articles. [1] >It’s sold compressed in metal cylinders, like other gases, but it needs some care in packaging. The stuff is so corrosive that special alloys need to be used, usually ones high in nickel. If you stick an ordinary gas regulator on top of an HF cylinder, you’re in for trouble, and the complete destruction of the regulator is the least of your worries. >HF has actually been used right out of the cylinder for a long time in Merrifield peptide synthesizers. [1]: https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2004/03/03/things_i_wont_touch_1 https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2004/03/03/th...