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Low sodium, low metals silica polishing slurries

US5230833A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 19, 1992
Grant dateJul 27, 1993
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S516/928
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A colloidal silica slurry comprising: a low metals ammonium-stabilized silica sol having the following characteristics: SiO.sub.2 present in the range between about 15 to about 50 weight percent; a pH in the range between about 8.5 to about 11.3; a particle diameter in the range between about 4.0 to about 130 nm; aluminum, as Al, present in an amount less than about 100 ppm, based on SiO.sub.2 ; iron, as Fe, present in an amount less than about 50 ppm, based on SiO.sub.2 ; potassium, as K, present in an amount less than about 25 ppm, based on SiO.sub.2 ; and sodium, as Na, present in an amount less than about 500 ppm, based on SiO.sub.2 ; and a bactericide, a polishing rate accelerator which differs from the bactericide, and/or a sodium chlorite or sodium hypochlorite biocide. Optionally, a fungicide may also be added to the colloidal silica slurry to inhibit fungi growth.

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