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Cleaning method using an oxidizing agent, chelating agent and fluorine compound

US6514352B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 2001
Grant dateFeb 4, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S134/902
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The cleaning method described above is characterized by allowing a cleaning agent comprising an oxidizing agent, a chelating agent and fluorine compound to flow on a surface of a material to be treated at a high speed to thereby clean the above surface according to the present invention, deposits adhering firmly to a surface of a material to be treated can readily be removed without damaging the material to be treated.

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