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Method of recovering a cleaning agent

US6716403B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2001
Grant dateApr 6, 2004
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Expiry dateSep 18, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/20
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a method of recovering a copper component or a manganese component from a cleaning agent containing copper oxide, a cleaning agent containing basic copper carbonate, a cleaning agent containing copper hydroxide, or a cleaning agent containing copper oxide and manganese oxide, the cleaning agents having been used for removing, through contact with a harmful gas, a phosphine contained as a harmful component in the harmful gas. Also, the invention provides a method of recovering a copper component or a manganese component from a cleaning agent containing basic copper carbonate, a cleaning agent containing copper hydroxide, or a cleaning agent containing copper oxide and manganese oxide, the cleaning agents having been used for removing, through contact with a harmful gas, a phosphine contained as a harmful component in the harmful gas. According to the present invention, the copper component and/or the manganese component can be effectively recovered from the cleaning agents in a recyclable form.

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