Abstract:
Chromium values are recovered from wash water following a chemical treatment step in electrotinplating lines in a process comprising treating in a cation exchange zone, treating in an anion exchange zone, regenerating the anion exchange zone, treating effluent from said regeneration in a cation exchange zone and passing effluent from the cation exchange zone to a storage zone, passing effluent from said regeneration to the storage zone without intermediate cation exchange treatment.
Abstract:
IN A UNIT FOR RECLAIMING PLATING WASTES CONTAINING CHROMIC ACID AND THE LIKE, THE RINSE LIQUID, FROM ONE OF A PLURALITY OF WASH TUBS INTO WHICH PLATED ARTICLES ARE DIPPED SUCCESSIVELY TO RINSE OFF THE PLATING SOLUTION, IS CIRCULATED THROUGH AN ION EXCHANGE COLUMN, WHERE IT PASSES THROUGH A RESIN LAYER THAT REMOVES CHROMIC ACID AND OTHER IMPURITIES BEFORE THE LIQUID IS RETURNED TO THE WASH TUB. PERIODICALLY, OR WHEN THE RESIN BECOMES SATURATED WITH CHROMIC ACID, IT IS REGENERATED BY PUMPING A SOLUTION OF CAUSTIC SODA THROUGH THE EXCHANGE COLUMN, THUS PRODUCING A SODIUM CHROMATE SOLUTION TO WHICH BARIUM HYDROXIDE IS ADDED TO PRODUCE BARIUM CHROMATE, WHICH IS FILTERED OUT OF THE CASUTIC SODA SOLUTION BEFORE THE LATTER IS AGAIN USED FOR REGENERATION PURPOSES.
Abstract:
In the reclaiming of plating wastes containing chromic acid and the like, the rinse liquid from the first of a plurality of washtubs into which plated articles are dipped successively to rinse off the plating solution, is sucked into a tower, heated by steam to concentrate it to plating strength, and then is returned to the plating tank. The plating solution is also pumped from the plating tank into the tower where it is heated and recirculated back to the plating tank to maintain the solution in the tank at an elevated temperature. Means is also provided to pump the rinse liquid directly from the first washtub to the plating tank, if the rinse liquid in said first tub does not require concentration to raise it to plating strength.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for electroplating material onto a substrate are provided. In many cases the material is metal and the substrate is a semiconductor wafer, though the embodiments are no so limited. Typically, the embodiments herein utilize a porous ionically resistive plate positioned near the substrate, the plate having a plurality of interconnecting 3D channels and creating a cross flow manifold defined on the bottom by the plate, on the top by the substrate, and on the sides by a cross flow confinement ring. During plating, fluid enters the cross flow manifold both upward through channels in the plate, and laterally through a cross flow side inlet positioned on one side of the cross flow confinement ring. The flow paths combine in the cross flow manifold and exit at the cross flow exit, which is positioned opposite the cross flow inlet. These combined flow paths result in improved plating uniformity.
Abstract:
A process and a system for cleaning excess aluminum from coating baths, e.g. anodization bath solutions, so that they can be reused in an effective manner is provided. The process comprises first passing a portion of the anodization bath solution having excess aluminum through a strong acid cation exchange column in a Na+ form, allowing the effluent to age thereby precipitating cryolite from the effluent; removing the precipitated cryolite from the effluent and then passing the effluent through a strong acid cation exchange column in the NH4+ form, in a preferred embodiment back through the first column, to restore NH4+ to the anodization bath solution and then adding the effluent back in to the anodization bath solution.
Abstract:
The embodiments herein relate to methods and apparatus for electroplating one or more materials onto a substrate. In many cases the material is a metal and the substrate is a semiconductor wafer, though the embodiments are no so limited. Typically, the embodiments herein utilize a channeled plate positioned near the substrate, creating a cross flow manifold defined on the bottom by the channeled plate, on the top by the substrate, and on the sides by a cross flow confinement ring. During plating, fluid enters the cross flow manifold both upward through the channels in the channeled plate, and laterally through a cross flow side inlet positioned on one side of the cross flow confinement ring. The flow paths combine in the cross flow manifold and exit at the cross flow exit, which is positioned opposite the cross flow inlet. These combined flow paths result in improved plating uniformity.
Abstract:
A plating apparatus plates a substrate with Sn alloy to form an Sn alloy film on a surface of the substrate. The apparatus includes: a plating bath for retaining a plating solution therein, the substrate being immersed in the plating solution in a position opposite to an insoluble anode; a plating solution dialysis line for extracting the plating solution from the plating bath and returning the plating solution to the plating bath; a dialysis cell provided in the plating solution dialysis line and configured to remove a free acid from the plating solution by dialysis using an anion exchange membrane; a free acid concentration analyzer; and a controller for controlling a flow rate of the plating solution flowing through the plating solution dialysis line based on the concentration of the free acid measured by the free acid concentration analyzer.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus involving at least two distinct adsorbent media for adsorptive removal of impurities from a metal deposition composition such as an electroless or electrolytic deposition composition.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a process which is used to plate functional layers of acidic or alkaline zinc or zinc alloy baths which contain nitrogenous organic additives, a soluble zinc salt and if necessary other metal salts selected from Fe, Ni, Co and Sn salts, where the bath composition for the regeneration is conveyed through an appropriate device having an ion exchanger resin to remove cyanide ions.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a system comprises a filter and at least one electrodeionization (EDI) unit for chemical recovery. The filter is adapted to receive a fluid and to remove a selected chemical element or contaminant from the fluid. The EDI unit is coupled to the filter and adapted to recover a chemical element from the fluid and to separate the recovered chemical element from the fluid.