IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
공개
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0314727
(2002-12-09)
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공개번호 |
US-0107833
(2004-06-10)
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발명자
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- Sweeney, Joseph D.
- Marganski, Paul J.
- Olander, W. Karl
- Wang, Luping Karl
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An apparatus and process for abating at least one acid or hydride gas component or by-product thereof, from an effluent stream deriving from a semiconductor manufacturing process, comprising, a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for the acid or hydride gas component,
An apparatus and process for abating at least one acid or hydride gas component or by-product thereof, from an effluent stream deriving from a semiconductor manufacturing process, comprising, a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for the acid or hydride gas component, a second and discreet sorbent bed material having a high capture rate sorbent affinity for the same gas component, and a flow path joining the process in gas flow communication with the sorbent bed materials such that effluent is flowed through the sorbent beds, to reduce the acid or hydride gas component. The first sorbent bed material preferably comprises basic copper carbonate and the second sorbent bed preferably comprises at least one of, CuO, AgO, CoO, Co 3 O 4 , ZnO, MnO 2 and mixtures thereof.
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1. An apparatus for abatement of at least one toxic gas component or by-product thereof, from an effluent stream deriving from a semiconductor manufacturing process, such apparatus comprising:a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for said at least one toxic gas compone
1. An apparatus for abatement of at least one toxic gas component or by-product thereof, from an effluent stream deriving from a semiconductor manufacturing process, such apparatus comprising:a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for said at least one toxic gas component; a second and discreet sorbent bed material having a high capture rate for said at least one toxic gas component; and a flow path joining the process in gas flow communication with the sorbent bed materials such that the effluent stream contacts the first sorbent bed material then the second sorbent bed material to at least partially remove the at least one toxic gas component from the effluent stream. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor manufacturing process is related to a Group III-V process. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said semiconductor manufacturing process is selected from the group consisting of: ion implantation, metal organic chemical vapor deposition and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said toxic gas component is selected from the group consisting of: AsH, PH, SbH, BiH, GeH, SiH, NH, HF, HCl, HBr, Cl, F, Br, BCl, BF, AsCl, PCl, PF, GeF, AsF, WF, SiF, SiBr, COF, OF, SOF, SOF, WOF4, ClF3 (hfac)In(CH)HAs(t-butyl), HP(t-butyl), BrSb(CH), SiHCl, and SiHCl. 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said toxic gas component is selected from the group consisting of: AsH, PH, SbH, BiH, GeH, SiH, NH, HAs(t-butyl), HP(t-butyl), BrSb(CH), SiHCl, and SiHCl. 6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said toxic gas component is selected from the group consisting of: HF, HCl, HBr, Cl, F, Br, BCl, BF, AsCl, PCl, PF, GeF, AsF, WF, SiF, SiBr, COF, OF, SO, SOF, SOF, WOF4, ClF3 (hfac)In(CH)and BrSb(CH). 7. An apparatus for abatement of at least one acid gas, hydride gas or by-product thereof, from an effluent stream deriving from a semiconductor manufacturing process, such apparatus comprising:a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for said at least one acid gas, hydride gas or by-product thereof; a second and discreet sorbent bed material having a high capture rate sorbent affinity for said at least one acid gas, hydride gas or by-product thereof; and a flow path joining the process in gas flow communication with the sorbent bed materials such that the effluent stream contacts the first sorbent bed material then the second sorbent bed material to at least partially remove the at least one acid gas, hydride gas or by-product thereof from the effluent stream. 8. A layered dry resin sorbent system for abatement of an acid gas or hydride gas or by-product thereof, comprising:a first sorbent bed material having a high capacity sorbent affinity for said at least one acid or hydride gas component; a second and discreet sorbent bed material having a h igh capture rate sorbent affinity for said at least one acid or hydride gas component; and a flow path joining the process in gas flow communication with the sorbent bed materials such that the effluent stream contacts the first sorbent bed material then the second sorbent bed material to at least partially remove the at least one acid gas, hydride gas or by-product thereof from the effluent stream. 9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said hydride component is selected from the group consisting of: AsH, PH, SbH, BiH, GeH, SiH, NH, HAs(t-butyl), HP(t-butyl), BrSb(CH), SiHCl, and SiHCl. 10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said acid gas component is selected from the group consisting of: HF, HCl, HBr, Cl, F, Br, BCl, BF, AsCl, PCl, PF, GeF, AsF, WF, SiF, SiBr, COF, OF, SO, SOF, SOF, WOF, ClF(hfac)In(CH)and BrSb(CH). 11. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first and second sorbent layers differ by the temperature at which reductive hydrogenation becomes auto-catalystic. 12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said second sorbent layer has a capture rate that is higher than said first sorbent layer. 13. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said sorbent bed material comprises an article selected from the group consisting of: beads, spheres, rings, toroidal shapes, irregular shapes, rods, cylinders, flakes, films, cubes, polygonal geometric shapes, sheets, fibers, coils, helices, meshes, sintered porous masses, granules, pellets, tablets, powders, particulates, extrudates, cloth form materials, web form materials, honeycomb matrix monolith, matrix monolith, composites (of the sorbent article with other components), or comminuted or crushed forms of the foregoing conformations. 14. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said sorbent bed material comprises, particulates having a size range of from about 0.1 mm to 1.5 cm. 15. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said sorbent bed material is selected from the group consisting of physisorbent and chemisorbent. 16. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first and second layers are housed in a single containment system. 17. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first and second layers are housed in separate containment systems. 18. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said first and second sorbent bed materials comprise a blended mixture of sorbent materials. 19. The apparatus according to claim 8, having a volumetric ratio of “fast” sorbent layer to “slow” sorbent layer of from about 1:20 to 1:1. 20. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capacity sorbent materials comprises an oxidized form of copper. 21. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capacity sorbent material is selected from the group consisting of, copper hydroxide, Cu(OH); copper oxide, CuO; copper carbonate, CuCO, basic copper carbonate, CuCO.Cu(OH), and c ombinations thereof. 22. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capacity sorbent material comprises CUCO.Cu(OH). 23. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capacity sorbent material resists H2 reduction reaction up to temperatures in excess of 180° C. 24. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capacity sorbent material comprises from about 20 to 100 wt % active ingredient. 25. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of, carbon, CuO, CuO, MnO, wherein x is from 1 to 2 inclusive, AgO, AgO, CoO, CoO, CrO, CrO, MoO, MoO, TiO, NiO, LiOH, Ca(OH), CaO, NaOH, KOH, FeO, ZnO, AlO, KCO, KHCO, NaCO, NaHCO, NHOH, Sr(OH), HCOONa, BaOH, KMnO, SiO, ZnO, MgO, Mg(OH), NaOS, triethylenediamine (TEDA) and mixtures thereof. 26. The apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material further comprises a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of: Be, Mg, V, Mo, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Si, Pb, Sb, Bi, oxides, hydroxides hydrogen carbonates, hydrogen sulfates, hydrogen phosphates, sulfides, peroxides, halides, carboxylates, and oxy acids thereof. 27. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of: carbon, NaOH, KOH, LiOH, Ca(OH)and NHOH. 28. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material comprises a composition selected from the group consisting of:1. copper oxide, (Cu 6%); Silver oxide, (Ag 0.1%); zinc oxide, (Zn 6.0%); Molybdenum oxide, (Mo 2.5%); triethylenediamine, (TEDA 3.5%); and activated carbon; and 2. manganese oxide, (Mn 22%); copper oxide, (Cu 23%); cobalt oxide, (Co 10%); silver oxide (Ag 3.5%); and aluminum oxide, (Al 2.6%). 29. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material comprises: copper oxide, (Cu 6%); Silver oxide, (Ag 0.1%); zinc oxide, (Zn 6.0%); Molybdenum oxide, (Mo 2.5%); triethylenediamine, (TEDA 3.5%); and activated carbon, said sorbent system having a TLV sorbent capacity for arsine at 1 cm/sec of 3.67 moles/liter resin or 102 liters AsH/kg resin. 30. The apparatus according to claim 8, having a TLV sorbent capacity for arsine at 1 cm/sec of 3.67 moles/liter resin or 102 liters AsH/kg resin. 31. The apparatus according to claim 28, having a TLV sorbent capacity for arsine at 1 cm/sec of 3.67 moles/liter resin or 102 liters AsH/kg resin. 32. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising means for monitoring the sorbent materials for exhaustion. 33. A process for reducing the concentration of at least one toxic gas component from a semiconductor process effluent stream containing same, said method comprising:contacting said semiconductor process effluent with a first sorbent layer composition so as t o retain at least a portion of the toxic gas component therein; and contacting said process effluent with a second layer sorbent composition, so as to retain a second portion of the toxic gas component therein, wherein said first sorbent layer comprises a material having a high sorptive capacity for said toxic component and said second sorbent layer material comprises a material having a high capture rate sorptive affinity for the toxic component. 34. The process according to claim 33, wherein said semiconductor manufacturing process is selected from the group consisting of: ion implantation, metal organic chemical vapor deposition and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. 35. The process according to claim 33, wherein said toxic gas component is selected from the group consisting of: AsH, PH, SbH, BiH, GeH, SiH, NH, HF, HCl, HBr, Cl, F, Br, BCl, BF, AsCl, PCl, PF, GeF, AsF, WF, SiF, SiBr, COF, OF, SOF, SOF, WOF4, ClF3 (hfac)In(CH)HAs(t-butyl), HP(t-butyl), BrSb(CH), SiHCl, and SiHCl. 36. The process according to claim 1, wherein said toxic gas component is selected from the group consisting of: AsH, PH, SbH, BiH, GeH, SiH, NH, HAs(t-butyl), HP(t-butyl), BrSb(CH), SiHCl, and SiHCl. 37. The apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said toxic gas component is selected from the group consisting of: HF, HCl, HBr, Cl, F, Br, BCl, BF, AsCl, PCl, PF, GeF, AsF, WF, SiF, SiBr, COF, OF, SO, SOF, SOF, WOF4, ClF3 (hfac)In(CH)and BrSb(CH). 38. The process according to claim 33, having an overall sorptive capacity greater than the sum of the capacities of said first and second sorbent layers. 39. The process according to claim 33, wherein said high capacity sorbent material comprises at least one of: copper oxide, copper hydroxide copper carbonate, and basic copper carbonate. 40. The process according to claim 33, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of, carbon, CuO, CuO, MnO, wherein x is from 1 to 2 inclusive, AgO, AgO, CoO, CoO, CrO, CrO, MoO, MoO, TiO, NiO, LiOH, Ca(OH), CaO, NaOH, KOH, FeO, ZnO, AlO, KCO, KHCO, NaCO, NaHCO, NHOH, Sr(OH), HCOONa, BaOH, KMnO, SiO, ZnO, MgO, Mg(OH), NaOS, triethylenediamine (TEDA) and mixtures thereof. 41. The process according to claim 33, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material further comprises a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of: Be, Mg, V, Mo, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Si, Pb, Sb, Bi, oxides, hydroxides hydrogen carbonates, hydrogen sulfates, hydrogen phosphates, sulfides, peroxides, halides, carboxylates, and oxy acids thereof. 42. The process according to claim 33, wherein said high capture rate sorbent material comprises at least one component selected from the group consisting of: carbon, NaOH, KOH, LiOH, Ca(OH)and NHOH. 43. The process according to claim 33, wherein said concentration of said acid gas is reduced to less than 50 ppb for arsine.
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