Abstract:
Apparatus and process for the abatement of fluorine and fluorine-containing compounds from gases containing the same, such as effluent gas streams from semiconductor manufacturing operations, wherein a fluorocompound abatement medium (26) is injected into the fluorocompound-containing gas (12). The fluorocompound abatement medium (26) comprises at least one of steam, methane and hydrogen, with the proviso that when the fluorocompound abatement medium (26) contains methane and/or hydrogen, the injection of the fluorocompound abatement medium (26) is conducted under non-combustion conditions.
Abstract:
An effluent gas stream treatment system for treatment of gaseous effluents, such as waste gases from semiconductor manufacturing operations (1210). The effluent gas stream treatment system includes an oxidation unit (1238) to which an oxygen-containing gas such as ozone (1220) may be added, with input of energy (e.g. thermal, radio frequency, electrical, microwave, etc.), to effect oxidation of oxidizable species in the effluent, such as halocompounds (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons), CO, NF3, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur oxides. The effluent gas stream treatment system may include a wet scrubber (1248) associated with the oxygen-containing gas source, so that the gas stream is contacted with the oxygen-containing gas (1220) during the wet scrubbing operation, to enhance removal of oxidizable species in the gas stream during treatment.
Abstract:
Apparatus and method for delivery of dilute active fluid, e.g., to a downstream active fluid-consuming process unit of a semiconductor manufacturing plant. The delivery system includes an active fluid source, a diluent fluid source, a fluid flow metering device for dispensing of the active fluid at a predetermined flow rate, a mixer arranged to mix active gas from the active fluid source that is dispensed at such predetermined flow rate by the fluid flow metering device, with diluent fluid to form a diluted active fluid mixture, and a monitor arranged to measure concentration of active fluid in the diluted active fluid mixture, and responsively adjust the fluid flow metering device, to control the dispensing rate of the active fluid, and maintain a predetermined concentration of active fluid in the diluted active fluid mixture.
Abstract:
A system for abating fluorocompound, e.g., fluorine or gaseous fluorine-containing compounds, in an effluent gas stream containing same, by scrubbing of the effluent gas stream with an aqueous scrubbing medium in the presence of a reducing agent, e.g., sodium thiosulfate, ammonium hydroxide, or potassium iodide. The abatement system of the invention has utility in the treatment of semiconductor manufacturing process effluents containing fluorine and/or fluorocarbon gas species.