Abstract:
A method for identifying an optimal time for mechanically removing a substrate from a lower electrode in a processing chamber of a plasma processing system is provided. The method includes employing a set of sensors to monitor a set of electrical characteristics of a plasma, wherein the plasma is formed over the substrate during a dechuck event. The method also includes sending processing data about the set of electrical characteristics to a data collection device. The method further includes comparing the processing data against a set of threshold values. The method yet also includes, if the processing data traverses the threshold values, removing the substrate from the lower electrode since a substrate-released event has occurred.
Abstract:
Acetyl anhydrides such as acetyl sulfate are produced by a process for comprising contacting methane and carbon dioxide in an anhydrous environment in the presence of effective amounts of a transition metal catalyst and a reaction promoter, and an acid anhydride compound, and optionally an acid. The acetyl anhydride can be contacted with water to produce acetic acid or with an alcohol to produce a product comprising an acetate ester and that may also comprise acetic acid. Optionally, water in stoichiometric amounts or less, with respect to the acetic anhydride, may be fed to a continuous process of this type to produce some acetic acid in situ.
Abstract:
Acetic acid is produced by oxidation of methane with an oxygen-containing gas in the presence of an acid selected from an acid selected from concentrated sulfuric acid and fuming sulfuric acid, a palladium-containing catalyst and a promoter, preferably a copper or iron salt. The addition of a promoter and O 2 to a system that includes a palladium-containing catalyst such as PdCl 2 increases the rate of acetic acid formation from methane by more than an order of magnitude as compared with prior art and, in addition, inhibits the precipitation of Pd black.