Electronic water treatment devices

Physical devices (catalytic devices) for the nonchemical treatment of water and, more specifically, devices for scale prevention that employ magnetic fields have been part of the water treatment marketplace around the world since its earliest days. These devices include electronic, catalytic, electrostatic, and magnetic water treatments. There are also various other types of more recent alternative technologies (to chemical treatments) now available in the marketplace. These are being promoted for use in treating all types of MU water, FW, and BW. 

Microfilters are used in the electronics industry, principally as final point-of-use filters for ultrapure water. The water is already very pure and almost completely particle- and salt-free, so the only potential problem is contamination in the piping from the central water treatment plant to the device fabrication area. Although fine filters with 0.1 pm pore diameter or less may be used, lifetimes are relatively long. 

Hemodialysis (HD) is the method of extracorporeal drug removal most commonly used in the treatment of poisoning [1]. The apparatus consists of a blood circuit, an electronic and mechanical device (with pumps and pressure monitors), a dialyzer cartridge (containing hollow permeable fibers), and a dialysate circuit (of purified water with added electrolytes). In practice, a double-lumen catheter is first placed in a central vein. 

All standard cleaning processes for silicon wafers are performed in water-based solutions, with the exception of acetone or (isopropyl alcohol, IPA) treatments, which are mainly used to remove resist or other organic contaminants. The most common cleaning procedure for silicon wafers in electronic device manufacturing is the deionized (DI) water rinse. This and other common cleaning solutions for silicon, such as the SCI, the SC2 [Kel], the SPM [Ko7] and the HF dip do remove silicon from the wafer surface, but at very low rates. The etch rate of a cleaning solution is usually well below 1 nm min-1. 

Similar to the limited popularity of magnetic devices, which do not need carefully planned and executed chemical treatment programs, there is some degree of market demand for UV systems. Periodically there is an increase in the apparent popularity of these products before the groundswell dies down to a base level. UV systems are effective sterilizers for high-quality water systems, such as may be found in electronic chip washing or pharmaceutical use. They are commonly used as sterilizers for RO-treated water. 

Nitto Denko Corporation primarily manufactures industrial adhesive tapes for the electronics, automotive, health care, packaging and construction industries. The company produces industrial, electronic and functional products. Industrial products include double-coated adhesive tapes, masking tapes surface protective materials, sealing materials and label printing systems. Electronics products include LCD-related items general and advanced device resins printed circuit boards and semiconductor package adhesive sheets. Functional products include medical items such as transdermal therapeutic patches polymer separation membranes used for water purification and treatment and plastic engineering products such as information equipment and porous film materials used in cars, electronics, and home appliances. Nitto Denko America, Inc., an optoelectronics subsidiary, manufactures semiconductor... 

The aim of this book is to serve as a centralized information source for anyone who is interested in the surface and electrochemical properties of silicon and its oxides. It will be most useful to the scientists who study the surface phenomena of silicon and to the engineers who design and fabricate silicon-based electronic devices. It can also serve as a general reference for researchers working in the fields of semiconductor electrochemistry and surface science, in which silicon is commonly used as a model material. In addition, it can be useful to the geologists who study rock-water interactions and to the people who work on etching and surface treatment of glasses. 

Certain inorganic materials can be employed as photocatalysts for the synthesis or degradation of compounds in heterogeneous systems. Relevant devices contain, for example, films incorporating immobilized photocatalyst particles. Typically, titania, Ti02, is used for the treatment of water contaminated with chemical pollutants and/or bacteria [9]. The contaminants are oxidized by reactive species, i.e. hydroxyl and superoxide radicals, generated by reaction of electron/hole pairs with O2 and water adsorbed at the particle surface. Electron/hole pairs are formed when UV light (>, <400 nm) is absorbed by titania (see Scheme 14.5). 

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