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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2004
Wayne Thomas Mcdermott, Fogelsville, PA (US);
Gene Everad Parris, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Dean Van-john Roth, Center Valley, PA (US);
Hoshang Subawalla, Macungie, PA (US);
Wayne Thomas McDermott, Fogelsville, PA (US);
Gene Everad Parris, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Dean Van-John Roth, Center Valley, PA (US);
Hoshang Subawalla, Macungie, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
Method for removing flux residue and defluxing residue from an article using a dense processing fluid and a dense rinse fluid is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, there is provided a method comprising: introducing the article comprising contaminants into a processing chamber; contacting the article with a dense processing fluid comprising a dense fluid, at least one processing agent, and optionally a cosolvent to provide a partially treated article; and contacting the partially treated article with a dense rinse fluid comprising the dense fluid and optionally the cosolvent to provide a treated article wherein an agitation source is introducing during at least a portion of the first and/or the second contacting step.