COATINGS : AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CLEANING PROCEDURES

by William R. BIRCH

Companies

• Crest Ultrasonics
  Complete line of ultrasonic cleaning equipment and chemistries
• Millipore
  Filters and other engineering products and services for cleaning fluids and materials.
• Labwater.com
  Laboratory water purification products. Replacement filters and membranes for most laboratory water systems. Complete laboratory water purification systems
• Nalgene Brand Labware
  The complete NALGENE Product Catalog online
• Unisil Corp.
• BYK-Chemie
  Additives for Coatings and Paints

Chemicals & Hazards

• Chromerge
  MSDS
• Chromerge & Chromium bearing compounds
  From the (HWMG) HAZARDOUS WASTE MINIMIZATION GUIDE
  University of Florida
• Alconox
• EPA's Solvent Alternatives Guide (SAGE)
• Solvent Substitutes
• Hellmanex II
• Manufacturer's Materials Safety Data Sheet (MSDS
• Nochromix 
  MSDS Data
• Hazardous waste management  Guide
• Alternatives to Chromic Acid Cleaning Solutions
• Chemical waste disposal Manual

Cleaning techniques

• UV-Ozone cleaning (pdf file 3 Mo)
  by John Vig  45 pages, 175 references. (pdf file 3Mo)
  Chapter 6 of "Handbook of semiconductor wafer cleaning technology. Science, Technology & Applications" Ed. by W. Kern, Noyes Publications, 1993
  The UV/Ozone cleaning procedure has been shown to be a highly effective method of removing a variety of contaminants from silicon and compound semiconductor wafers, as well as from many other types of surface. John Vig describes here the technique, the underlying mechanisms, the variables involved, safety considerations and details for construction of a UV/Ozone cleaning facility. 45 pages, 175 references.
  Copyright notice
  Although the book in which this chapter appears is copyrighted, the author is an employee of the U.S. Government and performed this work as part of his official duties. The work is, therefore, not subject to copyright protection by the publisher.
• Uvocs
  UV/Ozone cleaning
• Advanced Plasma Surface Cleaning Techniques (Introduction)
  From ONRL National Laboratory
• Plasma for cleaning & etchning
• Plasma Cleaning and Drying: Alternatives to Conventional Technologies
  Online paper by Mario A. Hozbor, Andreo C. Greene,1994 
• Plasma cleaning: Suppliers list
  From Powesourcing.com
• Laser cleaning suppliers list
  From Micromagazine.com Buyers Guide