Patent ID: 11872603
Assignee: BROOKS AUTOMATION (GERMANY) GMBH
Field: Basic materials chemistry (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  H  C | IPC B  C  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for cleaning a plastic's surface so as to effect removing metallic particulate contaminants from the plastic's surface, comprising:
a) rinsing the plastic's surface with deionized water, then
b) rinsing the plastic's surface with electrolyzed water, wherein the plastic's surface is rinsed with anodic water followed by cathodic water so as to remove positive charges left on the plastic's surface by the anodic water, and then
c) rinsing the plastic's surface with deionized water;
wherein the rinsing of the plastic's surface with the deionized water, then the electrolyzed water, and then the deionized water effects cleansing of the plastic's surface to a predetermined cleanliness value.