Patent ID: 9236280
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: B08B,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A substrate processing apparatus, comprising: a processing vessel configured to perform a processing for a target substrate by using pressurized fluid that is in a supercritical state or subcritical state; a preparation vessel configured to convert received liquid into the pressurized fluid; a heating mechanism configured to heat the preparation vessel in order to convert the received liquid into the pressurized fluid; a pipe supplying a raw material in a liquid state, wherein the pipe is in fluid communication with the processing vessel and the preparation vessel, and wherein the pipe is divided into a first pipe member and a second pipe member; a connecting/disconnecting mechanism configured to move at least one of the first pipe member and the second pipe member between a connection position at which the first pipe member and the second pipe member are connected and a separation position at which the first pipe member and the second pipe member are separated; and an opening/closing valve in each of the first pipe member and the second pipe member.