IP Library Granted Patent US 7,906,004
Granted Patent B2
US 7,906,004 · App. 11/577,144 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Method of forming oxide film by anodically oxidizing in an electrolyte solution

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Patent No.
US 7,906,004
App. No.
11/577,144
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-quality oxide film which is free from a pinhole and surface roughing caused by anodic oxidation and which has surface smoothness on a surface of a material to be treated containing a metal as a principal component. An electrolyte solution which is used for forming an oxide film on a surface of a material to be treated containing a metal as a principal component by anodic oxidation, the electrolyte solution containing a non-aqueous solvent containing an alcoholic hydroxyl group and having 4 or more carbon atoms as a main solvent. This non-aqueous solvent preferably contains two or more alcoholic hydroxyl groups and is especially preferably one or two or more members selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol. A method of forming an oxide film including a step of anodically oxidizing a material to be treated containing a metal as a principal component in this electrolyte solution.

Claims (9)

1. A method of forming an oxide film, the method comprising

anodically oxidizing a material to be treated comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ta and Nb as a principal component in an electrolyte solution;

wherein the electrolyte solution comprises

50% by mass or more of diethylene glycol,

ammonium salicylate, and

10 to 30% by mass of water.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ammonium salicylate is comprised in the electrolyte solution in an amount of 1% by mass, based on the mass of the electrolyte solution.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the water content is 10% by mass.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the water content is 30% by mass.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →