IP Library Granted Patent US 12,654,136
Granted Patent B2
US 12,654,136 · App. 18/530,997 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Filtering device, purification device, and method for manufacturing chemical liquid

Inventors: Tadashi Omatsu (Shizuoka, JP); Tetsuya Kamimura (Shizuoka, JP); Tetsuya Shimizu (Shizuoka, JP); Satomi Takahashi (Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
B01D61/18B01D61/20B01D71/261B01D71/262B01D71/56B01D71/641B01D69/02B01D2313/501B01D2319/02
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Patent No.
US 12,654,136
App. No.
18/530,997
Granted
Jun 16, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A filtering device is for obtaining a chemical liquid by purifying a liquid to be purified, and the filtering device has an inlet portion, an outlet portion, a filter A, at least one filter B different from the filter A, and a flow path which includes the filter A and the filter B arranged in series and extends from the inlet portion to the outlet portion, in which the filter A is a porous membrane containing a polyimide-based resin.

Claims (64)

1 . A filtering device for obtaining a chemical liquid by purifying a liquid to be purified, the filtering device comprising:

an inlet portion;

an outlet portion;

a filter A;

at least one filter B different from the filter A; and

a flow path which includes the filter A and the filter B arranged in series and extends from the inlet portion to the outlet portion,

wherein the filter A is a porous membrane containing a polyimide-based resin,

the filter B includes at least one filter BU that is disposed on an upstream side of the filter A on the flow path and has a pore size larger than a pore size of the filter A,

the filter B includes at least one filter BD that is disposed on a downstream side of the filter A on the flow path and has a pore size smaller than a pore size of the filter A,

the at least one filter BU includes a filter having a pore size equal to or greater than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 200 nm and a filter containing a resin having an ion exchange group,

the filter having a pore size equal to or greater than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 200 nm is disposed on the upstream side of the filter containing a resin having an ion exchange group, and

the filter having a pore size equal to or greater than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 200 nm, the filter containing a resin having an ion exchange group, the filter A and the filter BD are arranged in series.

2 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein an imidization ratio of the polyimide-based resin is equal to or higher than 1.0.

3 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the pore size of the filter BD is equal to or smaller than 20 nm.

4 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filter BD contains at least one kind of resin selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, nylon, and polytetrafluoroethylene.

5 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the filter BD contains a second resin having a hydrophilic group.

6 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the ion exchange group is at least one kind of group selected from the group consisting of an acid group and a base group.

7 . The filtering device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a tank arranged in series with the filter A on the flow path.

8 . The filtering device according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a filter C which is arranged in series with the tank on an upstream side of the tank in the flow path and has a pore size equal to or smaller than 20 nm.

9 . The filtering device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a return flow path capable of returning the liquid to be purified to an upstream side of the filter A from a downstream side of the filter A on the flow path.

10 . The filtering device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a return flow path capable of returning the liquid to be purified to an upstream side of a reference filter from a downstream side of the reference filter,

wherein the reference filter consists of any of the at least one of the filters BD.

11 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the chemical liquid is at least one kind of chemical liquid selected from the group consisting of a developer, a rinsing solution, a wafer washing solution, a line washing solution, a prewet solution, a wafer rinsing solution, a resist solution, a solution for forming an underlayer film, a solution for forming an overlayer film, and a solution for forming a hardcoat, or at least one kind of chemical liquid selected from the group consisting of an aqueous developer, an aqueous rinsing solution, a peeling solution, a remover, an etching solution, an acidic washing solution, and a phosphoric acid, and a phosphoric acid-aqueous hydrogen peroxide mixture.

12 . The filtering device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a pH of the chemical liquid is 0 to 9.

13 . A method for manufacturing a chemical liquid by purifying a liquid to be purified, comprising:

a filtration step of purifying the liquid to be purified by using a filtering device so as to obtain a chemical liquid,

wherein the filtering device comprising:

an inlet portion;

an outlet portion;

a filter A;

at least one filter B different from the filter A; and

a flow path which includes the filter A and the filter B arranged in series and extends from the inlet portion to the outlet portion,

the filter A is a porous membrane containing a polyimide-based resin, and

the filter B includes at least one filter BU that is disposed on an upstream side of the filter A on the flow path and has a pore size larger than a pore size of the filter A,

the filter B includes at least one filter BD that is disposed on a downstream side of the filter A on the flow path and has a pore size smaller than a pore size of the filter A,

the at least one filter BU includes a filter having a pore size equal to or greater than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 200 nm and a filter containing a resin having an ion exchange group,

the filter having a pore size equal to or greater than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 200 nm is disposed on the upstream side of the filter containing a resin having an ion exchange group, and

the filter having a pore size equal to or greater than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 200 nm, the filter containing a resin having an ion exchange group, the filter A and the filter BD are arranged in series, and

the chemical liquid is a resist solution.

14 . The method for manufacturing a chemical liquid according to claim 13 ,

wherein the resist solution contains a resin, and

the resin contains a repeating unit having lactone structure.

15 . The method for manufacturing a chemical liquid according to claim 13 ,

wherein the resist solution contains a resin, and

the resin contains a repeating unit having hydroxystyrene structure.

16 . The method for manufacturing a chemical liquid according to claim 13 ,

wherein the resist solution contains a resin and a hydrophobic resin.

17 . The method for manufacturing a chemical liquid according to claim 13 ,

wherein the filtration step is a circulation filtration step.

18 . The method for manufacturing a chemical liquid according to claim 13 ,

wherein the filter A and the filter B are used after being immersed in a solvent.

19 . The method for manufacturing a chemical liquid according to claim 13 ,

wherein an imidization ratio of the polyimide-based resin is equal to or higher than 1.0.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-055152 · Mar 22, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Division 16927062 · Jul 13, 2020
Continuation PCTJP2019007308 · Feb 26, 2019
Related Publication 20240100482A1 · Mar 28, 2024
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