# US 11,306,014 B2 · Wash water processing method

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- Number: US 11,306,014 B2
- Document ID: US11306014B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/760,281
- Filed: 2018-10-29
- Published: 2020-08-13
- Granted: 2022-04-19
- Earliest claimed: 2017-10-31
- Assignees: Kitz Corporation; Toyo Valve Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Kitz Corporation; Toyo Valve Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Katsuhisa Yata; Takako Sakurai; Satoshi Ito; Toshiharu Tanaka
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11306014B2

## CPC

- C02F 9/00: Multistage treatment of water, waste water or sewage
- B08B 3/08: the liquid having chemical or dissolving effect
- B08B 9/08: Cleaning containers, e.g. tanks
- C02F 1/32: with ultraviolet light
- C02F 1/42: by ion-exchange (ion-exchange in general B01J)
- C02F 1/44: by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis {(general membrane separation processes B01D61/00, membrane modules B01D63/00, electrodialysis C02F1/4693, combination of membrane modules and bioreactors C02F3/1268)}
- C02F 1/725: {by catalytic oxidation}
- C02F 1/78: with ozone {(C02F1/4672 takes precedence)}
- G02F 1/13: based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- H10P 52/00: Grinding, lapping or polishing of wafers, substrates or parts of devices
- C02F 1/444: {by ultrafiltration or microfiltration}
- C02F 2101/301: {Detergents, surfactants}
- C02F 2103/346: {from semiconductor processing, e.g. waste water from polishing of wafers}
- C02F 2303/04: Disinfection
- C02F 2305/023: Reactive oxygen species, singlet oxygen, OH radical
- C02F 2305/10: Photocatalysts
- C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes)
- B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- H10P: GENERIC PROCESSES OR APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10

## Abstract

A wash water processing method and a wash water processing apparatus in a simple structure capable of effectively decomposing organic matters and killing bacteria contained in wash water, extending the life of a filter of a filtration apparatus and an ion-exchange resin and, furthermore, extending a bacteria-killing/washing interval of a washing processing part. In the wash water processing apparatus (11) and the washing method, a wash water accommodation part (12) into which processed water processed in a washing processing part (10) flows and a filtration mechanism part (14) are connected and the wash water accommodation part has connected in a circulatable manner thereto an inflow flow path and an outflow flow path of a sterilization and purification unit which organically couples respective functions of an ozone supply part which supplies ozone, an ultraviolet irradiation part which irradiates with ultraviolet rays, and a photocatalysis part which causes a photocatalyst to act.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wash water processing method of reusing processed water formed of purr water used in a washing process in semiconductor liquid-crystal manufacturing or electronic-component plating, wherein:
a wash water accommodation part into which processed water processed in a washing processing part flows and a filtration mechanism part fluidly connected to the accommodation part to which the processed water is sent from the wash water accommodation part;
a sterilization and purification unit includes an ozone supply part which supplies ozone, an ultraviolet irradiation part which irradiates with ultraviolet rays, a nd a photocatalysis part which operates photocatalysis, the sterilization and purification unit being connected with the wash water accommodation part via an inflow path and outflow path; and;
the filtration mechanism part includes a filter and a n ion-exchange resin;
the wash water processing method comprising:
mixing the processed water and ozone with the ozone supply part and generating ozone water;
generating −OH (hydroxy radicals or OH radicals) in the ozone water with the ultraviolet irradiation part and the photocatalysis part to sterilize and purify the processed water;
returning the processed water that has been sterilized and purified to the wash water accommodation part,
mixing the processed water that has been sterilized and purified with the processed water accommodated in the wash water accommodation part, in order to dilute an ozone concentration of the processed water accommodated in the wash water accommodation part; and
sending the processed water having a diluted ozone concentration via a supply flow path to the filtration mechanism part,
wherein, in a state in which the ozone concentration of the processed water in the wash water accommodation part is adjusted, by selecting operation stop or restart of the ozone supply part, and by passing the processed water through both the filter and the ion-exchange resin, growth of bacteria in the filter and the ion-exchanging resin is suppressed, and oxidative deterioration of the filter and the ion-exchang resin is suppressed.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The wash water processing method according to claim 1,
wherein the ozone concentration of the processed water accommodated in the wash water accommodation part is adjusted to less than 5.37 mg/L and then the processed water is sent to the filtration mechanism part including the filter and the ion-exchange resin.