Effluent management inline cleaner

A cleaning apparatus for cleaning electronic substrates including printed circuit boards and semiconductor product assemblies, the cleaning apparatus comprising:

• a rinse module including a rinse station configured to perform a rinse of electronic substrates and a rinse tank in fluid communication with the rinse station and configured to receive effluent from the rinse station;
• a wash module including a wash station configured to wash electronic substrates and a wash tank in fluid communication with the wash station, the wash tank being configured to receive effluent from the wash station;
• and
• an effluent management and filtration system in fluid communication with the rinse tank, the effluent management and filtration system including
• a pump in fluid communication with the rinse tank, the pump being configured to pump effluent from the rinse tank,
• a first filter in fluid communication with the pump, the first filter being configured to remove particles from the effluent,
• a second filter in fluid communication with the first filter and the rinse tank, the second filter being configured to break down organics matter from the effluent,
• a first valve configured to control the flow of effluent to the first filter, and
• a second valve configured to control the flow of effluent from the first filter to the second filter, and
• a third valve configured to control the flow of effluent from the first filter to the wash tank.