Cleaning process

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1993-05-26

1998-12-15

Warden, Jill

Cleaning and liquid contact with solids

Processes

Oils, grease, tar, or wax removal, by dissolving

510175, 510505, B08B 308, C11D 750

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active

058491066

ABSTRACT:
An industrial cleaning process in which a contaminant comprising soldering flux and/or adhesive tape residue is removed from a substrate contaminated therewith, for example, a printed circuit board contaminated with rosin flux, comprising: (A) contacting the substrate with a terpene-based cleaning composition which is substantially free of water-soluble organic material, for example, a surfactant, for a period of time sufficient to solubilize the contaminant; (B) removing the composition and solubilized contaminant from the substrate by contact with water having a temperature of about 70.degree. F. to about 140.degree. F. (but preferably lower) for a period of time of no longer than about 10 minutes to provide a substrate having a contamination rating of no greater than about 14 micrograms NaCl equivalent/square inch (MIL-P-28809A), and to thereby form a mixture comprising the composition, contaminant and water; and (C) separating the water from said mixture, the separated water being substantially free of water-soluble organic material and having a chemical oxygen demand of no greater than about 1,000 ppm. and also a cleaning process utilizing a cleaning composition comprising a major amount of a monobasic ester to clean surfaces that are contaminated with an organic residue.

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