Apparatus for manufacturing a process abatement reactor
First Claim
1. A thermal reactor for use during the abatement of a semiconductor manufacturing process comprising:
- a thermal reaction unit having;
an interior porous wall that defines a central chamber, the interior porous wall formed from a plurality of stacked porous sections;
at least one gas inlet in fluid communication with the central chamber and adapted to introduce a gaseous waste stream to the central chamber;
a thermal mechanism positioned within the central chamber and adapted to decompose the gaseous waste stream within the central chamber, thereby forming reaction products; and
a fluid delivery system adapted to provide a fluid to the central chamber through the interior porous wall at a sufficient force to reduce deposition of reaction products on an inner surface of the interior porous wall of the central chamber;
wherein at least one of the porous sections has one or more of;
a property that varies within the porous section; and
a property that differs from a property of at least one other porous section of the interior porous wall.
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Abstract
A thermal reactor for use during the abatement of a semiconductor manufacturing process is provided, including a thermal reaction unit having: an interior porous wall that defines a central chamber, the interior porous wall formed from a plurality of stacked porous sections; at least one gas inlet in fluid communication with the central chamber and adapted to introduce gaseous waste stream to the central chamber; a thermal mechanism positioned within the central chamber and adapted to decompose the gaseous waste stream within the central chamber, thereby forming reaction products; and a fluid delivery system adapted to provide a fluid to the central chamber through the interior porous wall at a sufficient force to reduce deposition of reaction products on an inner surface of the interior porous wall of the central chamber; wherein at least one of the porous sections has one or more of: a property that varies within the porous section; and a property that differs from a property of at least one other porous section of the interior porous wall.
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1. A thermal reactor for use during the abatement of a semiconductor manufacturing process comprising:
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a thermal reaction unit having; an interior porous wall that defines a central chamber, the interior porous wall formed from a plurality of stacked porous sections; at least one gas inlet in fluid communication with the central chamber and adapted to introduce a gaseous waste stream to the central chamber; a thermal mechanism positioned within the central chamber and adapted to decompose the gaseous waste stream within the central chamber, thereby forming reaction products; and a fluid delivery system adapted to provide a fluid to the central chamber through the interior porous wall at a sufficient force to reduce deposition of reaction products on an inner surface of the interior porous wall of the central chamber; wherein at least one of the porous sections has one or more of; a property that varies within the porous section; and a property that differs from a property of at least one other porous section of the interior porous wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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