Solvent composition and water-repellent/oil-repellent composition using the same

• US 5,458,692 A
• Filed: 01/11/1995
• Issued: 10/17/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Matsuhisa, Hirohide, Midorikawa, Satoko, Mima, Sumire
• Primary Examiner(s): Geist, Gary L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID
• Application Number:
  US08/371,213
• Time in Patent Office: 279 Days
• Field of Search: 252/364, 134/1, 134/40, 134/34
• US Class Current: 134/40
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 11/00 Solvent extraction
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 7/50 Solvents
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 7/5009 containing phosphorus, sulfur or silicon, e.g. dimethylsulfoxide
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 7/5018 Halogenated solvents
• CPC Class Codes: C23G 5/024 containing hydrocarbons
• CPC Class Codes: C23G 5/02803 containing fluorine
• CPC Class Codes: C23G 5/032 containing oxygen-containing compounds

Abstract

Provided is a nonflammable solvent composition comprising 404 by volume or more of a non-flammable perfluoro organic compound.

Claims

1. A process for degreasing substrates comprising washing said substrates with a non-flammable liquid degreasing solvent consisting essentially of 40% by volume or more of a non-flammable perfluoro organic compound and 40% by volume or more of a flammable liquid organic compound.

2. The process according to claim 1, including the steps of dipping said substrates in said nonflammable degreasing solvent and washing said substrates by ultrasonic washing.

3. The process according to claim 1, wherein said perfluoro organic compound has a vapor pressure of 30 Torr or more at 25°

C.

4. The process according to claim 1, wherein said perfluoroalkanes and perfluorocycloalkanes are C₅ F₁₂, C₆ F₁₄, C₇ F₁₆, C₈ F₁₈, C₆ F₁₂, C₇ F₁₄ and C₈ F₁₆.

5. The process according to claim 1, wherein said flammable organic compound has a solubility parameter of 7.5 or less.

6. The proceed according to claim 1, wherein said flammable organic compound contains at least one selected from the group consisting of diethyl ether, diisopropyl ether, methyl tert-butyl ether, n-pontane, n-hexane, isohexane, isoheptane, isooctane and hexamethyldisiloxane.

7. The process according to claim 1, wherein said perfluoro organic compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of perfluoroalkanes, perfluorocycloalkanes and perfluoro cyclic ethers.

8. The process according to claim 7, wherein said perfluoro cyclic ethers are C₆ F₁₂ O, C₇ F₁₄ O and C₈ F₁₆ O.

9. The process according to claim 1, wherein said flammable organic compound is at least one selected from the group consisting of ether compounds, alkanes and cycloalkanes.

10. The process according to claim 9, wherein said ether compound is a compound represented by the formula

11. The process according to claim 9, wherein said alkanes and cycloalkanes are compounds represented by the formula