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Process for treating plastics with alkaline permanganate solutions
Assignee: MacDermid Enthone Inc
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Filing: 1985-10-28
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Granted: 1986-12-16
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Expires: 2005-10-28
Abstract
Abstract An improved alkaline permanganate composition for etching printed circuit boards is provided by incorporating a secondary oxidant in the solution capable of oxidizing manganate ion to permanganate ion.
Inventors
- 👤 Constantine I. Courduvelis
- 👤 Anthony R. Del Gobbo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-02 10:19
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/38; H05K3/381; C; C23; C23C; C23C18/00; C23C18/16; C23C18/18; C23C18/20; C23C18/22; H05K3/0011; H05K3/0055; H05K2203/00; H05K2203/07; H05K2203/0779; H05K2203/0786; H05K2203/0793; H05K2203/0796; H05K3/10; H05K3/18; H05K3/181
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
In a process for treating plastics to improve the adhesion of electroless metal plating to the plastic wherein the plastic is contacted with an alkaline permanganate solution for an effective time at an elevated temperature to improve the adhesion, the improvement comprising: adding to the solution a secondary oxidant compound capable of oxidizing manganate ion to permanganate ion and controlling at desired intervals the ratio of permanganate ion concentration to the sum of the permanganate and manganate ion concentration at a level above about 0.5 by adding, as needed, an effective amount of the secondary oxidant to the solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
In a process for treating plastics to improve the adhesion of electroless metal plating to the plastic wherein the plastic is contacted with an alkaline permanganate solution for an effective time at an elevated temperature to improve the adhesion, the improvement comprising: adding to the solution a secondary oxidant compound capable of oxidizing manganate ion to permanganate ion and controlling at desired intervals the ratio of permanganate ion concentration to the sum of the permanganate and manganate ion concentration at a level above about 0.5 by adding, as needed, an effective amount of the secondary oxidant to the solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the ratio of permanganate ion concentration to the sum of the permanganate and manganate ion concentration is controlled at a value above about 0.7.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the permanganate ion concentration is maintained at a predetermined level in the solution by adding permanganate ions to the solution.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the secondary oxidant is selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, ozone, hypochlorite salts, metaperiodate salts and trichloro-s-triazinetrione salts.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The process of claim 4 wherein the secondary oxidant is NaOCl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the plastic to be treated is the plastic substrate of an electronic circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
The process of claim 6 wherein the plastic is epoxy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the alkaline permanganate solution comprises: (a) permanganate salt in an amount of about 10 g/l to its limit of solubility; (b) secondary oxidant in an amount of about 1 g/l to 100 g/l; and (c) alkali metal hydroxide in an amount of about 20 g/l to 90 g/l.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the temperature of the solution is about 100° F. to 200° F.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the temperature of the solution is about 140° F. to 160° F.
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