Global Patent Index - EP 1552042 A1

EP 1552042 A1 20050713 - REMOVING SURFACE OXIDES FROM COPPER

Title (en)

REMOVING SURFACE OXIDES FROM COPPER

Title (de)

ENTFERNUNG VON OBERFLÄCHENOXIDEN VON KUPFER

Title (fr)

RETRAIT DES OXYDES DE SURFACE DU CUIVRE

Publication

EP 1552042 A1 20050713 (EN)

Application

EP 03740525 A 20030717

Priority

  • FI 0300572 W 20030717
  • FI 20021425 A 20020731

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004011699A1] The invention relates to a method for improving the quality of an object made of a copper-based metal alloy, according to which method the object is treated at least in an oxide removal unit (3), so that in the oxide removal unit, oxides are removed from the object surface by means of cathodic reduction. The invention also relates to an arrangement for realizing the method according to claim 1 in order to improve the quality of an object made of a copper-based metal alloy, said arrangement comprising at least an oxide removal unit. Which arrangement includes elements for realizing a cathodic reduction, such as an anode (6), a cathode (5) and an electrolyte (11), so that the access of the oxygen created on the anode to the cathode is prevented by a membrane (18) that is impermeable to oxygen.

IPC 1-7

C25F 1/04

IPC 8 full level

C25F 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C25F 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004011699A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004011699 A1 20040205; AU 2003281678 A1 20040216; BR 0313009 A 20050607; CN 1671890 A 20050921; EA 006828 B1 20060428; EA 200500075 A1 20050825; EP 1552042 A1 20050713; FI 114871 B 20050114; FI 20021425 A0 20020731; FI 20021425 A 20040201; JP 2006501362 A 20060112; MX PA05001196 A 20050516; PL 373766 A1 20050919; TW 200403360 A 20040301; US 2006091021 A1 20060504

DOCDB simple family (application)

FI 0300572 W 20030717; AU 2003281678 A 20030717; BR 0313009 A 20030717; CN 03818395 A 20030717; EA 200500075 A 20030717; EP 03740525 A 20030717; FI 20021425 A 20020731; JP 2004523829 A 20030717; MX PA05001196 A 20030717; PL 37376603 A 20030717; TW 92119934 A 20030722; US 52355205 A 20050131