Clean Technology (청정기술)

The Korean Society of Clean Technology (한국청정기술학회)
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A Study on the Performance Variations of Liquid-crystal Aqueous Cleaning Agents with their Formulating Components and Mixing Ratios

액정 세척용 수계 세정제의 배합성분과 혼합비에 따른 성능 변화

  • Jeong, Jae-Yong (Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Suwon) ;
  • Lee, Min-Jae (Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Suwon) ;
  • Bae, Jae-Heum (Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Suwon)
  • 정재용 (수원대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 이민재 (수원대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 배재흠 (수원대학교 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2010.04.08
  • Accepted : 2010.05.19
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

It has been reported that the LCD panel market in the FPD industry is become growing and its panel size and production capacity are increasing, and its manufacturing technique is improved every year. FPD manufacturing process requires high cleanliness in its overall process. Especially, FPD cleaning process which accounts for 30~40% of total manufacturing process is very important in its technological and productivity aspects. It is difficult to remove residual liquid-crystal in the fine gap after liquid-crystal injection process in the cell. In this study, aqueous cleaning agents with excellent cleaning, rinsing, and penetrating abilities, but minimum ion content for LCD panel were formulated through mixing glycol ether-type and glycol dimethyl ether-type solvents and nonionic surfactants which are widely used as raw materials for alternative cleaning agents because of environmental regulation at home and abroad. And the formulated cleaning agents were applied to clean FPD liquid crystal after its injection in the cell. Physical properties, cleaning efficiencies, and rinsabilities of the formulated cleaning agents with different combination ratios of solvents, surfactants and additives were measured. As experimental results, the formulated cleaning agents showed higher wetting indices and cloud point than the traditional commercial cleaning agent. And it was found that cleaning efficiencies of the formulated cleaning agents were influenced by the structure of main solvents in them and the types of liquid crystal as soil for cleaning. The best cleaning agents among the formulated cleaning agents showed similar cleaning efficiencies and better rinsabilities compared to the conventional cleaning agent.

평면 판넬 디스플레이(FPD)산업 중 액정표시장치(LCD) panel 시장은 계속 성장하고 있으며, 대형화와 생산은 해마다 증가하고 생산기술은 향상되고 있다. FPD의 제조공정은 고도의 청정성이 요구되는 공정으로 제조공정 중 세정공정이 30~40%를 차지할 정도로 기술적 생산성 측면에서 매우 중요하다. 그 중 액정주입 후 잔류하는 액정은 미세갭에 잔류하여 제거하기 매우 어렵다. 본 연구에서는 대체세정제의 원료로 많이 이용되고 있는 glycol ether계 용제, glycol dimethyl ether계 용제, 그리고 비이온계면활성제를 사용하여 우수한 세정력, 린스력, 침투력을 갖고 배선에 영향을 주는 이온함량을 최소화한 수계세정제를 개발하여 액정주입 후에 사용되는 panel의 액정 세척에 적용해 보았다. 이에 따라 배합성분들의 혼합비에 따른 세정제의 물성, 세정 효율 및 헹굼성을 측정하여 보았다. 실험 결과에 따르면, 배합세정제는 기존의 세정제보다 높은 습윤지수와 높은 운점을 보였다. 그리고 세정제의 주용제의 구조변화와 오염물로서 액정의 종류에 따라 세정효율이 영향을 미치고 있음이 확인되었다. 또한 최적의 배합세정제는 기존의 세정제에 비하여 동등이상의 세정력을 보여주었고 헹굼성능도 훨씬 우수하였다.

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