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Achieve Ultra-Clean Surfaces Safely
with UVOCs Inc.'s Ozone Cleaning Systems

For ultra-clean surfaces

ULTRAVIOLET Ozone Cleaning Systems

UV/Ozone cleaning provides a fast, effective method for removing organic contaminants and preparing ultra-clean surfaces for demanding applications. Using ultraviolet light and ozone, these systems clean and activate surfaces without abrasive processing, making them ideal for R&D, semiconductor, electronics, optics, aerospace, engineering, and precision component cleaning.

UV/Ozone treatment is commonly used for substrate cleaning, computer chips, circuit boards, electronic components, optical materials, and other critical surfaces where cleanliness and surface preparation are essential. Ultra-clean surfaces can typically be achieved in just minutes following conventional cleaning, helping improve adhesion for thin-film deposition, coatings, bonding, and other downstream processes.

UVOCS product
UV/Ozone Cleaning Systems

Key features

Ultra clean surfaces

Room temperature

Less than 10 minutes

Easy processing

Modest initial price

Modest initial price

minimal Operation cost

minimal Operation cost

Long-term reliability

Long-term reliability

International shipping

International shipping

Frequently Asked Questions

Solder fluxResidual photoresist
Condensed adhesive volatilesCarbon traces
Human skin oilsMost organic contaminants

Contact angle measurements of 4-5 degrees. Miniscule peaks when measured with AES and ESCA. With steam test there are uniform rainbow-like fringes during condensation and evaporation. Often, cleaning of critical surfaces prior to other processing steps is considered finished after the usual scrubbing and ultrasoneration steps. UV/Ozone cleaning adds a valuable new dimension to cleaning that can prove itself in dollars and cents in improved performance and reliability in applications where UV/Ozone can be used after the standard cleaning operation.

The heart of UVOCS cleaning equipment is a low-pressure quartz mercury vapor lamp, which generates UV emissions in the 254 and 185 nanometer range. Ozone and atomic oxygen are generated. Organic contaminant molecules are excited or dissociated by the absorption of the 254 nm wavelength UV. The excited organic contaminants react with the atomic oxygen to form volatile products such as CO2, H2O, etc. The whole process takes place at essentially room temperature* in one to several minutes. *The temperature rise of parts is dependent on the length of processing time.