JPH03167160A - Purification of aqueous solution of quaternary ammonium hydroxide - Google Patents

Purification of aqueous solution of quaternary ammonium hydroxide

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JPH03167160A
JPH03167160A JP1303640A JP30364089A JPH03167160A JP H03167160 A JPH03167160 A JP H03167160A JP 1303640 A JP1303640 A JP 1303640A JP 30364089 A JP30364089 A JP 30364089A JP H03167160 A JPH03167160 A JP H03167160A
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Haruo Inoue
晴夫 井上
Yasushige Kusumoto
楠本 安重
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the subject compound useful as an organic alkali agent in high purity by electrolyzing an aqueous solution of a quaternary ammonium salt and contacting the resultant aqueous solution of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide with a specific ion exchange resin. CONSTITUTION:An aqueous solution of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide produced by the electrolysis of an aqueous solution of a quaternary ammonium salt in a diaphragm cell is treated with a polystyrenesulfonic acid-type ion- exchange resin having a divinylbenzene content of >=10wt.% and high crosslinking degree. Trace metal ions existing in the aqueous solution containing the quaternary ammonium hydroxide of formula (R1, R2, R3 and R4 are same or different alkyl, alkynyl, benzyl or hydroxyalkyl) can be selectively removed by this process to obtain the objective compound having high purity.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 [産業上の利用分野] 本発明は、第四級アンモニウム塩から高純度の水酸化第
四級アンモニウムを得る新規な精製方法に関する [従来の技術〕 水酸化第四級アンモニウム水溶液は、金属イオンを含ま
ない有機系アルカリ剤として、例えばIC。
Detailed Description of the Invention [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a novel purification method for obtaining highly pure quaternary ammonium hydroxide from a quaternary ammonium salt. [Prior Art] Quaternary hydroxide The ammonium aqueous solution is an organic alkaline agent that does not contain metal ions, such as IC.

LSI、超LSI等の半導体装置の製造におけるポジ型
レジストの現像液、半導体基板の洗浄剤、レジストの剥
離剤等への用途が広がりつつある。特に、最近の電子工
業の発展は目覚ましく、半導体装置の高集積化に伴い、
不純物イオンが極めて少ない、特にアルカリ金属、アル
カリ土類金属の少ない水酸化第四級アンモニウム水溶液
が要求される。
Applications are expanding for positive resist developers, semiconductor substrate cleaning agents, resist stripping agents, etc. in the manufacture of semiconductor devices such as LSIs and VLSIs. In particular, the recent development of the electronics industry is remarkable, and with the increasing integration of semiconductor devices,
An aqueous quaternary ammonium hydroxide solution containing extremely few impurity ions, especially alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, is required.

一方、水酸化第四級アンモニウムの製造方法として、陽
イオン交換膜を隔膜とする電解槽を用いて第四級アンモ
ニウムクロライド、第四級アンモニウム硫酸塩等の第四
級アンモニウム塩水溶液を電気分解して、水酸化第四級
アンモニウムを製造する方法が知られている。
On the other hand, as a method for producing quaternary ammonium hydroxide, an aqueous solution of quaternary ammonium salts such as quaternary ammonium chloride and quaternary ammonium sulfate is electrolyzed using an electrolytic cell with a cation exchange membrane as a diaphragm. A method for producing quaternary ammonium hydroxide is known.

しかしながら、このような隔膜電解槽を用いた製造方法
においても、カリウム、ナトリウム、カルシウム、マグ
ネシウム、L 亜鉛、=ッケル、クロム、アルミニウム
、銅、等の金属イオンは、多かれ少なかれ混入してくる
のが実状である。これらの金属イオンの混入原因は、原
料の第四級アンモニウム塩の不純物、製造装置からの溶
出、あるいは、処理過程における大気からの塵埃による
汚染、保存容器からの溶出等種々であり、又、汚染イオ
ンの種類もさまざまである。しかし、これら金属イオン
が存在すると、ホトレジストに露光後、現像液で現像す
る際、又は、半導体基板の洗浄等の際、半導体基板内に
拡散し、半導体基板の電気的特性の劣化等の弊害を及ぼ
す。そこで、半導体装置の高集積化に伴い、微量金属イ
オンが数10ppb存在しても問題にされ、これを数p
f)b以下塩除去することが望まれてきた。
However, even in the manufacturing method using such a diaphragm electrolytic cell, metal ions such as potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, Lzinc, chromium, aluminum, copper, etc. are more or less mixed in. This is the actual situation. There are various causes of contamination of these metal ions, such as impurities in the raw quaternary ammonium salt, elution from manufacturing equipment, contamination by dust from the atmosphere during the processing process, elution from storage containers, etc. There are also various types of ions. However, if these metal ions are present, they will diffuse into the semiconductor substrate when the photoresist is exposed to light, developed with a developer, or when the semiconductor substrate is cleaned, causing harmful effects such as deterioration of the electrical characteristics of the semiconductor substrate. affect Therefore, as semiconductor devices become more highly integrated, even the presence of several tens of ppb of trace metal ions becomes a problem.
f) It has been desired to remove salts below b.

金属イオンの少ない水酸化第四級アンモニウムの製造方
法に関して、従来種々提案がなされてきてきた。
Various proposals have been made regarding methods for producing quaternary ammonium hydroxide containing few metal ions.

例えば、特公昭45−28564号公報、特公昭46−
14885号公報、特開昭60−100690号公報、
特開昭60−263148号公報、特開昭62−142
792号公報、および、特開昭63−213686号公
報等があるが、すべて基本的には、陽イオン交換膜によ
って陽極室と陰極室に区画された電解槽を使用して、陽
極室に第四級アンモニウム塩水溶液、または、水酸化第
四級アンモニウム水溶液を供給し、陰極室に水を供給し
て電極間に直流電流を通電することにより陰極室から水
酸化第四級アンモニウムを得る方法であり、それぞれ、
第四級アンモニウム塩の種類、イオン交換膜、及び、電
解槽の改善がされている。しかしながら、いずれの方法
においても、全ての金属イオンを安定して数pHb以下
にまで除去することは困難である。又、特公昭62−2
2978号公報には、第四級アンモニウムクロライドを
、アルコール溶液中で、水酸化ナトリウムまたは水酸化
カリウム等のアルカリ剤と反応させ、水酸化第四級アン
モニウムと沈殿NaC1またはKCIを得たのち、ろ過
等の方法で、沈殿生成物を分離除去した後、ポリアクリ
ル系の弱酸性イオン交換樹脂で処理する方法が記載され
ている。しかし、この方法は、ナトリウムの除去性が悪
<5ppbが限度であると同時にアルカリ剤の一部が溶
存するため、イオン交換樹脂の再生頻度が多くなり、再
生に際して、水酸化第四級アンモニウムの損失をひきお
こし、経済性に問題がある。
For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 45-28564, Japanese Patent Publication No. 46-
No. 14885, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1983-100690,
JP-A-60-263148, JP-A-62-142
No. 792 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 63-213686, etc., but all of them basically use an electrolytic cell divided into an anode chamber and a cathode chamber by a cation exchange membrane, and A method of supplying a quaternary ammonium salt aqueous solution or a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution, supplying water to the cathode chamber, and passing a direct current between the electrodes to obtain quaternary ammonium hydroxide from the cathode chamber. Yes, each
Improvements have been made in the types of quaternary ammonium salts, ion exchange membranes, and electrolytic cells. However, in either method, it is difficult to stably remove all metal ions to a pH of several b or less. Also, special public service 1986-2
No. 2978 discloses that quaternary ammonium chloride is reacted with an alkaline agent such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide in an alcohol solution to obtain quaternary ammonium hydroxide and precipitated NaCl or KCI, and then filtered. A method is described in which the precipitated product is separated and removed using a method such as the above, and then treated with a polyacrylic weakly acidic ion exchange resin. However, with this method, the ability to remove sodium is poor and the limit is <5 ppb, and at the same time, a portion of the alkaline agent is dissolved, so the ion exchange resin must be regenerated more frequently, and during regeneration, quaternary ammonium hydroxide must be removed. This causes losses and is economically unsatisfactory.

このように、多種のイオンが存在する系から、微量のイ
オン種を選択的に除去することは極めて困難と従来から
考えられており、特に、アルカリ金属等は、除去が困難
であった。これらの除去は、イオン交換樹脂の酸性度が
小さいポリアクリルゲル系の弱酸性イオン交換樹脂を使
用しても、2価以上の陽イオンについては、除去し得る
が、アルカリ金属特にナトリウムは、満足に除去し得な
かった。
As described above, it has been conventionally considered that it is extremely difficult to selectively remove trace amounts of ion species from a system in which many types of ions exist, and it has been particularly difficult to remove alkali metals and the like. Even if a polyacrylic gel-based weakly acidic ion exchange resin with low acidity is used, divalent or higher cations can be removed, but alkali metals, especially sodium, cannot be removed satisfactorily. could not be removed.

〔発明が解決しようとする課題〕[Problem to be solved by the invention]

かかる現状に鑑み、本発明は多種類のイオンが存在する
水酸化第四級アンモニウム水溶液から、選択的に微量金
属イオンを除去して高純度の水酸化第四級アンモニウム
水溶液を得ることを目的とする。
In view of the current situation, the present invention aims to selectively remove trace metal ions from a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution containing many types of ions to obtain a highly pure quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution. do.

[課題を解決するための手段] 第四級アンモニウム塩水溶液を電気分解して水酸化第四
級アンモニウム水溶液を得た後、特定のイオン交換樹脂
と接触させることにより、極めて効率よく全金属イオン
が除去され、高純度の水酸化第四級アンモニウムを得ら
れることを見い出し、本発明を完成するに至った。すな
わち、本発明の方法は、第四級アンモニウム塩水溶液を
隔膜法電解槽で電気分解して得られた水酸化第四級アン
モニウム水溶液をジビニルベンゼン含有量IQwt%以
上の高架橋度のポリスチレン系スルホン酸イオン交換樹
脂を用いて、 一般式 (但し、R+ 、R2、R3ふよびR4は同一であって
も異なってもよく、アルキル基、アルケニル基、ベンジ
ル基、ヒドロキシアルキル基を示す。)で表される水酸
化第四級アンモニウムを含有する水溶液中に存在する微
量金属イオンを選択的に除去することを特徴とする水酸
化第四級アンモニウム水溶液の精製方法である。
[Means for solving the problem] All metal ions can be removed extremely efficiently by electrolyzing a quaternary ammonium salt aqueous solution to obtain a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution and then contacting it with a specific ion exchange resin. The present inventors have discovered that highly pure quaternary ammonium hydroxide can be obtained by removing the hydroxide, and have completed the present invention. That is, in the method of the present invention, a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by electrolyzing a quaternary ammonium salt aqueous solution in a diaphragm electrolytic cell is converted into a polystyrene-based sulfonic acid having a high degree of crosslinking and having a divinylbenzene content of IQwt% or more. Using an ion exchange resin, the following formula is used: A method for purifying a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution, which is characterized by selectively removing trace metal ions present in an aqueous solution containing quaternary ammonium hydroxide.

本発明でいう水酸化第四級アンモニウムとは一般式 (但し、R+ 、R2、RsおよびR4は同一であって
も異なってもよく、アルキル基、アルケニル基、ベンジ
ル基、ヒドロキシアルキル基を示す。)で表される水酸
化第四級アンモニウムをいう。
The quaternary ammonium hydroxide referred to in the present invention has the general formula (wherein R+, R2, Rs and R4 may be the same or different, and represent an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a benzyl group, or a hydroxyalkyl group). ) Quaternary ammonium hydroxide.

原料に用いる水酸化第四級アンモニウムは、第四級アン
モニウム塩水溶液を隔膜法電解槽で電気分解した場合に
得られる通常の不純物イオン濃度を有する水酸化第四級
アンモニウム水溶液を用いるのが望ましい。
As the quaternary ammonium hydroxide used as a raw material, it is desirable to use an aqueous quaternary ammonium hydroxide solution having a normal impurity ion concentration obtained when a quaternary ammonium salt aqueous solution is electrolyzed in a diaphragm electrolytic cell.

本発明で使用し得る特定のイオン交換樹脂は、ポリスチ
レン系の交換基がスルホン酸基である強酸性イオン交換
樹脂の内、ジビニルベンゼン含有量IQwt%以上の高
架橋度樹脂であり、これ以外のイオン交換樹脂では、好
ましい結果が得られない。
The specific ion exchange resin that can be used in the present invention is a highly crosslinked resin with a divinylbenzene content of IQwt% or more among polystyrene-based strongly acidic ion exchange resins in which the exchange group is a sulfonic acid group, and other ion exchange resins. Exchange resins do not give favorable results.

例えば、フェノール系の強酸性イオン交換樹脂や、ジビ
ニルベンゼン含有量8wt%以下のポリスチレン系の交
換基がスルホン酸基である強酸性のイオン交換樹脂は、
水酸化第四級アンモニウムの第四級アンモニウムイオン
と、イオン交換してしまい、特にす) IJウムイオン
の除去が困難である。従ってこのような方法では、ナト
リウムイオンは1ppb以下にはならない。これに対し
て、ポリスチレン系の交換基がスルホン酸基である強酸
性イオン交換樹脂の内、ジビニルベンゼン含有量IQw
t%以上の高架橋度樹脂を使用すると、意外にも第四級
アンモニウムイオンは、イオン交換される度合いが減少
し、金属イオンが優先的にイオン交換され除去されるこ
とが判った。最も好ましいイオン交換樹脂は、ジビニル
ベンゼン含有量IQwt%以上のポリスチレン系で交換
基がスルホン酸基である強酸性型のものである。この場
合には、金属イオンを1 ppb以下迄充分に除去可能
である。この理由については、明らかではないが、恐ら
く第四級アンモニウムイオンはイオン半径が大きく、ジ
ビニルベンゼン含有量の多い高架橋品は立体障害をおこ
し、イオン半径の小さい金属イオンが選択的にイオン交
換に関与すると考えられる。
For example, phenol-based strongly acidic ion-exchange resins and polystyrene-based ion-exchange resins whose exchange groups are sulfonic acid groups with a divinylbenzene content of 8 wt% or less,
It exchanges ions with the quaternary ammonium ions of quaternary ammonium hydroxide, making it particularly difficult to remove IJium ions. Therefore, in such a method, the sodium ion concentration does not fall below 1 ppb. On the other hand, among strongly acidic ion exchange resins whose exchange groups are sulfonic acid groups, the divinylbenzene content IQw
It has been found that when a highly crosslinked resin of t% or more is used, the degree to which quaternary ammonium ions are ion-exchanged is surprisingly reduced, and metal ions are preferentially ion-exchanged and removed. The most preferred ion exchange resin is a polystyrene type resin having a divinylbenzene content of IQwt% or more, and a strongly acidic type resin in which the exchange group is a sulfonic acid group. In this case, metal ions can be sufficiently removed to 1 ppb or less. The reason for this is not clear, but it is probably because quaternary ammonium ions have a large ionic radius, and highly crosslinked products with a high divinylbenzene content cause steric hindrance, and metal ions with a small ionic radius selectively participate in ion exchange. It is thought that then.

本発明の実施に際しては、イオン交換樹脂の一般的使用
法に基づいて行うことができる。先に塩基性イオン交換
樹脂により陰イオン特に塩素イオンを除去した後、本発
明の方法を使用することも、その逆においても、又本発
明単独に実施しても金属イオンを1 ppb以下迄除去
することができる。
The present invention can be carried out based on the general usage of ion exchange resins. After first removing anions, especially chloride ions, with a basic ion exchange resin, metal ions can be removed to 1 ppb or less by using the method of the present invention, vice versa, or by carrying out the present invention alone. can do.

通液は一般的には、カラム方式で実施される。Liquid passage is generally performed using a column method.

[実施例コ 以下、本発明を具体的に説明すため、実施例および比較
例を示すが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。
[Examples] Examples and comparative examples will be shown below to specifically explain the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

各実施例における、イオン濃度の分析は以下の方法によ
った。
In each example, the ion concentration was analyzed by the following method.

(1)塩素イオン:JIS−0101(工業用水試験方
法)の25−1チオシアン酸第二水銀吸光光度法によっ
た。
(1) Chlorine ion: According to JIS-0101 (industrial water test method) 25-1 mercuric thiocyanate absorption spectrophotometry.

(2)水酸化テトラアンモニウム:試料20〜30g 
ラフエノールフタレインを指示薬として、lN−HCl
で滴定した。
(2) Tetraammonium hydroxide: sample 20-30g
1N-HCl using roughenolphthalein as an indicator.
It was titrated with

(3) 金属イオン:試料100gを白金蒸発皿で蒸発
乾固し、300℃で分解灰化後、3%硝酸2ml に溶
解して、ICP(Inductivity Coupl
ed Plasma)−発光分析装置(島原製作所IC
PQ−1000型)にて分析した。
(3) Metal ions: 100 g of the sample was evaporated to dryness in a platinum evaporating dish, decomposed and incinerated at 300°C, then dissolved in 2 ml of 3% nitric acid, and inducted into ICP (Inductivity Couple).
ed Plasma)-Emission spectrometer (Shimabara Manufacturing IC
PQ-1000 model).

実施例−1 陽イオン交換膜(商品名:デュポン製ナフィオン901
 ) 、陰イオン交換膜(商品名:徳山ソーダー製ネオ
セブタACH−45T)を隔膜とした3室型電解槽(陽
極Ti/Pt 、陰極5tlS316) (7)塩基ニ
15%テトラメチルアンモニウムクロライド水溶液を、
陽極室に0.IN塩酸水溶液を、更に陰極室には0.5
%水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウム水溶液を、各々循環
供給して、IOA/dm”で通電した所、次第に陰極室
の濃度が上昇し、約5%水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウ
ム水溶液が得られた所で電気分解を終了した。得られた
約5%水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウム水溶液は、ナト
リウムイオン濃度37ppb 、カリウムイオン濃度2
ppb、カルシウムイオン濃度19ppb 、マグネシ
ウムイオン濃度4ppb、鉄イオン濃度2ppb、アル
ミニウムイオン濃度4 ppbであった。一方、ジビニ
ルベンゼン含有量12IIit%のポリスチレン系強酸
性イオン交換樹脂(商品名:住友化学デュオライ) C
−26以下樹脂Aとする)20m1をカラム(テフロン
製、内径15mm、長さ500mm)に充填し、Na叶
、HC1水溶液を用い、H型イオン交換樹脂にコンディ
ショニングし、超純水(比抵抗15MΩ以上)で、洗浄
液中のす) IJウムイオンが1 ppb以下、塩素イ
オンが1 ppm以下となる迄水洗を繰り返した。この
カラムに、上記水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウム水溶液
10 f ヲ、Sv5、Qhr−’で通液した。結果を
第1表に示した。金属イオンを1 ppb以下に除去す
ることができた。
Example-1 Cation exchange membrane (product name: DuPont Nafion 901
), a three-chamber electrolytic cell (anode Ti/Pt, cathode 5tlS316) using an anion exchange membrane (trade name: Neosebta ACH-45T manufactured by Tokuyama Soder) as a diaphragm (7) A 15% aqueous solution of tetramethylammonium chloride in base di,
0 in the anode chamber. IN hydrochloric acid aqueous solution, and further 0.5 in the cathode chamber.
% tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution was circulated and supplied with electricity at IOA/dm, the concentration in the cathode chamber gradually increased, and when an approximately 5% tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution was obtained, electrolysis started. The obtained approximately 5% aqueous tetramethylammonium hydroxide solution had a sodium ion concentration of 37 ppb and a potassium ion concentration of 2.
ppb, calcium ion concentration 19 ppb, magnesium ion concentration 4 ppb, iron ion concentration 2 ppb, and aluminum ion concentration 4 ppb. On the other hand, a polystyrene-based strongly acidic ion exchange resin with a divinylbenzene content of 12IIt% (product name: Sumitomo Chemical Duoly) C
-26 or less Resin A) was packed into a column (made of Teflon, inner diameter 15 mm, length 500 mm), conditioned to H-type ion exchange resin using Na leaf and HC1 aqueous solution, and ultrapure water (specific resistance 15 MΩ Washing with water was repeated until the IJium ions in the cleaning solution were 1 ppb or less and the chlorine ions were 1 ppm or less. Through this column, 10 f, Sv5, Qhr-' of the above tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution was passed. The results are shown in Table 1. Metal ions could be removed to 1 ppb or less.

実施例−2 ジビニルベンゼン含有110wt%以上のポリスチレン
系強酸性イオン交換樹脂(商品名:住友化学イマックC
16P  以下樹脂Bとする)を、実施例−1と同じ方
法でコンディショニングし、水洗後、実施例−1の電解
法で得た水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウム水溶液を、実
施例−1と同じ方法で通液した。結果を第1表に示した
。金属イオンを1ppb以下に除去することができた。
Example-2 Polystyrene-based strongly acidic ion exchange resin containing 110 wt% or more of divinylbenzene (product name: Sumitomo Chemical Imac C
16P (hereinafter referred to as resin B) was conditioned in the same manner as in Example-1, washed with water, and then passed through the tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the electrolysis method in Example-1 in the same manner as in Example-1. It liquefied. The results are shown in Table 1. Metal ions could be removed to 1 ppb or less.

実施例−3 ジビニルベンゼン含有120wt%のポリスチレン系強
酸性イオン交換樹脂(商品名:住友化学デュオライ) 
C−265以下樹脂Cとする)を、実施例−1と同じ方
法でコンディショニングし、水洗後、実施例−1の電解
法で得た水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウム水溶液を、実
施例−1と同じ方法で通液した。結果を第1表に示した
。金属イオンを2ppb以下まで除去することができた
Example-3 Polystyrene-based strongly acidic ion exchange resin containing 120 wt% divinylbenzene (product name: Sumitomo Chemical Duoly)
C-265 (hereinafter referred to as resin C) was conditioned in the same manner as in Example-1, and after washing with water, the tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the electrolysis method in Example-1 was treated in the same manner as in Example-1. The liquid was passed through. The results are shown in Table 1. Metal ions could be removed to 2 ppb or less.

比較例−1 ポリアクリルゲル系弱酸性イオン交換樹脂(商品名:住
友化学デニオライ) C−433以下樹脂りとする)を
、実施例−1と同じ方法でコンディショニングし、水洗
後、実施例−1の電解法で得た水酸化テトラメチルアン
モニウム水溶液を、実施例−1と同じ方法で通液した。
Comparative Example-1 A polyacrylic gel-based weakly acidic ion-exchange resin (trade name: Sumitomo Chemical Deniolai C-433 hereinafter referred to as resin) was conditioned in the same manner as in Example-1, and after washing with water, Example-1 The tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the electrolytic method was passed in the same manner as in Example-1.

結果を第1表に示した。ナトリウムイオンが8 ppb
で除去が不充分であった。
The results are shown in Table 1. Sodium ion is 8 ppb
The removal was insufficient.

比較例−2 ジビニルベンゼン含有13wt%のポリスチレン系強酸
性イオン交換樹脂(商品名:住友化学デュオライ) C
−20以下樹脂Eとする)を、実施例−1と同じ方法で
コンディショニングし、水洗後、実施例−1の電解法で
得た水酸化テトラメチルアンモニウム水溶液を、実施例
−1と同じ方法で通液した。結果を第1表に示した。ナ
トリウムイオンが、全く除去されなかった。
Comparative Example-2 Polystyrene-based strongly acidic ion exchange resin containing 13 wt% divinylbenzene (product name: Sumitomo Chemical Duoly) C
-20 (hereinafter referred to as Resin E) was conditioned in the same manner as in Example-1, and after washing with water, the tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the electrolysis method in Example-1 was added in the same manner as in Example-1. The liquid was passed through. The results are shown in Table 1. No sodium ions were removed.

比較例−3 ポリフェノール系強酸性イオン交換樹脂(商品名:住友
化学デュオライトC−663以下樹脂Fとする)を、実
施例−1と同じ方法でコンディショニングし、水洗後、
実施例−1の電解法で得た水酸化テトラメチルアンモニ
ウム水溶液を、実施例−1と同じ方法で通液した。結果
を第1表に示した。
Comparative Example-3 A polyphenol-based strongly acidic ion exchange resin (trade name: Sumitomo Chemical Duolite C-663 hereinafter referred to as Resin F) was conditioned in the same manner as in Example-1, and after washing with water,
The tetramethylammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by the electrolytic method of Example-1 was passed in the same manner as in Example-1. The results are shown in Table 1.

ナトリウムイオンが、全く除去されなかった。No sodium ions were removed.

[発明の効果] 以上の説明より理解される如く、本発明の方法によれば
、第四級アンモニウム塩を原料とした水酸化第四級アン
モニウム水溶液の電解合成においても、微量混入する金
属イオンを効率よく除去し、高度に精製された水酸化第
四級アンモニウム水溶液を高収率で得ることが可能であ
る。
[Effects of the Invention] As understood from the above explanation, according to the method of the present invention, even in the electrolytic synthesis of a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution using a quaternary ammonium salt as a raw material, trace amounts of metal ions can be eliminated. It is possible to remove it efficiently and obtain a highly purified quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution in high yield.

したがって、レジスト現像液等にとって好ましくないア
ルカリ金属、アルカリ土類金属等の金属イオンを、従来
の製造方法による、数flflb〜数10pp数置0p
pb 2〜1 ppb以下にすることができる。また、特定イ
オン交換樹脂を使用することによって、選択的に金属イ
オンを除去する為、再生回数を大巾に改善し得る。すな
わち、イオン交換樹脂は少量で良く、且つ、再生比の期
間が長い為、水酸化第四級アンモニウムの損失が少なく
て済み、 極めて経済 的な精製方法である。
Therefore, metal ions such as alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, which are undesirable for resist developers, etc., can be removed from several flflb to several tens of pp and several tens of pp by conventional manufacturing methods.
pb 2 to 1 ppb or less. Further, by using a specific ion exchange resin, metal ions are selectively removed, so the number of regenerations can be greatly improved. In other words, only a small amount of ion exchange resin is required, and the regeneration ratio period is long, so the loss of quaternary ammonium hydroxide is small, making it an extremely economical purification method.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)第四級アンモニウム塩水溶液を隔膜法電解槽で電
気分解して得られた水酸化第四級アンモニウム水溶液を
ジビニルベンゼン含有量10wt%以上の高架橋度のポ
リスチレン系スルホン酸イオン交換樹脂を用いて、 一般式 ▲数式、化学式、表等があります▼ (但し、R_1、R_2、R_3およびR_4は同一で
あっても異なってもよく、アルキル基、アルケニル基、
ベンジル基、ヒドロキシアルキル基を示す。)で表され
る水酸化第四級アンモニウムを含有する水溶液中に存在
する微量金属イオンを選択的に除去することを特徴とす
る水酸化第四級アンモニウム水溶液の精製方法。
(1) A quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution obtained by electrolyzing a quaternary ammonium salt aqueous solution in a diaphragm electrolytic cell is used with a highly crosslinked polystyrene-based sulfonic acid ion exchange resin with a divinylbenzene content of 10 wt% or more. Therefore, there are general formulas ▲ mathematical formulas, chemical formulas, tables, etc.
Indicates a benzyl group and a hydroxyalkyl group. ) A method for purifying a quaternary ammonium hydroxide aqueous solution, the method comprising selectively removing trace metal ions present in an aqueous solution containing quaternary ammonium hydroxide represented by
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