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Radiation curing: A continued bright future

UV/EB technology addresses several of the current megatrends and the market needs arising, such as cost efficiency, resource saving and emission reduction, and ...

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Modified UV-curable urethane acrylate oligomers

Scientists recently prepared and characterised UV-curable urethane acrylate oligomers modified with cycloaliphatic epoxide resin.

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New lecture on UV dual cure coatings online

UV curing offers many advantages for plastic coatings that can be used in automotive interiors. A new video lecture in our digital library 360° describes the ...

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Acryloyl-group functionalized graphene

In a new study scientists prepared acryloyl-group functionalized graphene to enhance thermal and mechanical properties of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil UV-curable...

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Effect of reactive monomers on UV films

Scientists investigated the effect of reactive monomers on polymer structure and abrasion resistance of UV cured thin films in a new study.

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UV-curable polyurethane acrylate coatings mitigate tin whisker growth

Tin whisker growth phenomenon, which can lead to short circuits in the electronic components and boards, becomes more critical in lead-free electronics. One ...

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Photochemical behaviour of fluorinated photoinitiators

In a study, the photochemical behaviour of two fluorinated photoinitiators was investigated.

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Anionic UV curing of epoxy resins containing scaly silica

A cured organic-inorganic composite material where scaly silica was well-dispersed has been successfully fabricated with a tetrafunctional epoxy resin and chemically-modified...

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Developing acrylated soybean oil-based UV-curable coatings

The combination of biomass and UV curing technology can reduce the dependence on petroleum products and VOC emissions. In an article, a new environment-friendly ...

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Electrically conductive palm oil-based coating with UV curing ability

The aim of a study was to produce an electrically conductive environmentally friendly coating based on palm oil with UV curing ability.

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Sun Chemical acquires manufacturer of UV printing inks

Sun Chemical has acquired a leading manufacturer of UV printing inks for converters in the commercial, packaging and specialty markets.

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Arkema increases photocure resin production capacity in China

Arkema has announced a project to expand by over 30% production capacity at Sartomer’s Nansha facility in China.

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Radiation Curing: Expanding out of the niche

Some people say that radiation curing is only a niche technology. A look at the numbers shows that they are right – for the moment. Yet, radiation curing is ...

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Preparation of UV-curable waterborne polyurethane-acrylate emulsions

Researchers at Tianjin University, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, have studied the molecular structure of UV curable waterborne polyurethane ...