Coating Industry Remains Largest Application of UV Curable Resins, According to MarketsandMarkets

摘要

UV curing refers to a particular way of energy/radiation curing wherein various product formulations, including coatings, inks, adhesives, and further materials may be cured, rather than using traditional methods which are usually energy intensive and generate harmful emissions. In UV curing technology, multifunctional resins are cross-linked by exposure to UV light. The UV light triggers a UV photo initiator in the formulation to generate polymerization initiating species which very rapidly convert the liquid UV resins to a fully cross-linked coating. The multifunctional resins employed in such formulations are termed as UV curable resins which can be broadly classified as monomers and oligomers. The monomers used in UV formulations include acrylates (various functionalities), methacrylates (various functionalities), vinyl esters, and others. The oligomers used in UV curable coatings are predominantly acrylate in nature in which epoxy acrylates are most common. The other types that play a role are polyester, unsaturated polyester resins, polyurethane, poly-ether, acrylic acrylates, and a few other resins depending upon linkages and chemistry types.