Photoacoustic spectroscopy applied in the monitoring of photocuring process in epoxy diacrylate resins: Positive effect

摘要

The main goal of this study is to show that photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) can be applied in the monitoring of photocuring processes in epoxy diacrylate resins. The resin used was EBECRYL 3720-TP25 with the photoinitiator Omnirad 808. Comparison between the conventional transmission and absorption photoacoustic spectra of the resin is presented. Amplitude and phase of the photoacoustic signal were used to monitor the photocuring. The wavelength of the modulated photocuring light and the concentration of the photoinitiator were the parameters varied in the monitoring. The novelty was found when the resin was irradiated by a continuous light, centered at the absorption peak of the photoinitiator and simultaneously with the modulated light. In the time window when this continuous light was on (off) the amplitude of the photoacoustic signal increased (decreased). This is called "positive effect," as it has been observed when PAS was applied to study photosynthesis in leaves. A mechanism is proposed to correlate the positive effect with the oxygen inhibition effect during the photocuring of the epoxy diacrylate resin. The results suggest that the amplitude of the photoacoustic signal and the positive effect can be used as monitoring parameters in the studies of photocuring process in epoxy diacrylate resins.