How to speed up the UV curing of water-based acrylic coatings

Journal of Coatings Technology and Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-136

  Decker, C ^a   Masson, F ^a   Schwalm, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE HAUTE ALSACE   (France)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acrylics; EB UV radiation cure; FTIR ATR; Photoinitators; Reaction kinetics; Waterborne

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CURING; DISPERSIONS; FREE RADICALS; HARDNESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICIZERS; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION KINETICS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EB UV RADIATION CURE; FTIR-ATR; PHOTOINITIATORS; WATERBORNE;

COATING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 3843123077     PISSN: 15470091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11998-004-0007-1     Document Type: Article

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