UV/EB Cured Adhesives Formulation in Practice

UV/EB Curing is often preferred for Adhesives curing for faster development, environmental benefits, zero emissions etc. But the selection criteria of technology and the raw material (prepolymers, photoinitiators, additives…) for curing is highly dominated by application. And this is the case for each industry i.e. Adhesives, Inks, Coatings.

This calls for specific insight to develop adhesives for your desired purpose . But while there is info available about UV/EB Curing, it is neither consolidated nor adhesive-centric thus steeping the learning curve and adding more time & cost in the production cycle.

So, join our course and:

1. Easily identify the key attention points by understanding core chemistry and raw materials (oligomers, monomers, photoinitiators…) used in UV/EB technology 
2. Ease developing UV/ EB cure adhesives by knowing the step-by-step formulation strategy (protocol designing, DOE…) & testing based on the applications 
3. Significantly reduce development time by learning with real-life examples of uses and selection criteria (PSA​, Hot melt, Flame retarded, Laminating type…) 

• Basic chemistry and raw materials for UV/EB adhesives   
• Polymerization chemistry   
• In situ from reactives   
• Types of UV/EB  
  a. Radical initiate – UV, EB 
  b. Cationic initiated   
• Applications of UV/EB technology: Adhesives, Coatings, Inks  
  
   

• Steps in formulation   
• Protocol 
  
   

• Oligomeric types: Selection criteria, Available types   
• Monomeric types: Selection criteria, Regulatory   
• Photoinitiators: Selection criteria, Free radical, Cationic   
• Other  
  
   

• Preparation of formulation   
• Curing   

1. UV processor: Mercury, LED,  
2. EB  
3. Factors affecting cure   

• Measuring cure: Dose meter, Physical methods   
• Physical tests: Depends on application
  
   

• PSA: Requirements, Basic formulation, Data   
• Laminating: Performance, Requirements, Basic formulation   
• Other examples   
• Summary: Reasons to use, Limitations  
  
   

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