By Jo Ann Arceneaux, Tong Wang and Hwei-Ling Yau, allnex USA Inc.; and Michel Tielemans, Kevin Poelmans and Laurence Boutreau, allnex Belgium SA/NV Abstract With the increasing regulatory pressure on acrylate monomers, the energy-curable graphics market has started to investigate the use of energy-curable waterborne resins and polyurethane dispersions (PUDs). Some products … [Read more...] about Waterbased UV LED-Curable Compositions for Graphics Applications
2019 Issue 3
Facile One-Step Synthesis of Photocurable Urethane Acrylates
By Igor V. Khudyakov, PhD, DSc, Research and Development Director, Performance Coatings International Laboratories Introduction Urethane acrylates (methacrylates) are valuable oligomers widely used in industry. They are used in adhesives, protective and decorative coatings, dental fillings, labels, inks and as coatings for optical fiber. As review, synthesis of the most … [Read more...] about Facile One-Step Synthesis of Photocurable Urethane Acrylates
Regulatory News
Changes to Public Availability of TSCA Section 5 Submissions The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to a real-time system of providing information to the public as part of a commitment to ensure transparency in its program. Starting May 30, 2019, EPA began publishing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 5 (PMN, MCAN and SNUN) notices and attachments – … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
Association News
2020 RadTech Conference Abstract Deadlines Near Abstract deadlines are approaching for the 2020 RadTech UV+EB Technology Conference and the 2020 IUVA Americas Conference, scheduled for March 8 through 11, 2020. For the first time, the conferences will be co-located at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida, offering attendees a complete picture of the UV/EB … [Read more...] about Association News
“Do you have time to answer a few questions…”
Seventy-one years ago, the headline (Dewey Defeats Truman) in the Chicago Daily Tribune incorrectly identified the winner of the 1948 presidential election. Was this a result of poor data or poor sampling? Fast forward to 2019, and voters in the United States are being barraged with endless polls, phone calls and surveys in order to predict the outcome of our elections. What do … [Read more...] about “Do you have time to answer a few questions…”