Many companies and organizations are aware of the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, which is the globally recognized standard to measure and help decrease CO2 emissions. There are three well-known scopes that help companies measure and understand their roles in creating carbon emissions: Scope 1, also referred to as direct carbon emissions. This is where the energy is being … [Read more...] about What Are Scope 4 Emissions, and How Are They a Win for UV/EB Technologies?
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Comparing EB and UV: Common Questions
If you’ve ever attended a RadTech conference and/or read an issue of UV+EB Technology, you surely know that ultraviolet (UV) and electron beam (EB) are similar technologies that also are very distinctly different. The old adage of apples and oranges applies quite well: UV and EB are both types of radiation polymerization (i.e., types of fruit), and there are instances where the … [Read more...] about Comparing EB and UV: Common Questions
RadTech Supports UV End Users through Advocacy
By Rita Loof, director of environmental affairs, RadTech RadTech International North America promotes the use and development of UV & EB processing as an industrial technique that offers energy savings, elimination of pollution, greater productivity, higher yields and the opportunity for improved, new or unique products. RadTech advocates on behalf of its members and the … [Read more...] about RadTech Supports UV End Users through Advocacy
National Academy of Inventors Class Recognizes UV/EB Innovators
RadTech recently announced its inaugural National Academy of Inventors Class. NAI is a nonprofit organization created to encourage invention and innovation. RadTech is the first nonacademic institution to host an NAI chapter, and its first inductees were selected by a nomination process, with nominations for the 2021 class of inductees now being accepted. For more information, … [Read more...] about National Academy of Inventors Class Recognizes UV/EB Innovators
Comparison of UV- and EB-initiated Polymerizations Based on Equivalent Radical Concentration
By Nicole L. K. Thiher, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department, University of Iowa; Erin Peters, Rockridge High School; Sage M. Schissel, PCT Ebeam and Integration, LLC; and Julie L. P. Jessop, School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University Abstract In this study, a protocol was developed to investigate UV- and EB-polymerized films of equivalent … [Read more...] about Comparison of UV- and EB-initiated Polymerizations Based on Equivalent Radical Concentration