Products in Industrial Coatings: Photoinitiator

Deuteron® UV 1242 consists of solutions incorporating bis(dodecyl phenyl)-iodonium hexafluoroantimonate dissolved in reactive solvents. The solution utilizes C12/C14 glycidyl ether as a reactive thinner and contains antimony. Notably, it ensures minimal benzene emissions and maintains a low-odor characteristic. This solution presents itself as a brownish, viscous liquid suitable for various applications within the specified context.

Deuteron® UV 3100 is designed to facilitate the hardening process of binder systems that undergo cationic polymerization upon UV exposure. This solution is soluble in various binder systems, including common solvents and reactive diluents. It employs C12/C14 glycidilether as a reactive thinner and is characterized by minimal benzene emission and a low-odor profile, contributing to more environmentally conscious and user-friendly applications.

Deuteron® UV 1250 is a photoinitiator with 50.0% active content. In a liquid form, it serves various end uses such as radiation-curable adhesive, flexography ink, varnishes, screen printing ink, and laminating adhesive. The product presents itself as a brownish, viscous liquid, providing versatility in applications requiring photoinitiation properties.

Deuteron® UV 2257 is a solution formulated with Bis-(4-methyl- phenyl)-iodoniumhexafluoro-phosphate dissolved in reactive solvents. This solution utilizes propylene carbonate as a reactive thinner. It boasts no benzene emissions and maintains a low-odor profile, ensuring a more environmentally friendly and user-friendly application.

Deuteron® UV 1240 is a solution formulated with Bis(dodecyl phenyl)-iodonium hexafluoroantimonate dissolved in reactive solvents. The solution includes antimony and utilizes propylene carbonate as a reactive thinner. Notably, it ensures minimal benzene emission and maintains a low odor profile. This solution manifests as a reddish, viscous oil, suitable for various applications within the specified context.

ADDITOL® MBF is a clearcoat liquid suitable for various markets, including automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, as well as printing and packaging. This product offers applications in automotive OEM coatings, wood coatings and finishes, and industrial coatings. Being bisphenol A-free, solvent-free, and VOC-free, it aligns with environmentally conscious labeling claims. Additionally, it exhibits compatibility with metal, plastic, and wood substrates and surfaces, emitting a mild odor.

ADDITOL® TPO is a yellow powder clearcoat designed for the paints and coatings sector, particularly emphasizing applications in automotive OEM coatings, wood coatings and finishes, and industrial coatings. This product, labeled as bisphenol A-free, solvent-free, and VOC-free, caters to markets including automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. It demonstrates compatibility specifically with wood substrates, offering a solid physical form.

ADDITOL® HDMAP is a clear yellow liquid designed for the automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging markets. This solvent-free and VOC-free additive is especially tailored for automotive OEM coatings, wood coatings and finishes, and industrial coatings. With compatibility across metal, plastic, and wood substrates, it serves as an effective clearcoat and topcoat solution.

ADDITOL® BDK is a white crystalline, solvent-free, and VOC-free additive suitable for diverse markets such as automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. Tailored for applications like automotive OEM coatings, wood finishes, industrial coatings, and specialty coatings, it demonstrates compatibility with metal and wood substrates, enhancing its versatility in various coating formulations.

EBECRYL® P116 is a reactive amine additive designed to enhance the cure speed of ultraviolet (UV) cured coatings. It serves as an alternative to more volatile amine synergists. This additive is recommended for various applications, including overprint varnishes, wood fillers, and top coats, as well as clear coatings on paper and plastic. It aligns with certain labeling claims, such as being bisphenol A-free, having a low carbon footprint (PCF), being solvent-free, and being VOC-free.

ADDITOL® CPK is a white crystalline substance tailored for markets such as automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. Ideal for automotive OEM coatings, building finishes, and industrial coatings, it exhibits compatibility with metal, plastic, and wood substrates. Designed as a top coat, this product upholds Bisphenol A-free, solvent-free, and VOC-free labeling claims.

ADDITOL® BCPK is a pale yellow, solvent-free, and VOC-free liquid designed for various markets, including automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging. Specifically formulated as a clearcoat or topcoat, its versatility extends to applications such as automotive OEM coatings, wood finishes, industrial coatings, and specialty coatings. Compatible with diverse substrates like metal, paper, plastics, and wood, it stands out as a waterborne coating option.

ADDITOL® ITX is a yellow powder formulated for the automotive and transportation, paints and coatings, and printing and packaging sectors. This bisphenol A-free, solvent-free, and VOC-free ingredient is particularly suited for automotive OEM coatings, wood coatings and finishes, and industrial coatings. Its compatibility primarily extends to wood substrates, offering unique properties in various specialty coatings.

EBECRYL® 7100, crafted by CASE Ingredients, is a radiation-curable coating characterized by its bisphenol A-free composition and a low carbon footprint (PCF), ensuring it remains solvent-free and VOC-free. Tailored for the automotive and transportation paints and coatings, as well as the printing and packaging markets, this clear liquid finds its application in automotive OEM coatings, wood finishes, industrial coatings, and specialized printing inks like flexography and inkjet. Compatible with substrates such as paper, plastics, and wood, it can be applied using methods like curtain coating, dip coating, gravure coating, roller, and slot-die.

EBECRYL® P115 is a clear liquid tailored for diverse applications in paints, coatings, and printing sectors. Designed for building and construction coatings, wood finishes, and industrial applications, it also serves in packaging coatings and printing inks like flexography, inkjet, offset, and lithographic printing. This radiation-curable clearcoat is compatible with substrates such as paper, plastics, and wood, allowing application methods like curtain coating, dip coating, gravure coating, roller, and slot-die.

EBECRYL® P104 is a clear liquid designed for various applications across the automotive, paints, coatings, and printing sectors. Tailored for automotive OEM coatings, building and construction finishes, and industrial coatings, it also finds its place in packaging coatings and printing inks, including flexography and offset and lithographic printing. This radiation-curable coating is suitable for substrates such as paper, plastics, and wood, offering versatility in application methods like curtain coating, dip coating, gravure coating, roller, and slot-die.

Esacure ONE is a difunctional alpha-hydroxy ketone photoinitiator. It is a highly reactive difunctional photoinitiator particularly suitable for clear systems. Due to its molecular structure it is particularly suitable for all systems where low VOC, low migration and low extraction values are needed (food packaging).

Omnirad 784 is a reactive orange colored solid photoinitiator used to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated oligomers e.g. acrylates, after exposure to visible light or UV light. It can be used as the sole initiator or in combination with other initiators and mono or multifunctional monomers as reactive diluents. Omnirad 784 shows photobleaching properties and can be used in both clear and pigmented systems.

Esacure KT 55 is a liquid mixture of Esacure TZT (50%) and Esacure KIP 150 (50%). IT is used in combination with a co initiator and is particularly suitable when high reactivity and low yellowing are required.

Omnirad BP Flakes is a highly effective Type II photoinitiator used to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated oligomers e.g. acrylates after exposure to UV light.

Omnirad 2022 is a highly efficient liquid curing agent that is used to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated resins after exposure to UV light. Omnirad 2022 is the first choice for use in pigmented formulations of all colors, for curing of thick sections or for UV-stabilized clear coatings. Unsaturated resins that are particularly suitable are those based on a prepolymer – e.g., acrylates or unsaturated polyesters – in combination with mono- or multifunctional monomers as reactive diluents. Omnirad 2022 is a photoinitiator mixture with well-balanced surface and through cure.

PL-165E is a 65:35 blend of oligo [ 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[ 4-(1-methylvinyl) phenyl] propanone] and TMP(EO)3TA. It is a fast curing type-I photoinitiator soluble in most monomers, oligomers and pre-polymers but insoluble in H2O.

Omnipol 910 is a polymeric Type I photoinitiator, based on piperazino based compounds of the aminoalkylphenone photoinitiator class. The low level of photolysis product migration and low odor, make the product suitable for use in demanding applications such as food packaging inks. The strong UV Chromophore in the UV-B region makes the Omnipol 910 particularly useful in pigmented printing inks.

Omnirad 754 is a liquid photoinitiator which is used to efficiently initiate the photo polymerization of unsaturated prepolymers – e.g., acrylates – in combination with mono- or multifunctional vinyl monomers. It is particularly recommended when low residual odor, low emission and low yellowing after curing are required. It is suitable for conventional UV-curable formulations.

Omnirad CPTX is a highly efficient Type II photoinitiator which, used in combination with tertiary amine synergists to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated oligomers e.g. acrylates, after exposure to UV light. Omnirad CPTX may also be used as a sensitiser and in particurlarly iodonium salt in cationic cure.

Omnirad BL 724 is a photo initiator blend for curing pigmented systems for UV and UV LED Lamps at 365 - 385 nm.

Cationic Photoinitiator

PL-175D is a 75:25 blend of oligo [ 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-[ 4-(1-methylvinyl) phenyl] propanone] and DPGDA. It is a fast curing type-I photoinitiator soluble in most monomers, oligomers and pre-polymers but insoluble in H2O.

Esacure KIP 160 is a new photoinitiator characterized by excellent reactivity especially in comparison with conventional alpha hydroxy ketones. Its molecule was suited to shift the absorption spectrum to longer wavelenght and to work perfectly with pigmented systems using conventional UV equipments. It shows a good performance with clear coatings too. Esacure KIP 160 is suitable for all systems where low VOC, low migration and low extraction values are needed.

Omnirad 127 is a highly efficient Type I Photoinitiator that may be used to initiate the photo polymerization of unsaturated pre-polymers like acrylates – in combination with mono- or multifunctional monomers. Omnirad 127 is especially suitable for all types of pigmented UV inks (offset, screen, flexo and inkjet) and clear coatings, particularly in thin coatings (such as overprint varnishes) but also in a variety of coating applications.

Omnirad 184 is a highly efficient non-yellowing photoinitiator used to initiate the photo polymerization of chemically unsaturated prepolymers – e.g., acrylates – in combination with mono- or multifunctional vinyl monomers.

Omnirad 2100 is a highly efficient liquid curing agent to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated resins after exposure to UV light such as those based on a prepolymer – e.g., acrylates and unsaturated polyesters – in combination with mono- or multifunctional monomers as reactive thinners. It is well suitable for formulations in which Omnirad TPO is used. Omnirad 2100 provides all the handling advantages of a liquid product. In thicker coatings Omnirad 2100 offers improved bottom curing compared with that of Omnirad TPO. It is especially suitable for white-pigmented formulations with minimal yellowing after curing and for coatings with low pigment volume concentration. Therefore Omnirad 2100 can be offered in almost all applications as a one-to-one replacement for Omnirad TPO with certain advantages.

Omnipol BP is a difunctional benzophenone photoinitiator specifically designed for use in inks and coatings requiring low migration and low volatility. It is particularly suited to use in combination with amine synergists and non-pigmented coatings as an alternative to benzophenone.

PL-246 is a liquid photointitiator compound developed specifically for white and pastel pigmented systems as well as thicker clear films. It provides a perfect balance between surface cure and through cure to enable the best possible adhesion in these systems. Because it's a liquid, it works well as a press side additive for the printer.

Omnirad 73 is a highly efficient, low yellowing, Type I photoinitiator used to initiate radical polymerization of unsaturated oligomers e.g. acrylates, after exposure to UV light. It can be used in combination with mono or multi functional monomers as reactive diluents.

Omnipol TX is a difunctional thioxanthone photoinitiator specifically designed for use in inks requiring low migration and low volatility. It is particularly suited to use in offset printing inks as an alternative to Omnirad ITX (Isopropyl thioxanthone) in combination with other photoinitiators and amine synergists.